More of Taos and Vicinity

By pcwilson
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written 6/30/08 8:03 PM, published 6/30/08 8:03 PM
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Everyone and his brother has photographed or painted the back side of this church (San Francisco de Asis Church): Famous_Rear_View 

The shadows provide wonderful abstracts - portrayed by everyone from Ansel Adams to Georgia O'Keefe to little ol' me!  Church___Abstract_5

Here is the main entrance to the church - pretty, but not as dramatic as the rear:  Main_Entrance

Every year the community applies a new preservative coat of adobe (called 'mudding') to the exterior of the church.  This workman is adding the final touches: Annual__Mudding_

The church was built in the late 1700's.  Surrounding the church are gift shops, restaurants, and art galleries housed in old adobe buildings:   Taos_NM_Scene

Restaurant_Entrance

This ruin exposes the bones of adobe construction:  Adobe_Ruin

Old_Adobe_House

Tomorrow, I'll show you the Rio Grande Gorge and the artsy community of Arroyo Seco.

--Pat 

 

 

 

 


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  • andreaeagle
    •4
    6/30/08 11:20 PM
    Well, I must have lived a sheltered life (or any developing dementia) because your Rear View (pardon me) is the only one that I remember-now you can say you took the most memorable photo...Love the next one! Abode Ruin and Old Adobe give feeling to what went into a home and what it took to break it down. Beautiful Images!

    - come over for lunch

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  • MRQUACKERS
    •5
    7/1/08 12:53 AM
    Excellent shots.

    - A quack with an camera

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  • wildun
    •2
    7/1/08 4:50 AM

    these remind me of some of the reasons i loved living in NM.  for me, these captured a great sense of what it's like to be there.  thank you!

    well done

    - curmudgeon

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  • kitzi
    •6
    7/1/08 6:07 AM
    wish I could see these in person...so different from my area...well done set.

    - ©kitzi

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  • RobinG
    •3
    7/1/08 2:44 PM
    Neat set!  I love the abstract.  Looks like a beautiful place to photograph.  :o)

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  • Bogus Exception
    •2
    7/1/08 3:37 PM
    If I could make east coast money out west, I'd pack up in a second! These help remind me why!

    - You smell funny!

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  • cratchet
    •5
    7/1/08 6:24 PM
    Built in the late 1700's . . .annual mudding - if I'm doing the math right, there should be over 200 layers on those walls - must be some pretty thick walls by now (lol)!!  I like the colors in Taos - would be a nice artsy shot if you could get the colorful blue door against the adobe without the rest of it, but all of them have a terrific Southwest feel to them.

    - the EYES have it

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  • Penny
    •7
    7/1/08 6:56 PM
    Fantastic shots!  All of them

    - Smile

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  • BusyB1965
    •4
    7/1/08 7:18 PM

    Would like to be able to see structures like these, and enjoyed the info about the church..I like the Ruin/House best, it just tells a story all of its own...the results of being left alone.

    - Blessings

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  • msjudi
    •3
    7/1/08 9:36 PM
    wonderful set... Pat..  I like the

    Restaurant_Entrance

     best of all...

    - Smile ; )

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