Clouds and an Old Spanish Church [Contest Finalists May 2009]
Uploaded: May 07, 2009 02:08:36
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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
Robert K. Bemus May 07, 2009
Beautiful indeed, Michelle-- great shot!! #1124494Joao Martinho May 07, 2009
Great composition, Michelle. I love the sky and how it contrasts with the ground and the old colonial architecture. Bravo! #7494413Brett Dolsen May 07, 2009
Stunning historical landscape capture Michelle!!What a great place!!Brett #7494462Manuel Barrera May 07, 2009
So many gorgeous images of your travel, Michelle #7494464Douglas Pignet May 07, 2009
Once again Michelle a beautiful landscape,wonderful colors and setting,Doug #7494467Alan L. Borror May 07, 2009
Wonderful travel image, Michelle! Beautiful composition and color. #7494471Stefania Barbier May 07, 2009
amazing place and you captured it beautifully with that gorgeous sky... wonderful! #7494496Pat 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! #7494501Tiia Vissak May 07, 2009
great tones, light & textures! #7494514Avril Young May 07, 2009
fantastic shot Michelle, looks like a 3D photo...beautiful sky..I love the nameAimee S. McMaster May 07, 2009
....another wonderful image, Michelle...beautiful composition and color.....Aimee #7494563Vitor 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!! #7494602Gord MacEachern May 07, 2009
Fantastic scene Michelle,great colors and composition!! #7494633Colette M. Metcalf May 07, 2009
Beautiful capture!!!! #7494660Laurie Daily May 07, 2009
Such a beautiful scene filled with depth and detail...love the tones! #7494723Jeff Robinson May 07, 2009
A wonderful Santa Fe image Michelle! I have got to get back there.... Very nicely composed and captured! Jeff #7494796Eric S. Rundle May 07, 2009
Fantastic color and contrast in this image the POV is perfect Great job Michelle #7494893Nikki McDonald 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. #7494894Claudia Kuhn May 07, 2009
Beautiful Michelle, love the textures in the sky and on the ground. #7495042Renata Gusciora May 07, 2009
Wow!What an amazing find,fabulous image and lighting,Michelle! #7495243Lynn M. Whitt May 07, 2009
What a beautiful capture of this great place... #7495250Mukesh Srivastava May 07, 2009
Great find and terrific capture, Michelle!!! The ancient church pops up well against that gorgeous clouds..... #7495409Bojan Bencic May 07, 2009
Fantastic image, Michelle. Beautiful light and clarity. #7495442Laurence Saliba May 07, 2009
What a beauty Michelle, those clouds are just like I like them!!! #7495765Sharon F. Morris May 07, 2009
Beautiful image Michelle. Love the detail and the clouds. #7495848Daniella 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... #7495923Melissa Olsen May 07, 2009
Wonderful capture Michelle...looks like we are both into landscapes today. Your sky is out of this world beautiful! #7496400Mike Clime May 07, 2009
Wonderful capture, terrific light and awesome sky! #7496560Rajeev 270293 Kashyap May 07, 2009
Gorgeous images Michelle! #7496635Jim Huffield May 07, 2009
Gorgeous composition, Michelle. Jim #7496658Gina M. Savage May 07, 2009
You did this beautiful place justice, Michelle! Look at that sky too. Beautiful capture. #7496806Christina N. Seuser May 07, 2009
Beautifully captured, wonderful clarity and color! #7496984Lynne Morris May 07, 2009
Beautiful capture with gorgeous colours and what a fantastic sky Michelle. #7496989Kerry Hill May 07, 2009
A beautiful landscape with lovely colour and wonderful composition, Michelle!! Well done!! #7497017Jayne Martin May 07, 2009
Awesome landscape! Makes me want to jump in the photo! #7497023MELODIE C. ROBERTS May 07, 2009
What I wouldn't have given to be the 2000 and one AborigineIncredible Michelle #7497185
Barbara Waldoch May 07, 2009
Fantastic work, Michelle! #7497222Joseph N. DiGilio May 07, 2009
Wow, talk about a journey into the past. This image drips with history. Nice work Michelle. #7497367Kirsten Kiki Kjaer May 08, 2009
Very beautiful capture of this famous site, Michelle. #7498413Paul E. Earl May 08, 2009
Superb image!!! #7498590Derek D. Dafoe May 08, 2009
Wow! That is a pretty neat shot Michelle! Nice! #7498656Maria 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. #7499238a2o akmal aini othman May 08, 2009
wonderful!Howard B. Cheek May 08, 2009
Excellent Michelle!Steve Rice May 08, 2009
Michelle, Excellent capture. #7499980ROLAN NARMAN May 08, 2009
Gorgeous capture and scenery Michelle! Fantastic work! #7499987Marcel J. Fernandez May 08, 2009
Michelle, this is a beautiful scenic capture. Would love to see this in soft light. #7500507Stephen Zacker May 08, 2009
Like the open feeling and that great sky #7500795Sue Marshall May 09, 2009
Wonderful image, Michelle!!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! #7502318Nancyj E. Hovey 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! #7515603Rolando Rosito May 13, 2009
Wonderful image Michelle, love the sky! #7516934Cassie L. Woodlee May 17, 2009
Stunning Michelle!!! #7530637Diane 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. #7534269Summer A. Kozisek May 18, 2009
This image is spectacular Michelle, fantastic location and sky! #7535231Terry L. Ellis May 23, 2009
Incredible capture, Michelle! Fantastic contrasting colors, sky and comp. #7551885Marisol Pastor May 30, 2009
Perfect composition and tones. Love the sense of desolation you have captured. #7578451Stephen S. Maguire June 03, 2009
Stunning capture and image!!!! Great work!!!! #7592636Bill Houghton June 04, 2009
Michelle, this is a beautiful picture. Great shot. Bill #7598295Steven W. Lepak June 19, 2009
Bravo Michelle! Congrats on your wonderful finalist. Keep them coming. Best Regards, Steven #7649025Tiia Vissak June 19, 2009
Congratulations! #7649172Wanda B. Anderson June 19, 2009
Congratulations on a wonderful capture!!! #7649330Nancyj E. Hovey June 19, 2009
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N SStefania Barbier June 19, 2009
spectacular Michelle, congrats!!!! #7650131Patricia Ronan June 19, 2009
Congratulations Michelle:) #7650432Renee Doyle June 19, 2009
Beautifully done Michelle!!!!! Big congrats to you !! #7650709Gina Cormier June 19, 2009
woohooooo!!! wtg!! Congrats!!!! #7650927ROLAN NARMAN June 19, 2009
Huge congrats on your fantastic finalist, Michelle! #7651727Jim Baines June 19, 2009
This one takes my vote to the Winner's Circle, Michelle! Congratulations!! #7652035Carol L. Fowler June 19, 2009
Congrats on this Finalist! #7652728Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 19, 2009
Congratulations on your finalist Michelle, beautiful! #7652920Avril Young June 19, 2009
congrats on this beautiful Finalist.. #7653204Brett Dolsen June 19, 2009
Awesome!!Congratulations Michelle!!Brett #7653568Douglas Pignet June 20, 2009
Congrats WTG,Doug #7654263Nadya Johnson June 20, 2009
This is spectacular, Michelle! Congrats again on another stunning finalist! #7654341Sue Marshall June 20, 2009
Another fabulous Finalist, Michelle!!Eugenio Diaz June 20, 2009
Congratulations on your AMAZING Finalist! Fantastic work!Courtenay Vanderbilt June 20, 2009
Congratulations, Michelle! #7655651Teresa Burnett June 20, 2009
And another huge congrats on this amazing finalist Michelle!! #7655971Patrick Rouzes June 20, 2009
WOW, Michelle, congratulations once again ,my friend!!! WTG!!! #7657338Alex T. Mizuno June 20, 2009
What a great sight! Love the color contrast. Congratulations on your Finalist again Michelle!!! #7657611Debra R. Harder June 20, 2009
Congratulations, Michelle, on your beautiful finalist!! Deb #7658348Colleen Farrell June 20, 2009
Fabulous capture, Michelle! Love the frame, too. Big congrats! #7659317Laurence Saliba June 21, 2009
What a lovely finalist!!! Congratulations!!! #7660028Ken Smith June 21, 2009
Very well deserved. Congrats Michelle! #7660560William F. Clair June 21, 2009
Outstanding!!! I've also been there.Mike D. Perez June 21, 2009
Congratulations on your beautiful Finalist, Michelle! #7661430Leland N. Saunders June 24, 2009
Beautiful photo, Michelle ... congratulations on the Finalist ... !!Lee #7672912
Marijana Fajgl June 25, 2009
Another fantastic finalist, Michelle! Congratulations! #7676512ALLEN O. HOWARD June 25, 2009
Composition, colors and the details are all excellent, Michelle! Congratulatiopns! #7677378Chua Wee Boo June 26, 2009
Big Congratualtions on this beautiful finalist,Michelle! #7681825Marisol Pastor July 02, 2009
Congratulations on this fantastic finalist! #7701155Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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