A Few Favorites This Week. 09-30-2026

Geraint September 29, 2026 No Comments

Greetings from a very wet, soggy, damp day/week in San Cristobal and beyond. This week, a few favorites that, incidentally, will be hanging and on display in the upcoming Taos Artist Combo Show V, on October 9-11. If you happen to be in Taos, join us for the opening on Friday, the 9th. I’ll look forward to seeing you, and perhaps you’ll find some favorites of your own amongst the 12 artists showing.

A favorite amongst favorites from Santa Fe Indian Market — A favorite from Santa Fe Indian Market. (Unframed).

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Testing the waters, Lake Chair, San Luis valley, CO — Testing the waters, San Luis Valley, CO.

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Lake Chair, San Luis valley, CO. (Framed).

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This one has been a favorite since I shot it more than a decade ago.

And this one on canvas, 30″x30″

Taos Artist Combo V Exhibit & Sale.
Stables Gallery, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos, NM 87571
October 9 – 11: Artist Reception, Friday October 9, 5-7PM
Join us if you can!

As always, thanks for visiting and looking. Stay well. G

More Trees, Large Print. 09-23-2026.

Geraint September 23, 2026 No Comments

Hello from San Cristobal, New Mexico. This week more trees for the Taos Artist Combo V show at the Stables Gallery in downtown Taos, NM. From last week’s post on Lone Trees, I pulled more tree images from my archives and created a large composite on canvas. I printed it to a manageable 20″ x 46″ size, this morning, but it could occupy a much larger canvas or paper print.

Lone Trees from around northern NM — Lone trees from around northern NM.

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I wanted to include the tree in the following picture taken at near Ghost Ranch, but it had fallen down. I may still find another view of it deeper in the archives.

Tree and red landscape near Ghost Ranch, NM

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I did find the following image from 2015 taken on a winter photo trek to Abiquiu and the Rio Chama.

Winter on the Chama River road near Ghost Ranch, NM.

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Taos Artist Combo V Exhibit & Sale.
Stables Gallery, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos, NM 87571
October 9 – 11: Artist Reception, Friday October 9, 5-7PM

Check out my good friend and collector , Larry Hollars’s bird photography on instagram @ornithography_weekly Larry and I have made many excursions photographing the landscape, towns, villages and backroads of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. Let me know if you’d like to sign up for his weekly birding email or follow him on instagram.

As always, thanks for looking. G

Random Lone Trees. 09-16-2026

Geraint September 16, 2026 6 Comments

Greetings from New Mexico. This week a random selection of lone trees around this area, in black and white.

I’m rather partial to lone trees and since the fall of the iconic Taos Welcome Tree, I see them everywhere, especially out in the vast open places.

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Rio Grande gorge, Pilar — Rio Grande Gorge, Pilar, NM.

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Tree san Luis valley — San Luis Valley, CO.

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Tree growing between two rocks — Growing between two rocks, near Creede, CO.

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I like the single bird in silhouette.

As always, thanks for visiting and looking. G

Taos Autumn Shows. 09-09-2026.

Geraint September 8, 2026 2 Comments

Greetings from Taos. This week, a little promotion of two upcoming Taos Autumn shows. Or… if you prefer, Fall shows. If you are fortunate enough to be in the Taos area over the next month, it would e great to see you.

The Taos Fall Arts Show is back on after a short hiatus. I’m honored to be one of numerous invited artist and will be exhibiting an earlier piece of work, my “Bald Eagle Portrait”.

September 18 – October 4, 2026

Taos Fall Arts Festival is pleased to announce the 2026 return of a celebration of visual arts and artists in Taos County! Exhibitions will be shown in 3 historic locations: Historic Courthouse on Taos Plaza, Tuesday Moring Building, and the US Bank Building. All venues are located on or around the Taos Plaza

Taos Autumn Show - Bald Eagle Portrait, Max — Taos Fall Arts submission – Bald Eagle Portrait, Max –

And the second show, Taos Artist Combo V. I’m honored to be part of this most excellent show joining the other outstanding artists.

Taos Artist Combo V Exhibit & Sale.
Stables Gallery, 133 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos, NM 87571
October 9 – 11: Artist Reception Friday October 9, 5-7PM

Ghost Chairs – 12″ x 12″ – Photography, Archival Print

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Taos Autumn Show - Artist Combo V — Dancing Magpie Ladder series Part 2, “Red Pedestal”.
Photography, Archival Print

Featuring: Nina Anthony, Frederick Aragon, Sara Jean Gray, Cindy Grossman, Mark Jackson, Randall LaGro, Misty Rene’ Lucien, Rob Nightingale, Margery Reading, George Schaub, Doug Yeager, and myself.

Gallery Open: Oct 9, 12-7PM • Sat Oct 10, 12-5PM • Sun Oct 11 12-4PM

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I hope your are able to join us. I look forward to seeing you.

As always thanks for looking. Thank you for all the comments and compliments. Have a great week. G

Photo Trek, San Luis Valley. 09-02-2026

Geraint September 1, 2026 6 Comments

This week, a three-day photo trek. Day two was spent around Ute Mountain, the anchor peak of the San Luis Valley. It can be seen from just about everywhere in the Valley. The weather did not disappoint. Infact all three days were special.
I hope everyone had a good week in your part of the world.

When the sun broke through the clouds that morning.

Photo trek around Ute Mountain and the San Luis Valley — Ute Mountain and the Rio Grande Gorge.

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Looks good in black and white.

Ute Mountain and the Rio Grande Gorge, black and white.

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Later in the day, we circled back by Ute Mountain.

Ute Mountain road and cloud, northern New Mexico.

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Looks good in black and white, it was that kind of day.

Ute Mountain road and cloud in black and white.

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A panorama of the scene that morning with Larry setting up a composition. Larry Urquhart is a photographer from Brenham, Texas. Let me know if you’d like to join his email list. I’ll send an introduction, and you’ll see some outstanding work. He sends out an informative, picture driven, email every five or six weeks.

Photo trek with Larry Urquhart wild rivers with ute mountain — Sheep’s Crossing Overlook in Wild Rivers RA, with Ute Mountain.

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Photo Trek, Photo Safari, Photo Tour or Photo Workshop, whatever you call it, join me and I’ll show you some wonderful, high desert locations.

Ute Mountain from Wild Horse Mesa, Colorado. From a photo trek years ago — Ute Mountain, looking SW from Wild Horse Mesa, Colorado.

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

Geraint Smith Photography

Month: September 2026

A Few Favorites This Week. 09-30-2026

More Trees, Large Print. 09-23-2026.

Random Lone Trees. 09-16-2026

Taos Autumn Shows. 09-09-2026.

Photo Trek, San Luis Valley. 09-02-2026