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Scenic, officially
Sort of makes you wonder, doesn’t it, if the person in charge of sign placement really intended for this abandoned gas station to be the backdrop for a sign proclaiming the town as Officially Scenic.
Or, maybe “scenic” refers to the marker itself, rather than the town…
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
photographed 5.4.2013
Uncharacteristic
It was an early morning: we left at 4:00 a.m. to head out of town to shoot the sunrise over the desert.
This is looking south (why look just to the east, especially when the sunrise is less than expected?) toward the Sandia Mountains, the tops of which are shrouded.
Santa Fe Photographic Workshops
near Madrid, New Mexico
photographed 7.2.2014
Mundane
I am fascinated by the juxtaposition of regular-life items and monumental scenes. So it was no surprise to me that a humble clothesline, set at the base of dramatic cliffs and under stormy skies, would have caught my eye….
near Abiquiu, New Mexico
photographed 7.2.2014
To feel small in the landscape
With all this recent Pacific Northwest stuff, did you forget that I was in New Mexico earlier this summer?
This wild and lyrical place is near Abiquiu; my class at the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops visited there; our visit was cut short by a lightning-filled storm, which could also probably be described as wild and lyrical.
If you want to feel small in the landscape, this would be the place to go.
near Abiquiu, New Mexico
photographed 7.2.2014
Also, for anyone keeping score, today’s post marks number 1,000 here on One Day | One Image.
The stars aren’t real
With the clouds obscuring the emerging night sky, two street lights attempt to stand in for the missing stars.
Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico
photographed 7.1.2014
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