danielwoodrum

the crutches are left behind by healed believers at El Santuario de

Chimayo, New Mexico. also consider the color version posted in the

same folder. thanks for your thoughts.

road shots always appeal to me and i take way too many of them when i'm on a trip. the colors and the sharpness of the foreground really pop on this one. I might suggest a slightly higher viewpoint though, in the future, so that the road itself takes up a little less of the frame.

please share your thoughts if you have any... thanks. -d

your thoughts are appreciated.

i recommend the larger view. hope you like it... your thoughts are

appreciated. -d

i get the vision, in fact i think i've been in that very store! however, i think the image is a bit too busy, probably leaving most people with the same reaction as tom. one thing you could do to possibly improve the image (that has nothing to do with the reflection) would be to use the "distort" or "skew" functions to stretch out the lower left corner. doing so would level out the bottom windowsill, and give the effect that you were standing squarely in front of the window.

i'm normally not a fan of lens flare, but i don't mind it here. thank

you for your thoughts. -d

i don't think you'll find any lush greens here... and the sand traps probably have cactus growing in them.

your thoughts are appreciated. also, see the color version in my southwest folder. -d

the flag is simply elegant in this shot, and well framed in the passageway. the only thing on my wish list would be a little bit looser crop at the top... but i imagine it was a strain to get as much in the frame as you did. thanks for sharing it.

that's one crowded cemetery--they must have buried people standing up. great image... the different headstones provide a nice range of tones.

colors on the buildings are great... and add to that, the landmark in the distance is nearly centered on the sunset point... which draws me in that direction. very enjoyable image!

nice job with a tricky exposure, and well-framed too.

kristen, it appears I was there just one day after you! most of the clouds were gone by my visit, but the blue sky is a trade-off. You've done a nice job here with the powerful clouds. welcome to PN!

i hope this one is printed large and hanging on your wall, as it deserves. a beautiful moment, beautifully captured.

your time and thoughts are appreciated.

thanks laurie. the sky wasn't quite that dramatic in real life. I did an auto level adjustment, and that's what I got... and decided to keep it. The dunes were very impressive. I hiked the Alkali Flat Trail (4.4 Miles!!!) first thing in the morning. Only one person had hiked it before me, so aside from one set of footprints, everything was undisturbed. I could have taken 10x as many pictures...

laurie, there's a great story to go along with this one. Right as I was setting up to take this picture, a huge field trip of 4th graders came filing by. You can only imagine the snickers, pointing fingers, and the word "boobie" filling the silence of the caverns!

your time and thoughts are appreciated. -daniel

An old abandoned motel (I think) near Guadalupe Mtns. National Park inwest Texas. It's no longer AAA approved.

Also view the colorversion in my folder. What of the sky? too much? i worked hard toincrease my foreground contrast without blowing out the clouds. anythoughts are welcome...

this is the sign that greets you in hatch, new mexico, home of

(arguably) the best chiles in the world. your thoughts and ratings

will be appreciated.

deidre and hugo, thanks. hugo, i know where you're coming from. when i shot this i didn't get quite the angle i wanted--the right 2 are closer than the left, i would have liked to have seen the nails in the crosses better, etc. the crosses were on a hill, and the only place to shoot them at a good angle was standing in the middle of the road, so i took my best shot and moved on. Not that this stretch of road is very busy, but I always worry i'll get absorbed in the photo and not hear the semi barreling down on me. I think there was a troubling tree in the background, too, if i changed position. Oh well, there will be other crosses and sunsets, and I'm still pretty pleased. take care, -d

this is great... how did you get into the cave without disturbing the sand? it looks like there are footprints on the ceiling, but none on the ground.

found on us 82 between Alamogordo and Artesia, New Mexico. What a

sunset! (but no good place to photograph it). your thoughts are most

welcome.

kim, glad you liked it (the website and the image!). I actually chose cottonwood road over bryce canyon--a tough choice, and i'm still not sure i made the right one. but it was quite an adventure. take care, -d

lucky to get this shot... the pueblo gestapo chased me away just

after. Apparently the town closes to outsiders at 4pm! your comments

are most appreciated. And, you will find many more NM pics in my gallery.