The scene shifts from the Texas Rio Grande Valley to the New Mexico Rio Grande Valley. I will be at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge later this week for the Festival of the Cranes. My wife and youngest daughter met me in Albuquerque yesterday and we spent late afternoon and early evening in Old Town soaking up the atmosphere and some delicious Navajo Tacos at a reasturant built around a giant cottonwood tree. My favorite shop in Old Town displays Chili Restras of all kinds, shapes, and sizes. I love the vivid colors and the textures (and the fact that they are actually food 🙂

Canon SX40HS 1) and 3) at 36mm equivalent field of view. 2) at 24mm. 1)  f4 @ 1/60th @ ISO 200. 2) f2.7 @ 1/30th @ ISO 800. 3) f4 @ 1/40th @ ISO 200. Program with iContrast and -1/3EV exposure compensation.

Processed in Lighttoom for Intensity and Sharpness.