Cheesy title: check. Compelling image: I hope so.

Seriously, it was hard to look at this scene without thinking of the second longest running prime time animated show in television history (at least the last time I checked). Second only to The Simpsons, The Flintstones ran from 1960 to 1966 on ABC in prime time.

If you replace that crane looking thing in the background with a brontosaurus, I think you have Mr. Slate’s quarry.

Oh, and about the image … Its the same quarry I’ve been shooting on my way home from work recently. Its what is on the other side of this little berm.

I’ve always been an advocate of shooting the same scene over and over again to hone your skills, study the affects of different lighting conditions and learn the capabilities of your equipment. I guess this is such an example. I’ve tried to capture this scene a couple of times before but wasn’t happy with the results. I decided to pop by on Monday night on my way home. The cold cloudless winter night turned out to be the right formula for me.

Oh, and for the record, since I got you are thinking Flintstones … For me, Betty over Wilma.