Fine Art Images from the American Southwest
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Geraint 
Santo Tomas Church in the Ojo Sarco Valley, northern New Mexico. Making images of the dilapidated building across the dirt road from this church. We got some welcome relief from the midday sun, under the portal roof, though open to the elements. We enjoyed the weathered, decrepit boards and the spaces between them created by time. Including them in a composition with the church of Santo Tomas seemed logical and adequately portrayed our experience. Thanks for looking. G
Blumenschein Home ladder, Ledoux Street, Taos, New Mexico. The wall is adobe, made from local mud and straw. This ladder, at the east studio wall of the Blumenschein Home, ascending to the roof and beyond, is an iconic symbol of southwest architecture. Thanks for looking. G
Tall Aspens, Italianos Trail, Columbine Hondo Wilderness. It’s looking quite gorgeous in the mountains of northern New Mexico. I made a short hike up here yesterday with my son. It was a beautiful morning hike in cool temperatures, under crystal clear blue skies. The tall aspens we are standing under has it’s own very unique quality of light. I never knew this phenomenon until I moved to New Mexico and stood in a grove like this one. Thanks for looking. G
A few more images from fall in northern New Mexico.
https://geraintsmith.com/potd/pages/archive/october_14/october_02_14.html
https://geraintsmith.com/potd/pages/archive/october_11/oct_12_11.html
https://geraintsmith.com/potd/pages/archive/october_07/oct_07_07.html
https://geraintsmith.com/potd/pages/archive/october_07/oct_01_07.html
https://geraintsmith.com/potd/pages/archive/september_06/sept_29_06.html
Tree hugging, tree style in Garcia Park, New Mexico. Every time I go out in nature, I find some new element that makes me smile. Natures ornaments. Thanks for looking. G
Bailing wire door latch, a simple “security” system just off the High Road to Taos. It speaks so much to the wishes of the owner as a warning to keep out. Works for me, I wouldn’t untwist it. Thanks for looking. G
Los Ojos Village, and the Brazos Cliffs, New Mexico. We sit here waiting and watching as the clouds drift across the landscape, with the Brazos Cliffs forming a steadfast back drop to the Village of Los Ojos. Thanks for looking. G
Aspens, in the Conejos Valley, Colorado. Been out cruising the area for peak colors and found some places that are getting there. Heading out on a photo tour again tomorrow for more. Stay tuned. Thanks for looking. G
McDonalds sign local Taos reaction. The arrows fly into the billboard and someone ultimately removes them. More show up. One day, a couple of weeks ago, there were three. Now there are five. Count the holes! Someone round here don’t think much of this corporation. Thanks for looking. G
La Manga Creek, Highway 17, Colorado. Stopped at this spot two times this week on photo tours. Wasn’t sure I liked the dead trees on the left at first. I consider myself an environmental, as well as a landscape photographer and as such this scene depicts this location quite well. The forest in transition not only between seasons, but stages of growth and decay! Thanks for looking. G
Full Harvest Moon rise, over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, from San Cristobal, NM. Cutting right through some haze for the first few moments as it rose and then boom… it was crystal clear. I liked this image because I can still see the the ridge line of the mountains giving the whole scene context. Now, time to put on a jacket and wander out to sit and bath in the moonlight, sip a little whiskey and ponder all the beauty out there. Thanks for looking. G
