My husband, who had served as DJ for the hastily assembled tango session, Steve Villalobos (who is a "why not try" kind of guy) and I walked out of Old Martina's around 10 Saturday night, to lazy, big snow flakes. A stunning scene of the famous San Francisco de Asis Parish in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico lay before us. There was ambient light courtesy of the snow and numerous street lights, but I was exceedingly leery of being able to hold the camera still enough to get a shot with the weight of my long lens. Steve said "Look at that. Isn't it beautiful in the snow? You should get a picture."
Despite the fact that there is substantial noise in the image, the historic Ranchos church remains quite lovely in the stillness of the night.
A different shot, showing the full back elevation.
Yet another image showing the elevation without street light.
In architecture, there has always been a debate about form and function. It could apply to photography as well. Does the photographer leave a street light in the image to show the light source, or remove it for the sake of aesthetics? That is a discussion for another day.
until next Monday,
DB
a passion for the image
I vote for no light but they're all beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThe street light might bother some, but i like it. Either way though, wonderful pictures.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Fred! Just a matter of taste, I think. As always, it is great to hear from you.
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