Fence does its job
That fence over there on the right side of the house is hard at work, keeping things in. Or out.
Either way, kudos to the fence for a job well done!
Tatum, New Mexico
photographed 5.11.2014
Posted on February 9, 2015, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, abandoned buildings, architecture, black and white photography, melinda green harvey, monochrome, new mexico, NIK Silver Efex Pro 2, one day one image, photo a day, photography, tatum, tatum new mexico. Bookmark the permalink. 9 Comments.
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We all have our jobs to do…
Nice shot, I’m not sure how I would have rendered this scene – your way works, but I may not have been bold enough to include the road,\.
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That’s an interesting comment re. the road. I have another shot without it, but I didn’t like it – it was too much house. And I actually did crop the highway out of this version, but I didn’t like it either.
From Lubbock, the closest place to go to the mountains is in Ruidoso, New Mexico. The route goes right through the town where I shot this, which reduces (to most people) the town of Tatum to *only* the road to/from the mountains. I hadn’t thought about it in exactly that way until now, but am sure that contributed to my feeling that the image needed the road in it.
(Thanks for making me think about it a little bit more, too. It was an interesting process.)
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As an artist, you just KNOW when it is right.
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That’s true. And the other part is learning to trust that knowledge. (Said the person who can second-guess her decisions all day long.)
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That IS part of the process 🙂
I am filled with self-doubt, but also won’t listen to any criticism aside from my wife’s insightful comments on my work.
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It’s not just us: two song scraps come to mind:
I’m good at blowing holes in things
And ranting in self doubt
(“Iris of the World” – Bruce Cockburn)
We were certainly uncertain
At least I’m pretty sure I am
(“Missed the Boat” – Modest Mouse)
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Nice set of comments here. I would not even have thought about this on viewing the photo as I am so used to Melinda putting a lot of the flat road/parking lot/gravel/grass/etc in the prominent foreground. It is a nice house though, and I can see the temptation to shoot just the house. The way I shoot, I probably would have ended up putting that very nice shattered curb (kerb?) in lower foreground without the road, as a border. But that would not have worked as well as this either.
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(Curb. Since you asked.)
Some (most, probably) of my prominent foreground shots were done from habit. I liked the comments from Robert, because it gave me a reason to think through my decisions on this particular shot, and to see that I really DID have a reason for what I did.
Are you familiar with Robert’s blog – https://infraredrobert.wordpress.com? He does some excellent urbex work.
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Nice when your friends aid with that kind of dialogue.
I have visited Robert’s blog, but like most blogs these days I don’t drop by often. And there are some excellent photos.
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