New Mexico Photo Contest

Don't miss the Day of Enchantment photo contest that is running until June 27th. The photos are amazing, and show all areas of New Mexico throughout the day, minute by minute.

I entered four photos for the fun of it. I hope you'll check them out and vote for them, if you like them. You can find them here.

Be sure to wander through the entries. There are so many I can't imagine that we can view them all, but they really give you an idea of the beauty of this place through the eyes of its amateur photographers.

One of my entries was the big lenticular sunset picture above, one of a series that has appeared elsewhere on this blog. I was sure that it was totally unique, but it looks like several other Las Cruces photographers were out there on that same amazing December evening, shooting away.

Playing with iPhoto

I've wanted to try some sepia effects ever since seeing Linda's horse and burro photos a couple of days ago on her blog, The 7MSN Ranch. 

I've been missing our old Adobe Photoshop ever since our old laptop crashed, so I thought I'd try out iPhoto on the new Mac Notebook. Very easy, fun effects. Here are my results.

1. Church in Cerrillos, NM, along the Turquoise Trail. 

2. Building on the main street of Lincoln, NM

3. Old gate, Lincoln, NM

4. Last year's Clovis, NM Chuck Wagon Cook-Off

New Mexico Sunset for Skywatch Friday

Be sure to view the sky photos from all over the world on Skywatch Friday by clicking on the Skywatch button in the margin of the blog.

Skywatch Friday

As I visit my ever-growing list of favorite blogs, I've been seeing some beautiful photos and reading a bit about something called "Skywatch," especially on Sylvia's blog, The View from Over the Hill. Don't miss this stunning series of tornado photos that she recently posted.

Today on Quiet Paths, a nice way to visit Christine's part of Montana, I finally followed the link and decided to join the Skywatch community and post a photo.

So, this is it, my first attempt at sharing some eastern New Mexico skies via Skywatch. Be sure to visit the Skywatch website, which is "a place to enjoy skies and views from all around the globe." I messed up my link there and it doesn't work, but I'll try again next week.

My New Mexico

I have spent a lot of time researching about New Mexico, especially before we moved here. I wanted facts, I wanted descriptions, I wanted photographs, and I wanted to dream. Here is a group of links that I return to again and again to find out more about my adopted state.



Art
Collector's Guide; Sharing the Art of New Mexico http://www.collectorsguide.com/wingwelc.html


Discussion
City-Data Forum: New Mexico. http://www.city-data.com/forum/new-mexico/


Food
Cocinas de New Mexico. http://www.vivanewmexico.com/food.recipes.cocinas.html

New Mexico Farmers' Markets. http://www.farmersmarketsnm.org/index.htm


Guides
New Mexico in Words and Pictures. http://www-psych.nmsu.edu/~linda/pics.htm

Northeast New Mexico. http://www.nenewmexico.com/index.php

Santa Fe Journal. http://www.santafejournal.blogspot.com/

SouthernNewMexico.com. http://www.southernnewmexico.com/

Taos Web: A Vistor's Guide to Northern New Mexico. http://www.taoswebb.com/index.php

Virtual Guidebook: New Mexico. http://virtualguidebooks.com/NewMexico/NewMexico.html

Viva New Mexico. http://www.vivanewmexico.com/

Welcome to My New Mexico. http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Gorge/4093/newmexico/menu.htm

Welcome to the Land of Enchantment. http://www.newmexico.org/index2.php


Information
New Mexico City Data. http://www.city-data.com/city/New-Mexico.html


Magazines
New Mexico Magazine. http://www.nmmagazine.com/FEATURES/current.html

News
Albuquerque Journal . http://www.abqjournal.com/

Clovis News Journal Online. http://www.cnjonline.com/


Photographs
Cities/Pueblos/Reservations, etc. http://www.newmexicoet.com/nm_photographs_01.html

Images of the Southwest. http://www.photowebs.com/thornburg/SouthwestGallery/index.htm

New Mexico: Taos and Santa Fe. http://www.pbase.com/tnkbuzan/new_mexico

Southwest Photos. http://www.helmutkuhn.com/portfolio/southwest/P_SW03.html

Taos Web: Snaps. http://www.taoswebb.com/snaps/


Places to Stay
New Mexico Bed and Breakfast Association (directory). http://www.nmbba.org/index.htm