Star Trek Ridge

by simpohflower, Sunday, August 01, 2010, 00:21 (36 days ago) @ GoodOl'Sol

That is so cool GOS, I like photography, but am an amateur. There are so many wonderful vistas in New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment, they make beautiful wall art. I have some of my better ones professionally done and professionally framed and much of it hangs on my walls. And I don't mean the photos that the tourists usually take. There are places here that tourists don't usually go to, very unspoiled scenery, like the acquaducts the friars built in the 1700's that are still standing and working (they are on private land). I also have some of my horses photos done and have them hanging on my wall. I like Realism.

Framing isn't cheap, is it?!?
I've given a lot of $ to the framing gods over the decades! But my current framer is a great guy and half the time I am there we are discussing old rock music and other stuff away from art and photography. That's neat to hear that you get to shoot things most people don't have the opportunity to see. I had to once rent a helicopter to shoot the Queen Mary from the air and it was spooky: no doors!!! I've also laid on my belly on the hot tarmac to shoot upshots of an airliner. These were all reference photos for my illustrations. Ags would love to see your horse photos----but make her promise to stop calling Steffy that before you do!!!

Helicopters are great to shoot from. And yeah, framing is mucho expensive, I have a framer that is also an artist and I have been with him for about 15 years, so I get a discount. When I was in Honduras, we took a Chinook over the banana plantations and the Mayan Ruins near Tegucigalpa and shot from really low, it was a real thrill. I was in the military still and we were on a mission. Of course my love for helicopters and airplanes stems from my stint in the Air Force. Ah, what memories. And I will see if Ags will change her mind about Steffie. To me horses are beautiful, but I doubt if anyone would be thrilled to be compared to one. Love ya, AGS.