Steeple
Every photographer who ever went to New Mexico has, from the looks of things, photographed this old church. (I’m guilty of it: here, here, here, and as recently as yesterday.)
The poor old thing looks worse every time I pass by, and I know for sure that one of these days, I’ll pull up and it will have fallen all the way over. On my last drive by there, I was traveling alone and my mind wandered around* and eventually settled on this Grand Idea: after the building does fall over, there ought to be a show of all the photographs made of the place. It’d take a big space…
Taiban, New Mexico
photographed 3.14.2019
*Yes, my mind does wander all the time. But a few hours into a solo road trip and it gets even more wandery.
Posted on April 5, 2019, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, black and white photography, church, learning to see, Leica, melinda green harvey, monochrome, one day one image, photo a day, photography, postaday, road trip, taiban, taiban new mexico, take time to look, thoughtful seeing, travel photography. Bookmark the permalink. 7 Comments.
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I can see the majesty that was once there, especially against the high-key sky.
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Yeah, that sky…there were some dramatic clouds that day, low and wet-looking, like it was about to snow. Unfortunately, they were not where I needed them to be for this shot. Now I’ll have to go back, a hundred more times….
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It works for me anyway.
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Me, too, for now. But I still want that shot with some good thunderheads behind the steeple.
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That would be properly Biblical.
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Do it . I think it would be very interesting.
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The idea showed up as a joke, but it’s starting to sound like something that needs to happen. Not that I want that old church to fall over any time soon, but still…
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