fantasies
December 05, 2016
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At this season and this time of year (winter in many parts of the northern hemisphere), people tend to turn inward and take time to assess their lives as the shorter days make animals of all stripes want to hibernate. 2016 is definitely a year most will remember, with elections in many parts of the world that seemingly turned life upside down and i...
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welcoming winter
November 28, 2016
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Although the winter solstice is not until 21 December this year, winter definitely arrived over the weekend. It is fascinating to see the changes that occur, seemingly quite suddenly. Water shifts from a liquid to a frozen state in a matter of hours or even minutes, giving the landscape a new look, like a quick costume change. The cusp between liqu...
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thankful
November 20, 2016
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This Thursday is Thanksgiving in America. A time when families and friends gather to talk, laugh, and no doubt argue over plates of food intended to comfort the body and the soul. As a photographer, I enjoy the challenges of food photography. Some years ago, I started doing "set-ups" or staged images of prepared food. One of the first photographs I...
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dazed and confused
November 14, 2016
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I know (from an independent survey conducted by yours truly) that many people were left dazed and confused by the presidential election on Tuesday. Others are thrilled and feel life is beginning again. To those of you who are in the former category, I dedicate today's blog. It is not only the human species left in this state. Particularly in the bi...
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ode to the season of blooms
November 07, 2016
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Other than the seemingly endless political marathon, the one piece of news that effects most Americans at this time of year is the change from daylight saving time to standard time. The change is always a bit odd and requires some adjustment. Lessening daylight seems to sneak up on us, and the human change of the clock to an hour earlier adds a min...
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the other face of a wedding
October 31, 2016
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I truly enjoy photographing weddings, despite what insecurities about my abilities arise. A great side benefit are the opportunities that present themselves for additional environmental portraiture. There are times when families are being gathered together for a photograph (some photographers call this "wrangling cats"), when preparations for the c...
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traditional and off-beat
October 24, 2016
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In last week's blog, I stepped into the wonderful pool of Ashley & Gene's wedding. During the past week, I have become quite familiar with each photograph, each face, the autumn light, the textures, and the emotions present at the event, and wanted to share more with you.
As a photographer, a responsibility to the wedding party is to shoot specifi...
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an autumn wedding
October 17, 2016
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I was honored to photograph a wonderful wedding on Saturday at the Taos Territorial House, under clear blue skies, with warm temperatures, light breezes, and gold leaves underfoot. Weddings are microcosms of life - with varying themes and personalities - and thus, are spontaneous and impromptu events. For me as a photographer, I approach them with...
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one more walk in the autumn leaves
October 09, 2016
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Autumn has been spectacular this year in New Mexico's high country. Although the intensity of fall color varies depending on elevation and mountain range, crystalline air greets you at every turn. Yellow, orange, and red leaves fall in your hair and at your feet, impossible to ignore. Walking through dry leaves is one of the great joys of the seaso...
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autumn impressions
October 03, 2016
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There is something about autumn that lends itself to photography of an impressionistic or abstract style, especially if the colors are not at their peak and fullest, and the light is altered by sets of altocumulus clouds that cross the sky like waves. Talking with other photographers and artists this weekend, the fall colors are in various stages o...
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fiber everywhere
September 25, 2016
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Once a year, the Taos Wool Festival is held in Kit Carson Park in Taos. 60+ vendors from the Southwest and beyond gather with animals from sheep and goats, to alpacas, llamas, and rabbits, and the products made from the coats of those fiber-bearing animals. It is a wonderful, family-oriented, dog-friendly gathering with demonstrations of sheep shea...
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late summer tidbits
September 18, 2016
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With a low temperature of 36 degrees fahrenheit this morning, September 18, skim ice sat on the water in one of the bird baths. Just an inkling that summer is about to take a bow and exit, allowing autumn to enter the stage. But wildflowers still abound, making this transition period all the more sweet. Here are a few "late summer tidbits".
This o...
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eye dazzlers
September 11, 2016
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Autumn in New Mexico and in many locations around the world can be considered eye dazzling. The colors and textures are a true feast. The term "eye dazzler" is also applied to brightly colored Navajo weavings made in the late 19th century using brightly dyed wool, and complex, geometric tapestry. But now and then, while re-examining details in phot...
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apples by the bushel
September 05, 2016
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Growing fruit in the Rocky Mountains, including New Mexico's southern Rockies, is dicey. Late spring and early autumn frosts, snow, wind, and drought are all hazards thrown forth by nature. But when the perfect conditions exist, and those hazards aren't part of the mix, some of the tastiest fruit ever explodes onto the scene by the bushel and ton....
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a new bean in town
August 27, 2016
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One of the most amazing things about humans is the ability to make something edible (not just edible but divine), out of a part of nature that seems disgusting. For instance, olives, coffee beans, soy beans, and the cocoa or cacao bean, if consumed straight from the tree or plant are either extremely bitter or undigestible. Like the production of w...
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