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Daniel Frith
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Retired quality guy. Photographer by avocation.
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I don’t recall what led me to take a landscape photograph in portrait orientation, but here it is. I like it better than the landscape orientation shots I made that day.
I think this is on the million dollar highway in 2017.
#landscape

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#BlueSkyArtShow
#photographersofbluesky
An image of a green valley. On the bottom right of the photo is a broken dead tree. Bits of a small dirt road are visible across the bottom. The middle of the photograph is predominantly a meadow with evergreens scattered across it. The top third is more heavily wooded with a small lake on the left.
January 11, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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Monte Bello RV park in moonlight. July 2017. Because I haven’t had the opportunity to get my camera out, I am posting some pictures from the glory days of full time RVing.

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#BlueSkyArtShow
#photographersofbluesky

#monochrome
A monochrome image of an RV park in moonlight. A gravel road runs diagonally from the bottom left corner to the middle of the right side. There is a rectangular pavilion on the left side of the road. The road ends at a shed against a latilla fence. Between the pavilion and the fence are several large motor coaches and 5th wheels with associated vehicles. The right side of the road is lined with rocks and small bushes with a couple of RVs near the fence. The sky makes up the top two thirds of the image. There are smooth clouds just above the horizon with the full moon in the center of the picture above the clouds.
January 11, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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Taos plaza 12/1/2025.

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#BlueSkyArtShow
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#monochrome

#streetphotography
A monochrome image of the refurbished bandstand on the Taos plaza. Christmas lights outline the top. Adobe buildings form the background. On either side of the bandstand are bare cottonwood trees. Behind the bandstand is a 45 foot tall unlit Christmas tree. The sky is filled with clouds.
December 18, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Crowd gathered on theTaos plaza for the 2025 Christmas tree lighting. I took this with my #iPhone.

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#BlueSkyArtShow
#photographersofbluesky
#HumansofBlueSky
#Humans

#streetphotography
An image of a crowd of people standing on the Taos Plaza. In the background of the picture is the Hotel La Fonda. The hotel is outlined in farolitos, and decorative lights are being projected on it. In front of the hotel on the left is a cottonwood tree wrapped in blue lights. The tops of blue canopies are visible on the right and left edges of the image.
December 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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It’s been quite a while since I posted anything. Here is my extremely cute granddaughter riding her suitcase through the house.

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#HumansofBlueSky
#Humans
A 5 year old is laying across the top of a pink rolling suitcase. She is using her feet, clad in sparkly boots, to propel the suitcase across the room. She is looking at the camera with a lock of hair across her face.
December 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Fiestas de Taos 2017. This has been a favorite of mine for a while. I guess it’s time I posted it.

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#BlueSkyArtShow
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#HumansofBlueSky
#Humans

#monochrome
A monochrome image of a family of 4 walking together. On the left is a long haired child with a cape and a T-shirt with a raccoon on it. In the middle a younger child holds onto his mother’s hand. On the right the father is holding the mother’s other hand. He is wearing long plaid shorts and a T-shirt. Behind them is an adobe building.
October 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Another Taos sunset from a couple of weeks ago.
#sunset

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An image of a sunset. The horizon is at the bottom of the picture with hills silhouetted against the sky with a few tree tops also silhouetted. There are dark clouds with sunlight from below the horizon lighting them from underneath. The light is shades of plink, orange, yellow, and gold. Rays of golden light fan out across a cloud in the upper right quadrant of the picture.
August 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Taos sunset August 2025

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An image of a colorful monsoon sunset. The foreground is dark with a tree silhouetted against the horizon. The sky is partly cloudy. Near the horizon the clouds are golden. Above that is a band of dark gray clouds with even darker clouds across the top of the frame. Across the middle of the darkest clouds is a patch of virga that is glowing pink from the sun that has already set below the horizon.
August 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Santa Fe Skies RV Park
“On days that I keep my #gratitude higher than my expectations, I have really good days” — Ray Wylie Hubbard

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An image of hills south of Santa Fe, New Mexico, taken from the Santa Fe Skies RV Park. The hills are in a haze that helps define the distance between the rows of hills. In the foreground is a walking path. On the right side between the path and the camera is the rust covered body of an antique car. To the right of the car is an abstract sculpture on a concrete pedestal. The sculpture is a metal circle that is red on the outside and blue on the inside. Just past the path is a wire fence, and beyond the fence is a field speckled with juniper bushes that stretches to the hills.
August 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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I shot this with my iPhone this morning. It’s Raylan taking it easy on a summer day.
#SummerDaze
#dogsky
#dogsofbluesky

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An image of a large brown and tan dog draped over the chaise end of a brown leather sectional sofa. His hind legs are visible sticking out from behind the chaise on the left side of the photograph. His snout is resting on the sofa cushion, and his right leg is hanging off of the chaise.
July 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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This was taken at the Deschutes county fair in Bend, Oregon.
#SummerDaze
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An image of a boy in mid air. On the right side of the image is the black metal platform he jumped from. A woman is standing on the platform with her back to the camera. A vertical sign reading “The Stunt Jump” is attached to the side of the platform. The top of a Ferris wheel is visible on the bottom left side of the image. The boy is higher than the top of the wheel.
July 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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I’ve posted this before, but it seems perfect for #SummerDaze.

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Sunset on beach with a girl doing a handstand in the distance being photographed by a friend.
July 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Dauphin Island sunset
#photography
#beach
Sunset on beach with a girl doing a handstand in the distance being photographed by a friend
February 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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I got a new lens today a #Nikon Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S. I think I’m going to like it. This is a shot of my front porch. Shooting pueblo style architecture never gets old.
#NewMexico
#photography

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An image of the front porch of a pueblo style house. The flagstone porch leads away from the camera to a wooden door. On the right side 2 large columns support the wooden ceiling above the porch. There is a large window in the adobe wall on the left side of the porch. Two turquoise colored rockers sit in front of the window. The porch continues in an L to the right with 2 smaller windows and 2 turquoise Adirondack chairs. The windows reflect the sky and the window on the left reflects a tangled wood and rock mobile that hangs from a beam. Above the beam 2 vigas are visible. A bit of the courtyard is visible on the bottom right side.
July 8, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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I believe this is Arches, but it might be Canyonlands.

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#MinimalMonday
An image of a red rock butte wall with a flat shelf in the foreground. The rock shelf is smooth and flat except for a few small rocks of varying sizes.
June 24, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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An Aztec dancer in #vibrant colors at The Gathering of Nations Powwow in 2019.
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An image of an Aztec dancer’s head and shoulders. His face is painted, he is wearing a jaguar face on his head with a feathered headdress and feathered costume. The feathers and ornamentation are vibrant shades of green, blue, red, and pink.
June 7, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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Columbine in the courtyard, and a volunteer in the walkway between the house and carport. When you see columbine in the forest by a mountain stream, it seems so delicate. I never expected one to grow up through gravel in a high traffic area. These are straight from the camera with no finishing.
An image of a columbine plant with 3 yellow blooms. The plant is growing up through gravel against an adobe wall. Two columbine flowers in a tangle of stems. The one on the left is bright yellow. The bloom on the right has white outer petals with a pale yellow center. The background is blurred flagstone and dirt. A single columbine flower surrounded by parts of other flowers, stems, and leaves. The bloom is bright yellow. The background is blurred. A single columbine flower facing away from the camera. The base petals are a pale coral color. The center is bright yellow. The tails of the flower are bright yellow with coral tips. The background is blurred.
June 6, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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People #underneath an arch at Arches #NationalPark.
#streetphotograhy #humansofbluesky
#BlueSkyArtShow
#NationalParkStreetPhotography
An image of a stone arch in Arches National Park. There is a line of people walking toward the arch. The line moves across the image from the bottom left to center right. It crosses to the back to the center of the picture then goes up the sloping bottom of the arch. People are standing and sitting on the sloped inside of the arch in various positions silhouetted against the blue sky.
May 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Lunch at La Cueva.

#photography
#streetphotography
#Taos #NewMexico
A street scene from an outdoor dining perspective. In the foreground is the top of a latilla fence with the latillas cut to the same height. On the right side of the image rising above the fence is a street sign for Quesnel and Paseo del Pueblo. Traffic negotiating the intersection is visible through the latillas. A number of vertical poles with signage and lighting rise behind the fence. Blue and green patio umbrellas are partially visible at the top of the image. Beyond the poles are trees, and above the trees is a blue sky with wispy clouds.
May 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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All day long I have intended to post one of my redwood pictures for #BlueSkyArtShow #lightandshadow. Then I looked out at #Pucuris.
An image of a mountain in late afternoon sunlight. In the foreground is a field of sage in shades of yellow and green. Between the sage and the mountain are trees in various shades of green. Like the mountain, the evening sun bathes the trees and sage in light and shadow. The sky is clear but hazy.
May 25, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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A churchyard in Cerrillos, NM. I love the way the sunlight highlights the texture of the adobe.

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A picture of a churchyard. On the left of the image is an adobe building with an arched doorway. The steps leading to the door are obscured by a low wall that mimics the shape of the steps. To the right of the door is a window. Attached to the building is an adobe wall that curves outward. There is an arched entry way through the wall. The back right third of the picture is a back wall. There is a large cross in front of the wall. Inside the courtyard is tall grass and weeds. The late morning sun shining at an angle highlights the texture of the adobe.
May 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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The view out the back door today.
#photography #spring
A backyard scene. The foreground is a flagstone patio streaked by light filtering through the latia covering. On the left 2 columns are silhouetted. The top third of the picture is filled by a large purple lilac bush in full bloom. A white lilac is partially visible on the right.
May 15, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Poles and power lines in Helper, Utah.
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#lines
A monochrome image of power lines and poles. In the foreground a road crosses the image. Poles and lines go across the image and toward the horizon. Some of the poles appear to be placed randomly. The landscape is grass and juniper with a few small trees.
May 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Springtime in the Sangre de Cristos
4 clusters of lilac blooms. Only a few of the flowers are fully open; most are buds. The background of the image is the dark green of lilac leaves. A mound of melting snow sits at the center of the clusters.
May 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Redwoods

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#green
Redwoods in dappled sunlight. At the bottom of the image is the gnarled trunk of a dead tree. The trunk of a small fallen tree crosses the photograph just above the stump. Both trunk and stump are moss covered. Ferns and other undergrowth add even more green to the image.
May 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM