I'd sort of like to see the uncropped version tooactually. And I liked
the shot for it's geometry and the point you were making with thenew
more modern ladder..
The summer of 1956, when I lived in Taos for two months, I wouldn't go
to the Taos Pueblo because I didn't like the idea of people gaping at
the Pueblo Indians that lived there, as looking at their community,
which was definitely impoverished in 1956... as"quaint"... eventually
there were shops and such added and I came over to the realization that
it was necessary to preserve the historic site and allow people to keep
living there and that vistors were welcome tokeep the Pueblo alive.
Richard and I visited in 1985and I went once more after that... probably
back to the town of Taos, not the pueblo , about 10 timesover the years.
New Mexico has been important to me personally on many levels ..
I ramble... and babble as it is unlikely I could ever return there
ann
On 10/31/2016 10:19 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
Thanks, Stan.
There were distractions in the foreground, so I cropped the bottom closely.
The newness of the ladder in this image is one of the reasons I took this
shot. It stresses the fact that, unlike Mesa Verde and Puye, Taos Pueblo
is still occupied. We were able to enter some of the units that are used
as craft stores, but not the ones that are still residential.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 8:50 PM, Stanley Halpin <[email protected]
wrote:
I think I would rather have more foreground. The stairway (a modern
addition) is quite in-your-face in this composition, the adobe and colors
get lost.
And I would crop the empty space on the right.
stan
On Oct 30, 2016, at 6:08 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]>
wrote:
The Taos Pueblos is one of the oldest continuously inhabited communities
in
the United States, and Thas been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=18305147&size=md
Comments are invited.
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
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