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.
