Arrived home late last night from a five day trip to Arizona to see family. One of the days we were there, my sister-in-law and her husband took us to Prescott, Arizona to see Barry Goldwater's black and white photography show at the Smoki Museum. First of all I had no idea he was a master photographer, all I knew of him was his political career. There were 21, 16x20 black and white gelatin silver images on display. There were probably, in my opinion, only 5 or 6 really outstanding ones I thought. I mean he was in the right place at the right time to be able to still take photographic images of the Navajo and Hopi American Indians, as well as other tribes. My two favorites were "The Navajo" - the whole frame filled with the Navajo Indian's face, whose name was Charlie Potato; and, "Canyon Snow", an image taken in the Grand Canyon. I wouldn't mind seeing more of his works, however.
There weren't really any big photo ops for me on the trip - other than the balloon festival we went to. However, the wind came up on Saturday and so no balloons were up in the air when we were there! Bummer! I have been to two other balloon festivals in Reno, so it's not like I completely lost out. We did walk around thru the Kids Rides and all the vendors. Here's an image with one of the kids inside the plastic balls. It was pretty fun to watch!
It was a long trip home - 10 hours to be exact! And it's always good to get home to your own bed. Today I ran around with errands and taking care of my husband who woke up with the flu today. Tomorrow I'll get back in the studio doing something with photography, for sure! ; )
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