Seems to be going on forever
I didn’t stay here long – that haze in the background is a dust storm that was approaching quickly.
All of this seems like it’s forever – the crossroads, the deserted buildings, the spring dust.
Tokio, Texas
photographed 5.11.2015
Posted on November 13, 2015, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, abandoned buildings, black and white photography, ghost town, melinda green harvey, monochrome, NIK Silver Efex Pro 2, one day one image, photo a day, photography, postaday, texas, Tokio, tokio texas. Bookmark the permalink. 22 Comments.
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A most beautiful picture. That expanse in the foreground really does it.
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Thanks, Vera. I think you and I agree that there’s great beauty in desolation and destruction; we’ve discussed that more than once!
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This is really an outstanding photo. The power lines in the top half of the frame really draw me in.I wonder, in all that desolation, where those lines are going.
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Thanks, Ken.
In answer to your question, the lines are going south. I don’t know what’s south from there, so I guess I need to go back one of these days. I’ll let you know what I find out.
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That is the story of the Western USA…
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Yes, it is – and it’s a story I see nearly every time I’m out making photos.
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That is a great shot.
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Thank you, Elen.
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Says it all !
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Thanks, Richard.
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The coming dust storm makes this fine photo dramatic and even better!
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I agree – sometimes those dust storms have aesthetic value, even if they are unpleasant to be in the middle of!
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Awesome Grapes of Wrath type classic image! I can almost taste the dust!
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…and I could *literally* taste it!
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Yes, it reminds me of photos of the big dust bowl just before the depression, Mark.
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Just listened to an audio book of Woody Gutherie’s fictitious autobiography while driving from Tucson to Los Angeles… this photo also reminded me of all that romanticized travel too!
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Love this image, great composition. Like you, I find beauty in desolation and decay….
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Thank you, Sue.
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It is quite post-apocalyptic. At any moment a cobbled-together-from-parts armed monster truck could come roaring in from the south. Good thing you left when you did.
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Good thing the dust storm was about to hit – I might have stayed too long otherwise.
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Wow, stunning!!!!!
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Thanks, Markus!
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