{"id":185,"date":"2023-11-29T18:11:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T18:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/retrogrademotionpictures.com\/?page_id=185"},"modified":"2023-11-30T01:21:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T01:21:15","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/retrogrademotionpictures.com\/index.php\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.”<\/p>Edward Abbey<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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We are Davd and Chloe Valentine. We both grew up exploring the wild deserts and mountains of Utah, USA. In 2009, we ventured to China together to observe a total solar eclipse. It was breathtaking! Our adventures in life and the world have continued together ever since. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Each equinox and solstice, we take a trip to document various sites of archaeoastronomical importance. We travel through time and space seeking to capture specific celestial events around the globe.  Davd specializes in time-lapse photography, and Chloe calculates and navigates our expeditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We seek to incorporate astronomy in our lives. We are observers of celestial phenomena, from sunrises to lunar positions to shooting stars to eclipses. We want to share what we’ve learned with you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I consider no day wasted if I have witnessed both the sunrise and the sunset.”<\/p>GB Cornucopia<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Chimney Rock, Colorado<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Chloe atop the Cocks Comb, Torrey, UT <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Self-portrait Davd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Chloe in cliff dwelling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In production with filming partner and collaborator Larry Ruiz. John Stein, Dr. Rob Weiner, and Rich Friedman <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Chloe playing with light and shadow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mancos Canyon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Silver Lake, Utah <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Chloe viewing sunset in Torrey, UT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Shooting on location winter solstice sunrise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Chloe in the Realm, UT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Torrey, UT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Entrance to the avenue Callanish, Scotland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Stones of Stennesss, Orkney Island, Scotland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Casterigg Stone Circle, England<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Callanish stone circle, Isle of Lewis, Scotland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fairy Glen, Isle of Skye, Scotland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Setting up timelapse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Avebury stone circle, England<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cothiemuir Wood Recumbent Stone circle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Overlooking Machu Picchu, Peru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Out dog sledding in the mountains of Utah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” Edward Abbey We are Davd and Chloe Valentine. We both grew up exploring the wild deserts and mountains of Utah, USA. In 2009, we ventured to China together to observe a total solar eclipse. It was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-185","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/retrogrademotionpictures.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/retrogrademotionpictures.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/retrogrademotionpictures.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/retrogrademotionpictures.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/retrogrademotionpictures.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/retrogrademotionpictures.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":268,"href":"https:\/\/retrogrademotionpictures.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/185\/revisions\/268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/retrogrademotionpictures.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}