In Touch with the Bosque

by Helene Kobelnyk | Jan 22, 2012 | New Mexico, On Location, Telling A Story |

I fell in love with Bosque del Apache in the middle of a bleak and windy winter.  Despite living in New Mexico for thirty years, I had never taken the time to visit there until this year.  The joy and the happiness of the birds who winter there is magical, and the...

Spectacular Wedding Venue

by Helene Kobelnyk | May 27, 2011 | Featured, On Location, The Art of Photography |

Who would think that getting married in the lobby of a theater was worth considering?  Well, if it’s the Spencer Theater in Ruidoso, New Mexico, get ready for a pretty spectacular scene inside and out.  The lobby is set against the theater and glistens like a...

Winter Poppies

by Helene Kobelnyk | Mar 26, 2010 | Landscapes, On Location |

  I live in the Southwest not just for the glorious, wide-open and colorful spaces, but for the three-hundred days of sunshine which I believe are guaranteed to us!  This seemed to have been an incredibly endless winter.  We were having blizzards and bitter cold on a...

Alameda Park Zoo

by Helene Kobelnyk | Mar 19, 2010 | Landscapes, On Location |

I spent a glorious afternoon at the Alameda Park Zoo in Alamogordo, Mew Mexico.  My mission was to test the 70-300 mm Nikkor lens on my D200 and I was sure to find willing subjects there.  It’s a charming little zoo with kind and friendly personnel.  Many of the...

Wolf Moon Odyssey

by Helene Kobelnyk | Feb 22, 2010 | On Location, Personal, The Art of Photography, Tips |

The night of January 30th of this year, was the rise of the Wolf Moon.  Always on the lookout for interesting photo ops,  my best buddy Libby and I packed up our gear, bundled up in winter gear, and headed out to the Fort Stanton military cemetery with our thermos of ...