Saturday, July 24, 2010

Saturday encore ~ A New Mexico sunset–special no matter how you slice it

I used to participate in a weekly blog thing called Skywatch Friday, wherein I posted pictures of the New Mexico sky once a week. I don't remember why I stopped – it certainly wasn't for lack of material. I'm missing those pretty sunset pictures, so I've decided to repeat this post from July 2009 just for old time's sake.

Sunsets and dinnertime are usually simultaneous around here. More often than not, the cooking gets interrupted when I look out the front window, gasp, try to remember where I've put the camera this time, then dash out to the porch to watch the show. I stand in about the same place every time, so invariably, these shots end up looking the same sunset after sunset after sunset ... except for the colors and the clouds and the light.

24 comments:

  1. Ooooh, I remember those pictures well and it still takes my breath away!

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  2. Can you put that on "For You" please?

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  3. I do the same thing! My view is completely obstucted by trees but I shoot right through them.

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  4. Pat, the link to the high-rez version is now up on the For You page.

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  5. Do you feel bad about making me homesick? You shouldn't.

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  6. I do love these photos...together they look like they should be eco wrapping paper. Lucky we are to see that a lot. We don't live far from Arroyo del Oso golf course. Many a night's walk we just stand and watch the sun slip down behind the volcanos and Mt. Taylor. I have never taken my camera....duh.....gives me a think, huh?

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  7. Magnificent!!!

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  8. Beautiful, beautiful. I tend to run out of words where New Mexico skies are concerned. I love this presentaton.

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  9. breathtakingly beautiful...

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  10. What amazing skies and photos.

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  11. OMG - someone already used my word: breathtaking! Especially pulled together like you did.

    Nancy in Iowa

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  12. oh God do I miss the desert - and the lack of trees.

    So homesick at the moment :(

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  13. Wow! The clouds in #4 make it look like there's another mountain range behind the real one :).

    These shots would make lovely bookmarks :).

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  14. Fabric, that what this collage of New Mexico Sky panoramas would be amazing as. Imagine this as a Wall Hanging or a Cushion Cover ... just beautiful !

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  15. WOW those are beautiful, I can see why you get sruck taking pictures everyday of sunsets.

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  16. Stunningly beautiful! You are so lucky to be able to witness skies like this on a regular basis.

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  17. That is beautiful. and Amazing what you have done with it!

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  18. Beautiful!!! Makes me want to pack my bags move to NM and leave Oklahoma in the rearview mirror! :)

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  19. Sometimes it's difficult to say which has better sunsets, the desert or the ocean.

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  20. So beautiful!

    Nothing on the East Coast can compare to those desert sunsets.

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  21. What a great way to show a series of shots, it almost looks like an abstract composition.

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  22. Oh. My. Gawd.


    ....can't wait! *grin*

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