Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/11/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Beuatifuul photos. I really liked the on of the old church and the one of San Francisco with the statue in front. The massing of thebuildings in some of the later shots is wonderfully captured. Peter On 25/11/2015 16:02, Aram Langhans wrote: > We were in Taos, New Mexico in October. Interesting place. There is a > pueblo there that still has some full time occupants. They don?t want you > taking their photo, so I respected that. > > The new church > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f15/t/Taos+Pueblo-5923.jpg.html > > The old church and cemetery > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f15/t/Taos+Pueblo-5934.jpg.html > > Some of he buildings. Some are shops, some are residences, most are not > really used, but are maintained. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f15/t/Taos+Pueblo-5908-2.jpg.html > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f15/t/Taos+Pueblo-5909.jpg.html > > At the other end of Taos is the famed San Francisco de Asis Mission > Church. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f15/t/Taos+Church-5952-2.jpg.html > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f15/t/Taos+Church-5951-2.jpg.html > No photos are allowed inside. > > And Taos is filled with colorful doors and windows, like much of New Mexico > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f15/t/Taos-5881-2.jpg.html > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f15/t/Taos-5944.jpg.html > > Before Taos we were in Canyon De Chelly. We took a guided tour of the > canyon and along the way our guide had mentioned the exploits of Kit > Carson. He was one of many childhood heros of mine, and many a young boy > growing up in the 50?s and 60?s. Our guide was not impressed with Mr. > Carson and old a few tales of his own. My opinion changed. It just so > happened that Kit Carson is buried in Taos. I visited his grave: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f15/t/Taos-5940.jpg.html > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f15/t/Taos-5939.jpg.html > > And deposited a bit of spittle on it for the Indians of Canyon De Chelly. > Heard a few tales at the Pueblo the next day, too. > > Comments welcome. > > Aram > > > > We took a walking tour and got some of the history. > Aram Langhans > (Semi) Retired Science Teacher > & Unemployed photographer > > ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself > would ever have dared dream.? James D. Watson > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- =========================================================== Dr Peter Dzwig