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Clouds and an Old Spanish Church [Contest Finalists May 2009]

© Michelle Alton

Clouds and an Old Spanish Church

Uploaded: May 07, 2009 02:08:36

Description


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A beautiful day for photography in Santa Fe, New Mexico. March 12, 2009.
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"La Mission de Nuestra Senora de Los Angeles," a 17th century Spanish Mission built by Coronado in Cicuye Village, a quadrangular pueblo, once home to more than 2000 aborigines, now standing in ruins in Pecos National Historic Monument.
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~ Travel and Place ~

Exif: F Number: 3.5, Exposure Bias Value: 1.33, ExposureTime: 1/1250 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 21.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D

Comments

Robert K. Bemus level-classic May 07, 2009

Beautiful indeed, Michelle-- great shot!! #1124494

Joao Martinho May 07, 2009

Great composition, Michelle. I love the sky and how it contrasts with the ground and the old colonial architecture. Bravo! #7494413

Brett Dolsen May 07, 2009

Stunning historical landscape capture Michelle!!What a great place!!Brett #7494462

Manuel Barrera May 07, 2009

So many gorgeous images of your travel, Michelle #7494464

Douglas Pignet May 07, 2009

Once again Michelle a beautiful landscape,wonderful colors and setting,Doug #7494467

Alan L. Borror May 07, 2009

Wonderful travel image, Michelle! Beautiful composition and color. #7494471

Stefania Barbier level-classic May 07, 2009

amazing place and you captured it beautifully with that gorgeous sky... wonderful! #7494496

Pat Gamwell May 07, 2009

Gorgeous shot, Michelle! I was out of state for 4 days and missed your birthday...HAPPY BIRTHDAY, girl! Hope you had a joyous day! #7494501

Tiia Vissak May 07, 2009

great tones, light & textures! #7494514

Avril Young May 07, 2009

fantastic shot Michelle, looks like a 3D photo...beautiful sky..I love the name
'Santa Fe' watch out for that flu;) #7494562

Aimee S. McMaster May 07, 2009

....another wonderful image, Michelle...beautiful composition and color.....Aimee #7494563

Vitor Dias May 07, 2009

This is beautiful Michelle.I just love these colors.Very nicely done.

rgds Vitor #7494564

Gina Cormier May 07, 2009

Awesome image with wonderful tones, comp and clarity!! #7494602

Gord MacEachern May 07, 2009

Fantastic scene Michelle,great colors and composition!! #7494633

Colette M. Metcalf May 07, 2009

Beautiful capture!!!! #7494660

Laurie Daily level-deluxe May 07, 2009

Such a beautiful scene filled with depth and detail...love the tones! #7494723

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe May 07, 2009

A wonderful Santa Fe image Michelle! I have got to get back there.... Very nicely composed and captured! Jeff #7494796

Eric S. Rundle May 07, 2009

Fantastic color and contrast in this image the POV is perfect Great job Michelle #7494893

Nikki McDonald level-classic May 07, 2009

Beautiful job on this one, Michelle. The wall and church are both lovely and interesting and you have used that beautiful sky to advantage. #7494894

Claudia Kuhn level-classic May 07, 2009

Beautiful Michelle, love the textures in the sky and on the ground. #7495042

Renata Gusciora May 07, 2009

Wow!What an amazing find,fabulous image and lighting,Michelle! #7495243

Lynn M. Whitt May 07, 2009

What a beautiful capture of this great place... #7495250

Mukesh Srivastava May 07, 2009

Great find and terrific capture, Michelle!!! The ancient church pops up well against that gorgeous clouds..... #7495409

Bojan Bencic level-classic May 07, 2009

Fantastic image, Michelle. Beautiful light and clarity. #7495442

Laurence Saliba level-classic May 07, 2009

What a beauty Michelle, those clouds are just like I like them!!! #7495765

Sharon F. Morris May 07, 2009

Beautiful image Michelle. Love the detail and the clouds. #7495848

Daniella Puente May 07, 2009

Great exposure on this Michelle! The sky looks fantastic and the constructions part have a very good light and detail also, beautiful... #7495923

Melissa Olsen May 07, 2009

Wonderful capture Michelle...looks like we are both into landscapes today. Your sky is out of this world beautiful! #7496400

Mike Clime May 07, 2009

Wonderful capture, terrific light and awesome sky! #7496560

Rajeev 270293 Kashyap May 07, 2009

Gorgeous images Michelle! #7496635

Jim Huffield May 07, 2009

Gorgeous composition, Michelle. Jim #7496658

Gina M. Savage May 07, 2009

You did this beautiful place justice, Michelle! Look at that sky too. Beautiful capture. #7496806

Christina N. Seuser May 07, 2009

Beautifully captured, wonderful clarity and color! #7496984

Lynne Morris May 07, 2009

Beautiful capture with gorgeous colours and what a fantastic sky Michelle. #7496989

Kerry Hill May 07, 2009

A beautiful landscape with lovely colour and wonderful composition, Michelle!! Well done!! #7497017

Jayne Martin May 07, 2009

Awesome landscape! Makes me want to jump in the photo! #7497023

MELODIE C. ROBERTS May 07, 2009

What I wouldn't have given to be the 2000 and one Aborigine

Incredible Michelle #7497185

Barbara Waldoch May 07, 2009

Fantastic work, Michelle! #7497222

Joseph N. DiGilio May 07, 2009

Wow, talk about a journey into the past. This image drips with history. Nice work Michelle. #7497367

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer May 08, 2009

Very beautiful capture of this famous site, Michelle. #7498413

Paul E. Earl May 08, 2009

Superb image!!! #7498590

Derek D. Dafoe May 08, 2009

Wow! That is a pretty neat shot Michelle! Nice! #7498656

Maria A. Gonzalez May 08, 2009

Beautiful portrait of Santa Fe,it is ann incredible place to visit and you captured well.Awesome clouds and blue sky to bring out the adobe buildings.Well captured,Michelle. #7499238

a2o akmal aini othman level-classic May 08, 2009

wonderful!
what a great view Michelle :)
#7499915

Howard B. Cheek May 08, 2009

Excellent Michelle!
This beautiful sky contrasts very well with the earth tones below..
Would be proud to hang this on my wall :)
Have a great weekend,
Howard #7499927

Steve Rice May 08, 2009

Michelle, Excellent capture. #7499980

ROLAN NARMAN May 08, 2009

Gorgeous capture and scenery Michelle! Fantastic work! #7499987

Marcel J. Fernandez May 08, 2009

Michelle, this is a beautiful scenic capture. Would love to see this in soft light. #7500507

Stephen Zacker May 08, 2009

Like the open feeling and that great sky #7500795

Sue Marshall May 09, 2009

Wonderful image, Michelle!!
I love the tones and the sky looks amazing! :-) #7502268

Dick Jenkins May 09, 2009

You've got a wonderful picture here Michelle. I'll bet you were pleased with your visit to Santa Fe. This image is just as sharp as can be, and I very much like your positioning. Excellent photograph! #7502318

Nancyj E. Hovey level-classic May 10, 2009

What beautiful clouds and setting...

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your well deserving EFP..8o) #7504969

adrifil May 10, 2009

The ocre and the blue make a perfect match. It's a beautiful photo, I'd pick it myself if The Editor hadn't arrived first. :)

The set is wonderful, we are witnessing how the West was, Once Upon a Time. ;) #7506444

Jim Britt May 13, 2009

Neat photo! #7515603

Rolando Rosito May 13, 2009

Wonderful image Michelle, love the sky! #7516934

Cassie L. Woodlee May 17, 2009

Stunning Michelle!!! #7530637

Diane L. Thomas May 18, 2009

I say it was a perfect day for photographing. Shows all the colors of the earth and you captured them so well. #7534269

Summer A. Kozisek May 18, 2009

This image is spectacular Michelle, fantastic location and sky! #7535231

Terry L. Ellis level-classic May 23, 2009

Incredible capture, Michelle! Fantastic contrasting colors, sky and comp. #7551885

Marisol Pastor May 30, 2009

Perfect composition and tones. Love the sense of desolation you have captured. #7578451

Stephen S. Maguire June 03, 2009

Stunning capture and image!!!! Great work!!!! #7592636

Bill Houghton June 04, 2009

Michelle, this is a beautiful picture. Great shot. Bill #7598295

Steven W. Lepak June 19, 2009

Bravo Michelle! Congrats on your wonderful finalist. Keep them coming. Best Regards, Steven #7649025

Tiia Vissak June 19, 2009

Congratulations! #7649172

Wanda B. Anderson June 19, 2009

Congratulations on a wonderful capture!!! #7649330

Nancyj E. Hovey level-classic June 19, 2009

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your well deserving FINALIST...8o) #7649360

Stefania Barbier level-classic June 19, 2009

spectacular Michelle, congrats!!!! #7650131

Patricia Ronan June 19, 2009

Congratulations Michelle:) #7650432

Renee Doyle June 19, 2009

Beautifully done Michelle!!!!! Big congrats to you !! #7650709

Gina Cormier June 19, 2009

woohooooo!!! wtg!! Congrats!!!! #7650927

ROLAN NARMAN June 19, 2009

Huge congrats on your fantastic finalist, Michelle! #7651727

Jim Baines level-classic June 19, 2009

This one takes my vote to the Winner's Circle, Michelle! Congratulations!! #7652035

Carol L. Fowler June 19, 2009

Congrats on this Finalist! #7652728

Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 19, 2009

Congratulations on your finalist Michelle, beautiful! #7652920

Avril Young June 19, 2009

congrats on this beautiful Finalist.. #7653204

Brett Dolsen June 19, 2009

Awesome!!Congratulations Michelle!!Brett #7653568

Douglas Pignet June 20, 2009

Congrats WTG,Doug #7654263

Nadya Johnson June 20, 2009

This is spectacular, Michelle! Congrats again on another stunning finalist! #7654341

Sue Marshall June 20, 2009

Another fabulous Finalist, Michelle!!
Wooo hoooo big congrats to you! :-) #7654939

Eugenio Diaz June 20, 2009

Congratulations on your AMAZING Finalist! Fantastic work!
Lovely image! #7655293

Courtenay Vanderbilt June 20, 2009

Congratulations, Michelle! #7655651

Teresa Burnett level-classic June 20, 2009

And another huge congrats on this amazing finalist Michelle!! #7655971

Patrick Rouzes level-classic June 20, 2009

WOW, Michelle, congratulations once again ,my friend!!! WTG!!! #7657338

Alex T. Mizuno June 20, 2009

What a great sight! Love the color contrast. Congratulations on your Finalist again Michelle!!! #7657611

Debra R. Harder June 20, 2009

Congratulations, Michelle, on your beautiful finalist!! Deb #7658348

Colleen Farrell June 20, 2009

Fabulous capture, Michelle! Love the frame, too. Big congrats! #7659317

Laurence Saliba level-classic June 21, 2009

What a lovely finalist!!! Congratulations!!! #7660028

Ken Smith level-classic June 21, 2009

Very well deserved. Congrats Michelle! #7660560

William F. Clair June 21, 2009

Outstanding!!! I've also been there.
scrapinwillie #7661082

Mike D. Perez level-deluxe June 21, 2009

Congratulations on your beautiful Finalist, Michelle! #7661430

Leland N. Saunders level-deluxe June 24, 2009

Beautiful photo, Michelle ... congratulations on the Finalist ... !!

Lee #7672912

Marijana Fajgl June 25, 2009

Another fantastic finalist, Michelle! Congratulations! #7676512

ALLEN O. HOWARD June 25, 2009

Composition, colors and the details are all excellent, Michelle! Congratulatiopns! #7677378

Chua Wee Boo June 26, 2009

Big Congratualtions on this beautiful finalist,Michelle! #7681825

Marisol Pastor July 02, 2009

Congratulations on this fantastic finalist! #7701155

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