Let There Be Light

Some images from our Christmas Eve jaunt around Albuquerque to view the luminarias and lights. It's easier said than done to get clear pictures in low light, no-flash situations with a digital camera. Especially if you neglect to read the instruction booklet. But perhaps the blurred quality can pass as a special effect. (Click on photos for larger versions.)

By far our favorite all-luminaria display was on Dietz Farm Road off of Rio Grande Boulevard. No street lights, no competing electric lights, no huge crowds. No way to capture the real effect of hundreds of luminarias glowing all around you either, but here's a small taste:

We thought this display had New Mexico written all over it:

Some people added little fires this year, which is how luminarias and farolitos (if you live in Northern New Mexico) began:

Nothing like a sailboat in the high desert:

Click to see the entire photo album.

And a happy Kwanzaa (Habari gani? Umoja) and Chanukah!