Burning Chrome

Sunday (9/20/9) I came across a classic 1960's era Pontiac GTO with it's massive chrome front grille from a bygone era and before I knew it the day turned all Salvador Dali -ish on me.

I had so much fun shooting the chrome of the old GTO that I decided to finish up with the chrome of a 21st century Ford Fusion.





... to be continued.

Water, Water Everywhere

Yeah, we live in a desert here in New Mexico, but there's actually a fair amount of water to be found. You just have to know where to go look for it.

Rio Grande River, Lemitar, NM.

Fine Arts Pond, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM.

Railroad Crossing, Escondido, NM.

Thunder Chicken

... Rides Again !!!













Off to another adventure.

Judy "Hoodie" Lovelace of Socorro, New Mexico and her beautiful Thunderbird.... "Thunder Chicken".

Odds and Ends

Actually, mostly just the odds.

Geodesic Tree


Midway Elementary Playground, Lemitar, NM.

Radio Active


Cell Phone Tower, Socorro, NM.

Space Oddity

Vents for gasoline tanks at a Quik-E-Mart in town.

Water World

Hidden Pond, Lemitar, New Mexico



We may not have much water in NM, but what we do have sure makes for some great reflections of the spectacular skies we enjoy here.

Especially around sunset.

"The Upholder of the Cycles which supports the whole of Life, is water. In every drop of water dwells the Godhead, whom we all serve; there also dwells Life, the Soul of the "First" substance - Water - whose boundaries and banks are the capillaries that guide it and in which it circulates. More energy is encapsulated in every drop of good spring water than an average-sized PowerStation is presently able to produce."

-Viktor Schauberger

Bridges of Socorro County

Rio Puerco Bridge
Bernardo, New Mexico

... at sunset.

The Rio Puerco Bridge at Bernardo, NM, is located about 50 miles south of Albuquerque or about 30 miles north of Socorro just off of I-25. Go west at the Bernardo exit about 1 mile.

Can't miss it. Really.

Enjoy.

For more information on the Rio Puerco Bridge and the community of Bernardo, New Mexico go >>>>> HERE.

As I'm shooting this series of photos I'm thinking, all I need is a DeLorean like the one in the "Back to the Future" movies to come roaring across the bridge from one dimension into another. Instead, I get a friendly vato puttering along in his old beat up red Toyota pickup, trying to get home before the storm hits. I took the picture but was a little bummed out at first until I looked at this particular photo later and realized how well the light flames of the sunset blended with the silhouette of his truck.

Perfectomundo.

I just figured it had to be some of that old New Mexico magic mojo at play. In this case covered in a red secret sauce paint job.

It works for me.

(to be continued)

Running Tree

Lemitar, New Mexico

As you can see, from just the right angle, it appears that this massive and ancient cottonwood (it's over 150 ft tall) is running. Heading for the hills. Well, probably more likely towards the river and the relative safety of the Rio Grande.


I'd be running too, if I knew about the fate of my brethren... and thus ultimately mine also.

Somehow, somewhere along the line, a fairly large portion of the bottom of it's trunk split in two and as a result you can look right through the tree.

There's even room for a person inside. I know because I've climbed in there a few times myself.

I hope whatever it appears to be running from never catches it.

Sadly, it's one of the last of many cottonwoods that used to populate this middle Rio Grande flood plain that's now been almost completely cleared for agriculture.

Jimena

It appears, that as expected, advance remnants of Hurricane Jimena are beginning to move into the Socorro, NM area. It should be a interesting weekend for storm clouds and moisture around here.

Hopefully, not too interesting.

Arturo's windwill, San Acacia, New Mexico.

My Wandering Eyes

I've always had trouble staying focused on just one thing. This affliction of mine (attention dumbs@#t disorder I think it's called) doesn't serve me very well in most areas of my life, but when it comes to photography it seems to work for me. I can usually find something to shoot wherever I go or whatever the situation.

Or, it could be due to all the years I spent in the news business where photogs had to constantly make something out of nothing.

Ceiling of a metal grain silo, Lemitar, NM.

Storage shed window, Polvadera, NM.

New Mexico's state bird... the Roadrunner.

Street lamp and flags at New Mexico Institute of Technology, Socorro, NM.

Monkey bars, Isidro Baca Memorial Park, Socorro, NM.

"I can't help but spy from my wandering eye."

Net F/X

Lost in the interwebs.

Hello Belarus.

NMT Golf Course, Socorro, New Mexico.

Full Metal Macro

The Isidro Baca Memorial in Socorro, with it's shiny brushed metal top reflecting the sun, trees and sky, provides a wonderful opportunity for a photographer like me, to as Steve Martin used to say... "get small."

Often I like to get in really close on subject. Really, really close and really, really small (well at least as close & small as my camera's macro lens will allow me) to see what I can find.

Because as we all know, it is a small world after all.

Hey, I've got a idea. Let's go get small.

San Miguel de Socorro

Many believe Socorro, New Mexico, is home to the oldest Catholic church in the United States founded in 1598.

San Miguel de Socorro is the Catholic church in Socorro, New Mexico, built on the ruins of the old Nuestra Señora de Socorro mission. The old mission was built around 1626, but was destroyed in 1680 during the Pueblo Revolt. A portion of the adobe wall of the old church remains today and still can be seen behind glass just left of the altar. [...]

Although the village of Socorro was founded at this time, and the Nuestra Senora de Socorro was built in the 1600s, San Miguel itself was not built until the 19th century. The construction of the church was most likely completed by 1821 when the first church baptisms, burials and marriages were recorded.

Local legend has it that during an Apache raid, an angel appeared and scared off the invaders. Parishioners thus decided to name the church after St. Michael, the archangel who supposedly saved the village.

The last (pre-American occupation) governor of New Mexico, Manuel Armijo is buried at the church.

Wikipedia

Socorro Sunset

New Mexico Tech Golf Course, Socorro, New Mexico.

A late afternoon storm had just moved through and the sun was going down. The perfect combination for some pictures.

Odds and Ends

It's time again to clean out my camera's memory chip.