[Leica] Christmas time, N.M.

[kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)]

Phillipe,

I don't know the accurate history of the Taos Pueblo.  As I recall, it began
around 1,000 C.E.  It is definitely one of the most photographed things in
New Mexico (Icon #1, as Ansel said, is the St. Francis of Assisi Church in
Rancho de Taos, N.M., and yes, I have plenty of images from there also.)
But yes, this would fall into the "poorer places".  In the region from Taos
to Santa Fe, you can find anything from humble pueblos to $20 million
vacation homes.  I have a portfolio ongoing from about 1990 of the Laguna
Pueblo.  The people there are poor (in $), but very friendly (in many of the
pueblos, photography is not allowed), and believe themselves to be
descendants of the Anasazi.  I also have a small portfolio of Anasazi rock
art and dwellings.

I have been to the Taos Pueblo (and others) at various times of the year,
but now only go in winter time, when no one else is there but the locals.
It is only 600 miles or so from where I live. Thanks for looking.

Ken

p.s. Almost all of my work in the pueblos is with LF view cameras.  This was
my only venture with a digital camera.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-
> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Philippe Orlent
> Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 7:06 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Christmas time, N.M.
> 
> I don't know how I have to 'read' this photograph, Ken. Not knowing
> New Mexico is difficult to interpret this as this a poor place or as
> a normal place.
> Are these adobe houses? Wasn't this a kind of 'prodected' native
> American architecture? Do they all look like that in this kind of
> weather (although Santa Fe adobe houses seem nicer to me)?
> 
> Anyway, even without knowing this it is an intriguing photograph,
> also due to good composition and the fact the dogs look out of the
> photo: it adds to the mystery.
> It has a funny twist, too: the dog 'bears a pole on his ear'.
> I'm not sure if it needs that.
> 
> But love it.
> 
> Thanks for showing,
> Philippe
> 
> 
> Op 23-dec-07, om 01:54 heeft Ken Carney het volgende geschreven:
> 
> > At the Taos Pueblo:
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/2gvar7
> >
> > Ken
> >
> >
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