Monthly Archives: January 2015
Hotel is Closed
This place has been closed for so long that the plywood over the (broken) windows is starting to fall apart. Not all that long ago, I probably wouldn’t have even noticed the state of the plywood, but now (thanks in part to Infrared Robert), I saw those holes as an opportunity, and looked inside. And took some photos, of course.
On the back door of the place, I saw a sign that said HOTEL IS CLOSED, which struck me as redundant. But only until I got home and started trying to find out what the place had been, and the sign was the only way I could tell that it had once been a hotel.
The winter sun was low enough that the hulk of the building cast a very nice shadow on the brick street; my vantage point wasn’t high enough to get a good shot, but you can see it here.
Clarendon, Texas
photographed 12.26.2014
A look back, with chagrin
Today is the start of my seventh year of blogging, and my fourth year on the current WordPress site. Because we’re friends, and you won’t judge me too harshly, I thought I’d take some time today to show you how far I’ve come since that day I started.
January 1, 2009:
(What a tiny image! What a poorly-framed shot! It’s a wonder I made it past the end of the week!)
January 1, 2010:
(Gracious. What the hell was going on here?! After a year of daily practice, this was all I had? No wonder I had a total of 5 followers at the end of that first year!)
January 1, 2011:
(Maybe I am finally making some photographic progress here. It took long enough, didn’t it?)
January 1, 2012
(Oh, yes. The year of the house renovation. And no furniture for the duration. What a pleasant time that was! I’m so glad I chose this bleak scene to start the year.)
January 1, 2013
(Here we go – now this stuff is starting to look like I shot it. After four full years, it’s about time.)
January 1, 2014
(And then there’s this, which featured a link to a non-related Talking Heads song.)
Which brings us to
January 1, 2015:
Who knows where I’ll take this photography thing this year?
To be honest, I have an idea or two. I’ve got a couple of book projects in the works, a return trip to the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops in the spring, a new LensBaby to play with, another adventure with my friend Ehpem. And, of course, the blog.
Thanks to everyone who’s stuck with me through this. I look forward to another year, and hope you do as well!
(The first 2015 image is from Santa Fe, New Mexico.)
One Day | One Image 