abó mission church

en route to new mexico's salinas pueblo mission national monument for a photo escape, r. j. passed over the majestic rio grande river:
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the clear light at sunset paints a perfect backdrop to the sandia mountains with a touch of fall foliage.
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the cultural resources in the desert southwest are amazing. here lies abó, the remains of a pueblo indian mission church influenced by spanish colonials.
salinas pueblo mission national monument by kern-photo

after sunset a little creative light painting experiment yielded a message to his wife nicole... i love you! (ps- no photoshop used, just a 20 second exposure aided by light painting with a small halogen headlight it took about 10 tries to get it right).
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