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Hoping you all have joyful holidays and beautiful light! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all that celebrate such things from New Mexico, USA. Image taken in Abiquiu in northern NM.
Plaza Blanca or “The White Place”, is so named for the sandstone cliffs appearing almost chalk-white in the midday sun. The reflection of the sun on the magical and dramatic formations creates a mirage and it becomes a castle or fortress from a fairy tale, as if enchanted, frozen or crystalised by a Sorcerer’s wand, with turrets and spires – some rising to 500 feet and more- reaching for the blazing orb above; immortalized by the artist on these canvases that remain.
In stark contrast to the surrounding terrain, the “White Place” was carved, whittled and smoothed by the elements – wind and water – over millenia. Often described as spiritual, otherworldly, and contemplative, it is easy to see why O’Keeffe was so drawn to walking and painting there.
Ghost Ranch is a 21,000-acre retreat and education center located close to the village of Abiquiú in Rio Arriba County in north central New Mexico, United States. It was the home and studio of Georgia O'Keeffe, as well as the subject of many of her paintings.
Abiquiu Dam, Rio Chama
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
I have shot a pano of this location with three different camera combinations over the last 6 yrs or so. Twice with DX and this one which is FX. I like this one best of the three. As an aside, I also think my experience went up concurrently.
The area was called "White Place" by Georgia O'Keeffe, famous American painter who lived in Abiquiu.
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A morada is a meeting place or chapel of the Penitentes - a religious society in Spanish-American communities in New Mexico and the southwest.
I fractured my foot last week and will have limited activities, so I will be posting older photos and reworking some older ones which I like.