I am finding that the more I shoot landscapes, the more I think and visualize in the X-Pan ratio. The X-Pan is a film camera that takes a picture across two 35mm frames for a really wide picture, almost like widescreen films. I like this way of framing because it gives me the ability to put some context into my shots; meaning my subject is surrounded by more visual cues that add significance to the shot.
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Last week, the full moon was rising while it was still daylight so I made my way down to the Ladd S. Gordon Waterfowl Complex to see if there were any sandhill cranes. My hope was to capture them with the full moon in the background.
I did.
And I was happy.
I can’t wait to return and get more shots of cranes and other birds. Click an image to expand it.
Twenty pictures from this year’s burning of Zozobra.
North of Los Alamos is an area named Plaza Blanca, made famous by a Georgia O’Keeffe painting. More recently it was also the location of the alien ship in Cowboys and Aliens. I joined the Santa Fe Photographers Group on their second outing there this year.
How cool is it have a ski hill 5 minutes from town? Before the snow comes, however, we get a wonderful display of colors from the trees on the hill.
