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Subject: [Leica] Christmas time, N.M.
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Sat Dec 22 17:49:23 2007
References: <20071223013859.CVW23675.eastrmmtao104.cox.net@eastrmimpo02.cox.net>

Can they be seen someplace on the web?
Looking forward to that.
Philippe



Op 23-dec-07, om 02:39 heeft Ken Carney het volgende geschreven:

> 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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