Marnie: I like this one better, but I like the colors & mood of both shots. Interesting to see these shots. Cheers, Christine
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 11:27 AM Subject: PESO - Dog Day Afternoon II >I was inhibited about shooting at Taos, because I sort of felt I was in > someone's living room. When I went as a kid with my parents, there were > still > 1,500 people living in the Pueblo and areas you could not shoot. > > When I went in 2006 I asked at the gate and he said about only 100 were > living there. Well, I doubt many were really living there. They were > selling > there, little signs or doors left open and you wander in and see what > they had: > jewelry, music, food, some pottery, but mainly jewelry. They all moved > out in > the mid to late sixties to town, the lure of electricity and indoor > plumbing > was too great. I talked for a while to one guy selling Native American > music, and he lived there full time with lanterns. But he may be the only > one. I > suspect to be considered a resident and sell within the Pueblo you have to > stay > there several nights a week. > > But the living room impression didn't wear off until I talked to more > people. > > In response, to comments, here is the dog closer. I didn't want to get > too > close, because he had been walking around earlier and I thought I might > make > him get up and move. > > I felt the bottom of the post so near the bottom of the frame was > undesirable. I also always felt it needed a crop, but not quite sure > where. And the > closer you get to the buildings the more you can see the little signs. > > http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/dogday2.htm > > I don't think this is better than the other shot, but some may like it > better. > > Comments welcome. > > Marnie aka Doe > > --------------------------------------------- > Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. > > > > > **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. > (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 > 48) > > -- > 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.
