North of Abiquiu. Nikon D200. 17-55mm Nikkor f/2.8, at 55mm. ISO 800. 1/1000 sec at f/11. Copyright Joanne Mason 2012.
This image – shot just north of Abiquiu, New Mexico – has been published here before in this form. I can’t improve on it and so have not re-edited it. This is continuing a look back at some of the best western landscapes of the past year. I love the sky, the way the light plays off the rocks, and the interplay between rocks and rangeland. The landscape exhibits a lovely tension between tranquility and calm and a certain hardness and seriousness. The light in this part of the world is extraordinary. This is Georgia O’Keeffe country. It is easy to see why she found it so inspiring.
