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Month: October 2024

Red Barn, Awesome Comet, Snow. 10-30-2024.

Geraint October 30, 2024 12 Comments

Greetings from San Cristobal, NM. This week, the red barn and its neighbors, Comet Atlas, the Arroyo Hondo cottonwood tree, and an image from October 27, 2020, with the piles of snow we have unfortunately not received this year.

The red barn is deteriorating before my eyes. The siding might as well fall off while I’m standing there looking, and it’s also starting to twist from the prevailing winds.

Red barn with anthill and Ute Mountain San Luis Valley Colorado
Red barn with anthill and Ute Mountain, San Luis Valley Colorado.

If we ever get snow again the scene will look like this.

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) shot on an iPhone 13 Pro Max on October 13, 2024. I couldn’t resist the ease of what the iPhone can accomplish these days. The comet image is a little soft however, night mode on the phone is very good for handheld shots. It’s even better on a tripod.

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3)
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3)

Arroyo Hondo cottonwood, October29, 2024
Arroyo Hondo Cottonwood, October 29, 2024.

The same scene on November 1, 2018.

This scene below is on our deck on October 27, 2020.

Snow cover on the deck, San Cristobal, October 27 2020
Snow cover San Cristobal, October 27, 2020

As always, thanks for looking. Have a great week where you are. G

Powerful Bighorn Sheep, A Petroglyph, And More. 10-23-2024

Geraint October 23, 2024 12 Comments

Greetings from San Cristobal, NM. This week, Bighorn sheep in the Wild Rivers Recreation Area, along with some random mages from the last few weeks. Autumn colors have been stunning this year, and I’ve been busy on photo tours with great photographers/clients. Now it’s time to settle in, light the fires, and enjoy the remaining colors and exceptional light around us.

These bighorn sheep in the Wild Rivers Recreation Area were head-butting each other. When I pulled up they stopped. The dogs had never seen anything like it.

Bighorn Sheep, Wild and Scenic Rivers Recreation Area
Bighorn Sheep, Wild and Scenic Rivers Recreation Area, NM.

Avanyu. A water serpent petroglyph along the Rio Grande south of Taos.

Avanyu, water serpent petroglyph
Avanyu, water serpent petroglyph.

The fall colors keep on giving in the woods near Hopewell Lake where I spent seven days this month.

Aspen Leaf, Hopewell Lake
Aspen Leaf, Hopewell Lake.

That cottonwood tree in last weekend’s storm in Arroyo Hondo!

Cottonwood, Arroyo Hondo, NM
Cottonwood, Arroyo Hondo, NM.

I was surprised to see these hardy plants thriving in the colder temperatures. It was the only group of this plant, that I spotted on my two-mile walk with the dogs.

Blanket Flower, Wild and Scenic Rivers Recreation Area
Blanket Flower, Wild and Scenic Rivers Recreation Area.

I took a short drive on the night that nearly everyone in the northern hemisphere could see the aurora borealis. This was the view I had from the foothills behind our house. I used an iPhone and stitched six images together. The next evening I was prepared with a camera and tripod but the northern lights weren’t visible.

Aurora Borealis, Northern Lights.
Aurora Borealis, Northern Lights.

As always, thank you for looking. Have a great week where you are. G

Falling Leaves In The Forest, 10-16-2024

Geraint October 16, 2024 16 Comments

Greetings from San Cristobal, NM. This week falling leaves in the aspen groves around northern New Mexico.

Over the last three weeks, I’ve spent many hours in the woods on photo tours with clients from the East Coast, West Coast, Dallas, Houston, Albuquerque, and beyond.

One thing that always moves me is being overwhelmed by the golden light underneath the aspen canopy. Standing in the aspen groves with leaves falling all around is another.

In the following images, I wanted to create a feeling of standing amongst the aspens with leaves falling around me. I hope you like them.

Falling leaves and aspen trunks
Falling leaves and aspen trunks.
Aspen grove with leaves
Leaves and aspen trunks.

As always thank you for looking. I hope you have a great week. G

On The Taos Plateau, 10-09-2024

Geraint October 9, 2024 10 Comments

Greetings from San Cristobal, NM. This week on the Taos Plateau, a last shot today on an exhilerating photo tour with Scott Purdy. Sorry for the delay in posting… I spaced out what day it was.

I’m thinking of all my friends in Florida as I look at this cloud, and send love.

San Antonio Mountain corral
San Antonio Mountain with the old corral.

The old corral west of Taos on the western edge of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument.

Old corral, Taos Plateau
Old sheep corral on the Taos Plateau.

I think it’s a sheep herders corral. It looks like it would never pen in a herd of cattle.

Thanks for looking. I apologize again for the limited post. I really did forget what day it was. G

In the Aspens, Fall In New Mexico. 10-01-2024

Geraint October 1, 2024 14 Comments

Greetings from San Cristobal, NM. This week, in the aspens. It’s leaf-peeping time in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. I hope you’re able to get out there. I’ll have six days on the road with wonderful friends and great clients.

I did some intentional camera movement (ICM) in the first few shots. I’ve done it before, no two pictures are alike.

All were shot around Hopewell Lake along Highway 64 in NM.

Intentional camera movement-ICM
Intentional camera movement at Hopewell Lake, NM

Intentional camera movement-ICM
“The woods are lovely dark and deep…”

Intentional camera movement-ICM
… and very colorful.

A favorite spot.

Aspens and cloud Cumbres Pass, Colorado
Aspens and Cloud, Cumbres Pass, Colorado.

As always, thanks for looking. I hope it’s a beautiful Fall/Autumn where you are. G