Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/10/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I only got around to looking at your post this morning of the Spanish D?a de la Hispanidad, known as Columbus Day in the US, and I call it Genocide Day. Goot to see a young Native American woman like Jaelynn, and also a nice story you link to?not nice overall, but at least with a good ending. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 02 Oct 2017, at 05:13, Peter Klein <boulanger.croissant at gmail.com> > wrote: > > Jaelynn is a 17 year-old member of the Taos Pueblo tribe. She took us on > a tour of the Pueblo. Here, she explains the use of the adobe "beehive" > ovens. > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/37393750792/in/dateposted-public/> > > And here, Jaelynn talks about the importance of the river behind her, > which is the tribe's source of water. Its source is Blue Lake, 11,000 ft > up in the mountains. The lake is sacred to the tribe. For most of the 20th > century, Blue Lake was controlled by the U.S. Forest Service as a > recreation area. In 1970, the lake was returned to tribal control. > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/37424515311/in/dateposted-public/> > > Here's a view of a Pueblo house with the mountains behind. I liked this > one in both B&W and color, so I made it both ways. > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/37167441980/in/dateposted-public/> > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563 at > N04/37424515271/in/dateposted-public/> > > if you're interested, here is an article that describes, from the tribe's > point of view, their struggle to regain Blue Lake. > <https://sites.coloradocollege.edu/indigenoustraditions/sacred-lands/taos-blue-lake/> > > Olympus E-M5 and Panasonic 20/1.7. Enjoy! > --Peter > > -- > _________________________________________________________________ > Options: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/listinfo/olympus > Archives: http://lists.thomasclausen.net/mailman/private/olympus/ > Themed Olympus Photo Exhibition: http://www.tope.nl/ >