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16-JAN-2014

From church to gallery, Rodeo, New Mexico, 2014

This church building was once a saloon, and is now a well-regarded art gallery in this small town along Old US Route 80. The light was harsh and directly overhead when I made this image. I used the high contrast shadows on the gallery wall to my advantage by placing a layer of Ocotillo plants before them. The diagonal roofline draws the from the upper right hand corner into the image, while the slanting roof of the old cupola on top of the building repeats the diagonal.

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Phil Douglis12-Feb-2014 18:23
Great point, Carol. The comparison between the curves of the Ocotillo spines and the rigidly defined crucifix is not only complementary but appropriately symbolic of Christian beliefs. The thorns on the Ocotillo could be taken by the pious as a biblical reference to the crown of thorns worn by Christ upon the crucifix.
Carol E Sandgren12-Feb-2014 02:23
My eye is drawn to the curvaceous lines of the weeds in contrast with the straight lines of the crucifix. The two compliment each other!
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