Santa Fe Hanging Fruit

On October 21, 2017, in New Mexico, by admin
Santa Fe Hanging Fruit

Santa Fe Hanging Fruit (Click to Enlarge)

Here is an image from one of the courtyards of Sena Plaza (location of The Shed restaurant) in downtown Santa Fe.  There are three courtyards, each offering good photography subjects and compositions.  I was looking for the classic Santa Fe hanging chili bundle image but the light was just not right for where the bundle was hanging.

The fruit in this image is dangling from a roof overhanging the courtyard.  The overhanging roof is edged with beam sections with the painted details.  There was a lot of clutter in the background, but setting my exposure for the bright fruit pretty much turned the background black.  This gives the fruit and beams a bit of a levitating look.

Sena Plaza Courtyard: N35 41 15.04 W105 56 12.5

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Loretto Chapel Crucifix Tree

On October 19, 2017, in New Mexico, by admin
Loretto Chapel Crucifix Tree

Loretto Chapel Crucifix Tree (click to enlarge)

I arrived at the Loretto Chapel about 15 minutes before opening time.  While wandering around the area I noticed a tree to the left of the entrance with numerous crucifixes hanging from the branches.  I spent the time before opening working various compositions.

The tree is in a shaded area, and there was a slight breeze blowing.  I used a higher ISO to get a faster shutter speed to reduce blurring.  I also sed a larger aperture to reduce depth of field to keep everything but the center crucifix with the red, white, and blue beads out of focus.

This turned out to be a nice little image captured during some dead time waiting for another photography location to open.

Loretto Chapel: N35 41 08.23 W105 56 15.06

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Loretto Chapel Votive Candles

On October 14, 2017, in New Mexico, by admin
Loretto Chapel Votif Candles

Loretto Chapel Votif Candles (click to enlarge)

Here is a detail image of the motif candles near the alter of the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, NM.  The big draw for this chapel is the Miraculous Staircase which you can read about here and here.  Here is my image of the staircase.  The stair case is very impressive!

There is a recording playing in the chapel telling the history of the chapel itself and the staircase.  It is worth the time to sit and listen to this recording several times.

Photographically, it is pretty dark in the chapel so bring a tripod for long exposures.  There are lots of little details like this throughout the chapel.  Trying to get a good image of the staircase itself will be a good exercise in HDR imaging.

Loretto Chapel: N35 41 08.23 W105 56 15.06

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