Iron Horse Challenge

My selections in the Gurushots "Iron Horse Challenge" reached "All-Star" level.  This happened even though I did not have my best train photos available since I was away from home when the challenge started.

" RailRunner"  New Mexico RailRunner, photographed in the Santa Fe station.

"AnimasCanyon" Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad traveling though Animas River canyon

"CabooseinSugarCity"   Union Pacific caboose on displace in Sugar City, CO park.

"ManlyLocomotiveCaboose"  Locomotive and caboose on display in Msmly, IA along highway 9

OrphanMesa

View of the Orphan Mesa at Ghost Ranch.   January 11, 2016

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/8.0 at 1/320 sec    Aperture Priority  67.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

GhostRanchWelcome

Headquarters building for the Ghost Ranch.    January 11, 2016

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/8.0 at 1/320 sec    Aperture Priority  22.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

AbiquiuRedRocks3

Abiquiu Red Rocks near Georgia O'Keeffe's Ghost Ranch in North-central New Mexico    January 11, 2016

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/7.1 at 1/320 sec    Aperture Priority  28.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

SnowyShed

Snowy, abandoned shed near Gallina, NM   January 11, 2016

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/8.0 at 1/400 sec    Aperture Priority  70.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

Black & White Nature Challenge

My selection of nature photos which I have rendered in "Black & White" reached "All-Star" level in the Gurushots Black & White Nature Challenge.  Below are my entrees.

TetonView-bw

JennyLake2-bw

YoungBaldEagleBW

BlackBear

AbiquiuReservoir

Abiquiu Reservoir near Georgia O'Keeffe's Ghost Ranch in North-central New Mexico    January 11, 2016


Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/8.0 at 1/400 sec    Aperture Priority  18.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

CliffBarn

Ruins of a barn beneath a red-rock cliff near Gallina, NM     January 11, 2016

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/8.0 at 1/320 sec    Aperture Priority  67.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

GhostRanchGate

Ghost Ranch Gate in the high desert of Northern New Mexico.  A favorate spot of artist Georgia O'Keeffe is now own by the Presbyterian Church.    Janusry 11, 2016


Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/8.0 at 1/320 sec    Aperture Priority  38.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

EarlyTank

This early "tank" (pre-WW1) on display at Ponco Villa State Park in Columbus, NM.   January 6, 2016


Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/6.3 at 1/400 sec    Aperture Priority  22.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

SnowyMesaView

Snow on the White Mesa near San Ysidro, NM      January 11, 2016


.Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/8.0 at 1/500 sec    Aperture Priority  42.0mm  ISO 110   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2 

SnowyBench

A  dusting of snow on this bench in the house I an renting for a month.   That day we had sleet, sun, and snow.    January 8, 2016

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/5.6 at 1/80 sec    Aperture Priority  95.0mm  ISO 400   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2 

DemingMuseum

Local museum of Deming history and artifact.  Previously, it was the armort and the USE during its history.   January 6, 2016

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/6.3 at 1/4000 sec    Aperture Priority  55.0mm  ISO 4000   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2  (Should have reset the camera after low light shots)

AbiquiuRedRocks2

Abiquiu Red Rocks near Georgia O'Keeffe's Ghost Ranch in North-central New Mexico    January 11, 2016

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/8.0 at 1/400 sec    Aperture Priority  35.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

NuttView

Driving from Deming, NM to Albuquerque, we passed this intersection with a group of buildings - the village of Nutt, NM.  Had to take a photo of the sign      January 6, 2016

.Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/6.3 at 1/400 sec    Aperture Priority  31.0mm  ISO 120   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2  Cropped and finished with Photoshop Elements 9

PecanOrchard

Many orchards of pecan trees in the Las Cruce area of New Mexico.    January 5, 2016

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/5.6 at 1/80 sec    Aperture Priority  57.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2  Finished with Photoshop Elements 9

CitySlickersCabin

Cabin on Ghost Ranch property featured in the City Slickers movie.   January 11, 2016

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/8.0 at 1/400 sec    Aperture Priority  57.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2  Finished with Photoshop Elements 9

ColumbusDepot

The old Columbus, NM depot and caboose.  The depot houses a museum of railroad and Poncho Villa memorabilia.    January 6, 2016

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/5.6 at 1/400 sec    Aperture Priority  28.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2   Cropped and finished by Photoshop Elements 9

AbiquiuRedRocks

Abiquiu Red Rocks near Georgia O'Keeffe's Ghost Ranch in North-central New Mexico    January 11, 2016

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/8.0 at 1/400 sec    Aperture Priority  35.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2

AbandonedHomestead

Ruins of an abandoned homestead in Northeastern New Mexico      December 26, 2015

Canon EOS 60D with Tamron 18-200mm lens   f/5.6 at 1/80 sec    Aperture Priority  28.0mm  ISO 100   Three bracketed exposures (+2.0, 0.0, -2.0 EV)   Processed from RAW by HDR Darkroom Pro 2and enhanced by Photoshop Elements 9