More from Santa Fe

Fresh bell peppers at the Farmers' Market in Santa Fe, aspens just beginning to turn color, and mailboxes off Canyon Road. Now off to Durango, Colorado.

Copper S

Chris brought home a gorgeous piece of copper, thinking I'd like to photograph the patina on it (and you wonder why I hang on to this guy?). So this morning I went over to Juanita's mailbox and photographed an S and then took a macro shot of the copper. I sandwiched them together and ta da! ©Carol Leigh

My address? 20 Main Street!

©Carol Leigh

Not-so-scarlet letter A

I continue to photograph my neighbor Juanita's mailbox, today zooming in tight on the letter "A" in "MAIL." ©Carol Leigh

Juanita's mailbox

In my "Parts is Parts" online class, we're all working on creating 10 decent photographs from one subject. I've chosen my neighbor Juanita's mailbox for my project and this is my first photo. This is going to be difficult! But that's the point . . . ©Carol Leigh

M is for Mailbox . . .

In keeping with my resolution to "shoot early, shoot late" this year, I was out this frosty morning with a macro lens, taking a walk around the block. Most of my photos weren't sharp and so I dumped them. But I like this "M" I found on my neighbor's mailbox, especially the way the water droplets are still clinging to it, yet dripping down here and there. Walking around the block may not sound exciting as a photo shoot, but when you're up early, when there's interesting light, when you open your brain to whatever comes along, there's art to be made. ©Carol Leigh

Esssssss

On my walk around the block this morning I noticed how weathered my neighbor's mailbox is getting. (If she ever moves, I would LOVE to have her mailbox!) Her last name ends in "S" and that's what I zoomed in on. I darkened the edges a little bit so that the "S" would stand out more, but that's about it. ©Carol Leigh