Another photo from the New Mexico State Prison

Posted on Monday, April 28th, 2008

Razor Wire - Outside the New Mexico State Prison

This is another photo from the trip to the New Mexico State Prison. Before we went inside we walked the grounds where this bunch of razor wire had been unwound. It turns out that this type of razor wire is usually packed in a double wind opposing each other (like Concertina wire) This has the benefit of unfurling in an unpredictable manner when cut causing severe harm to whoever is attempting to escape. This stuff is also of the stainless steel variety and still as sharp as can be.

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A trip to the Zoo – Some HDR Fun

Posted on Sunday, April 20th, 2008

Flowers at the Zoo

This past week I took a walk around the Rio Grande Zoo to clear my head. My intention for this trip was to attempt hand-held HDR shots of items that I did not have any control over. I have combined the images and done quite a bit of tone mapping to get a look I like.

Bald Eagle

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Voted 3rd Best Artist in the Weekly Alibi

Posted on Monday, April 7th, 2008

Prison Self-Portrait

I am mentioned on this page in the Alibi

Thank you all who voted for me!

The two photos for today are both from the old NM State Prison that was involved in the February 2, 1980 riots.
The self-portrait (that is me peeking through the broken window) was shot in the dormitory where the riot was started.
The other photo is of the gas chamber. This gas chamber was used once on August 11, 1960 to put David Cooper Nelson to death. His last words were “OK Warden. God be with you.”
Gas Chamber

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