I was told that, of the 19 surviving pueblo communities in New Mexico, 11 survive by owning casinos. One instead owns the Santa Fe Hotel and Spa, where we stayed. Taos and Santa Clara (Puye Pueblo) choose tourism, to a limited extent, and the sale of native crafts.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 10:49 AM, ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >>> > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
