I spent 10 days there in total covering 2 separate visits while in trial in the early 2000's and found it to be a really unique enjoyable little city. Great food, unique shops, real western aura and wonderful art shops.
-----Original Message----- >From: ann sanfedele <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: PSO: Taos Pueblo > >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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
