More from the road...

Windmill at Dusk

Sands Cafe - Vaughn, NM
(My parents and I used to stop here to eat on our way to Albuquerque. They had very good green chile stew at one time, which I would frequently order - or if I felt like breakfast, I would order a ham and cheese omelette.)

Peace 2Go
 

Lost Over Time

I've always been fascinated with photographing dilapidated buildings and ghost towns; and there are many throughout NM. Over the years, I have traveled frequently between Roswell and Northern NM and have seen the small towns along the way getting emptier, falling into a state of abandonment and decay with time's passing. Here are some photos from Encino, NM.

Nobody Home

Main Street Location

Tumbleweed Motel

Remnants

Deja View

Spokes

Shards

Remaining Color

Photography Cont'd (Original Pics I, Adjusted II)

Fanta Se Sky I

Fanta Se Sky II

Kansas City Fountain I

Kansas City Fountain II

Bicycle I

Bicycle II

My Own World (Original)

My Own World (Adjusted)

In thinking of those who no longer grace us with their presence here on Earth...

The Veil

Feeling the thin veil
I emerged from a dream
Into light out of darkness
You were there and still loved me
You held me under the stars
Within the cosmic fabric of time and space
We are never apart.

I know the feeling! :)

He seems to be a god, that man

Facing you who leans to be close,

Smiles, and, alert and glad, listens

To your mellow voice.

And quickens in love at your laughter

That stings my breasts, jolts my heart

If I dare the shock of a glance.

I cannot speak,

My tongue sticks to my dry mouth,

Thins fire spreads beneath my skin,

My eyes cannot see and my aching ears

Roar in their labyrinths.

Chill sweat slides down my body,

I shake, I turn greener than grass,

I am neither living nor dead and cry

From the narrow between.

But endure, even this grief of love.

~Sappho



Shadow of a Tree

In the stillness she stands alone

Waiting through the passing season

Her colors have fallen to the ground

The moment is a golden one

Yet it is but a whisper in time

And is over far too soon

Inevitably winter will descend

Long and dark the nights

Days cold and slowly drifting

Until spring’s eventual embrace

Arrives like the coming dawn

Jillian Burgin (10-17-10)

Photography

I was recently contacted by a photographer who liked my photos on Facebook. He suggested I re-do some of them in B&W. I personally don't care for B&W, except in certain photographic content, but I am interested in adjusting color and light schemes to create interesting effects and dimensions in photos, and enhancing what already exists. Here's some of my first work (before and after):

Jack in the Window

Original

Adjusted

A much brighter, glowing Jack... with more of a multi-dimensional look.



Seagull on the Catalina Island Ferry

Original

Adjusted

This is a starker yet more defined image (in appearance) than the hazy original, the reduction of color and contrast gives a "sleek" feel to the photo.


Luna de Santa Fe

Original



Adjusted

I liked the enhancement of the luminosity within the red/violet spectrum while still keeping a "realistic" look.


The Webmaster

 Original

 Adjusted

 The darker green creates more of a contrast with the spider web and white paint.