Ghost Bike
This ghost bike along US 90 commemorates where a cyclist was killed. Using painted bicycles as a way to memorialize a death began in Missouri in 2003. This fatality was, judging by the sign on the bike, the result of a DUI.
The lens flares seem to be pulling the bicyclist skyward.
Brewster County, Texas
photographed 1.19.2013
Posted on February 1, 2013, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, black and white photography, brewster county, brewster county texas, ghost bike, melinda green harvey, one day one image, photo a day, photography, texas. Bookmark the permalink. 7 Comments.
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Well done!
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Thanks!
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NIce – the line of clouds also seems to be carrying the bike.
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Thanks – I spent a decade or so photographing roadside crosses and don’t stop for them anymore. This was unusual enough to warrant a stop. The low sun and that line of clouds were most accommodating, being just where I needed them to be.
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I think a decade of photographing those memorials is enough, but I also think that they could make a very interesting collection – one topic, they would likely in combination cast some light on what to me is a bit hard to understand. I wonder if it is related to the decreasing use of cemeteries/increasing use of cremations and the consequent need for a memorial. The wikipedia entry for roadside memorials is interesting – apparently in California they charge a $1,000 fee per memorial, and some states ban them entirely.
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I learned a lot about roadside memorials during that decade. My project is called Where the Spirit Left; it’s got photos accompanied by poems and essays. I haven’t worked on it several years, but for various reasons think it seems like I might be ready to work on it again. I,will keep you posted.
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Heh, I should have guessed you would have this in hand, and know a lot about it too!
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