jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Nice again, Joe.

blacks2 Loc: SF. Bay area

Everyone is a winner Joe.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you very much Gary!

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Kathy, glad to hear that Tikal got your interest. Unfortunately, there is only one more picture of Tikal in my Interim Selection album, it seems I was working with a rather thin selection slate for this calendar. I should be able to get at processing the Central America pictures sometime this year, but there are a bunch of other albums chronologically ahead of it, so it is hard to say when I reach it, depends very much also on whether we can travel this year again or not. I do have a list of viewers I sent a notice to when I post new albums, if you want me to put your name on that list, I would be very happy to do so - in which case please send me a PM with your e-mail address. Have a great day - Joe

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you John

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you very much Mike!

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Awesome tour, Joe, your photo are never boring and the color is always great,

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Earnest for your very kind comment, I am very happy to hear that you like these photos. Joe

Reuss Griffiths Loc: Ravenna, Ohio

Another great set of images Joe. Always fun to see the world through your eyes. Liked the pyramids images, never seen one in person but have read alot about them. Looks like they would be a real challenge to climb. Are you even allowed to?

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Reuss, good to see you having a look at my new series - welcome aboard! and thank you for your kind words. You have a good question - and I actually had to go to my friend Google to find the answer and it is: Yes and No, you can climb a variety of structures but some have no access. The image I shot of the Temple 1 aka Temple of the great Jaguar was definitely shot from up high: I climbed an adjacent pyramid for that photo. From what I remember, and my memory is not any more what it used to be, even though this trip was taken less than 4 years ago, I climbed up a fairly regular stair, believe it was an extra structure built to access the platform level of the pyramid I was on. Going up the original steps of the pyramids can be very steep, with narrow steps and possibly slippery surface, as you can see looking at that shot of the Temple of the Great Jaguar, not necessarily a safe thing to do. I remember climbing a set of such steps in Angkor Wat/Cambodia in the Sixties, holding a movie camera on tripod in one hand and a camera around my neck, it was tough getting up and actually quite scary facing the way down! Hopefully later in this year I should have the full albums of this excursion posted on my web-site.

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

Hate to butt in here, but you took this from Temple II. I know that view. And TII has a side stair built so that people can climb up it. The same is true of Temple 4.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thanks Kathy, you are not butting in but confirming and expanding information and I thank you for this! Since I haven't worked on this set yet properly, I haven't looked at my detailed info and I welcome your additional info!

Hal81 Loc: Bucks County, Pa.

Nice set.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you very much Hal, glad you enjoyed the set - Joe

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

Another great set Joe. We loved Alberobello when we visited several years ago.