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HEISEY'S AIRBORNE PERSPECTIVE
Adriel Heisey combines the artistry of his landscape aerial
photography with a low altitude perspective on the architectural remains
of ancient societies. By skimming the hills in his ultra-light aircraft,
he achieves a bird's-eye view that assists in the archaeological study
of trincheras sites. He uses the low angle light and shadows of
early morning and early evening to highlight the remains of stone
terraces, walls, and foundations. Heisey's aerial photographs make three
unique contributions to these studies. |
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 Heisey's aerial photographs capture the
environmental relationships of trincheras sites in a manner more
revealing and easily understood than maps or ground-level photographs.
Environmental setting of a small trincheras site,
Sonora.
Photo by Adriel Heisey.
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 Heisey's landscape images give a sense of
the spacing among trincheras sites as well as their positioning
for visibility from one hill to another.
Line-of-site views between a small trincheras site
and Cerro de Trincheras, Sonora.
Photo by Adriel Heisey.
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 Heisey's
photographs are like three-dimensional maps that relate the layout
of stone constructions to the size, shape, and orientation of a hill.
Canador Peak as seen from overhead,
with the eastern and northern slopes prominent in this view.
Photo by Adriel Heisey.
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