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“There must be some kind of way out of here.”
I’ve mentioned this before – how sometimes a particular scene will make a song show up in my mind.
You can probably figure out which one it was this time, from the caption. But which version? My mind didn’t care if it was Bob Dylan or Jimi Hendrix or U2 or Eddie Vedder. But it drew the line at John Mayer.
Sixth floor, Marriott Marquis
Washington, DC
photographed 3.31.2015
Café Islands
You know those glorious days when every single thing you see looks like it ought to be a photograph?
That’s what happened here when I spotted the tabletop archipelago.
(Full disclosure: nothing was staged. Because if it had been, I would have moved the pepper shaker away from the salt.)
Lindy’s Coffee Shop
Albuquerque, New Mexico
photographed 3.26.2015
Children Playing
Well, this just has it all. A street. A street-based basketball goal. A “children playing” sign. A restaurant. A saloon.
Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico
photographed 3.24.2015
When one enters a village
There have been approximately 1 billion photos made of this church at Ranchos de Taos. And with good reason – it is stunningly beautiful.
The trick is to go there, take in the stunningly-beautiful part and then find a new way to capture it. I’m not saying I accomplished that; but I tried…
This archway, that serves as the village entrance into the courtyard and the sacred space beyond, caught my attention; I liked the way it framed the top of the famous church.
Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico
photographed 3.24.2015
Hat Canyon
The man sold me a hat.
Then he said, “Here’s the picture you want.” and led me to the long table stacked with straw hats. Then he pointed at the hat-canyon down the middle.
The Mans’ Hat Shop (“Excellence in Men’s Headwear Since 1946”)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
photographed 3.26.2015
One Day | One Image 