See it. But don’t believe it.
Another view of a movie set in the wilds of West Texas that I featured earlier this year.
As with the previously-featured building, this one was disconcerting: the exterior looked old, with the hitching post out front and that porch roof made of branches*. But on the inside, modern-day plywood was visible…
near Lajitas, Texas
photographed 1.20.2013
*Correctly called latillas, which I could pretend I knew all along, but which actually I only just now looked up. We strive for honesty here at One Day | One Image. Unless an exaggeration** or cheap joke seems more appropriate.
** Actual comment, from my spouse to me, said without irony: You always exaggerate.
Posted on August 14, 2013, in architecture, Photography and tagged 365 photo project, abandoned buildings, architecture, black and white photography, lajitas texas, melinda green harvey, movie set, one day one image, photo a day, photography, texas. Bookmark the permalink. 14 Comments.
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The words “spaghetti western” come to mind looking at this.
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I know what you mean – in fact it is almost impossible to look at this and NOT think “spaghetti western”!
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I don’t see any spaghetti.
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Actually “latilla” is Spanish for “spaghetti” – so what looks like branches over the porch is actually spaghetti.
Or something like that.
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You ARE speaking to your Research Department. ‘small stick’ and ‘spaghetti’ are a few worlds apart, especially when wet.
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It was a test, to see if the Research Department was paying attention?
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very cool place! Probably not gonna be there too much longer if the river keeps flooding!! 🙂
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Good thing I shot about a hundred pictures when I was there in January….
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It looks pretty authentic to me, but, hey, I’m from New York. And I’ve told you a million times not to exaggerate!
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Ha! Ha! Ha! I LITERALLY died laughing when I read your comment!
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Great shot, love this atmosphere and you´ve enhanced it with your mark 😉
Greetings, Ron.
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Thanks, Ron. An earlier commenter said this place is in danger from floods, so I am happy I took the time to stop and check it out last winter.
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That’s a wonderful image. I love the shadows from the ‘spaghetti’.
What really catches my eye is the little lit-up cross in the doorway. Is that just a fantastic trick of light? anyway, it’s wonderful!
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Karen, the cross is a hole in the wall on the far side of the building, letting light through. It’s not as cross-shaped as it looks in the photo, which sort of makes it more interesting, I think.
Glad you like this one!
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