![Escape to Twisted Slots – Tent Rocks]()
by activelight | Oct 19, 2017 | Landscape photography, Leica, National Monument, New Mexico, Photo tour, Travel |
Every October, Albuquerque’s population almost triples for the International Balloon Fiesta, the city’s signature annual event. While it’s the main reason for most visits, the Fiesta doesn’t provide balloon events throughout each day. You end...
![Moving Pictures – Shots From Your Car]()
by activelight | Oct 12, 2017 | Colorado, How to shoot, Landscape photography, New Mexico, Travel, Utah, Wyoming |
I was travelling back from a friend’s cabin after an enjoyable cross-country ski trip in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. Unfortunately, someone had a solo accident on Interstate 80 in the foothills northeast of Sacramento, and backed up traffic into...
![Cloudcroft – Ghosts, Food and Domes]()
by activelight | Aug 3, 2017 | Landscape photography, New Mexico, RV, Travel |
In last week’s post, you discovered an almost accidental lava field, a 100-year-old railroad trestle, and intensely storm-shrouded skies making great mountain landscapes near Cloudcroft, New Mexico. But I left you waiting for dinner. Sorry about that… Lush...
![Cloudcroft – Rain, Trestles & Wildflowers]()
by activelight | Jul 27, 2017 | Landscape photography, New Mexico, Travel, Wildlife |
“Hmm… 60-100% chance of rain in Cloudcroft this weekend.” We’d been planning a getaway in the mountains around Cloudcroft, New Mexico that would be easy on my knee and our Berner Daisy. When the rain percentage started looking that high, I was...
![Hiking in Duke City When You’re Hot]()
by activelight | Jun 29, 2017 | How to shoot, Landscape photography, New Mexico, Travel |
When we moved to Albuquerque in 2013, I thought, “Great, we’re at 5900 feet elevation, so summers shouldn’t be too hot.” My impression didn’t last beyond that first summer. It’s not Phoenix, but June in Albuquerque is warm enough that I’ve looked for cooler...
![Cooling Off at Ojo Caliente]()
by activelight | Jun 14, 2017 | Landscape photography, New Mexico, red rock canyon, Travel |
With Albuquerque edging towards 100, it was time to go somewhere cooler, at least for a couple days. We thought about Abiquiu Lake in Georgia O’Keefe country, but the Riana Campground was full, with only first-come first-served tent sites left. Sandstone fin near Echo...
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