[Leica] IMG: Taos Pueblo

[Peter Klein]

I'm back from a 10-day trip to the Southwest:  Austin, Texas for a 
family event, and the area around Santa Fe, New Mexico to visit friends 
and see the sights.  A highlight of the trip was a visit to the Taos 
Pueblo.  It's a Native American village constructed of adobe which 
claims to be the oldest continuously populated settlement in the U.S.  
It's existed for about 900 years.  It feels like a time warp to the 
distant past, with the present intruding here and there. There's no 
electricity, but there are pickup trucks. Photography for personal use 
is allowed, with some challenges. Many areas are off limits.  One must 
ask permission to photograph the residents if they are closer than 
background. And the place is packed with tourists, who are often where 
you don't want them, and not where you do.  I pressed the shutter button 
anyway.

Here are a few scenes from the Pueblo. More to come.

I loved the shadows cast by the ramada in front of this house. I 
couldn't decide whether I liked B&W or color better, so you tell me.  
Here's both:
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/36507080583/in/dateposted-public/>
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/37147968892/in/dateposted-public/>

Here's a view from the courtyard of iconic St. Jerome's church:
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/36507080703/in/dateposted-public/>

And the church itself:
<https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/37320922425/in/dateposted-public/>

Ansel Adams was here at least twice, in 1929 and 1942. The church has 
changed a lot since he first photographed it. Twin bell towers and a 
balcony have been added and the courtyard paved with flagstones. And 
Ansel waited until the light was illuminating the walls obliquely, 
bringing out the texture. My wife and friends would not stand for that...
<https://www.moma.org/collection/works/44334>

Olympus E-M5 and Panasonic 20/1.7. Enjoy!
--Peter