Something better may come along
I have a thing for photographing interiors of abandoned buildings. You probably noticed that by now. I found this place one evening in San Antonio, and the low sun gave me some good light bouncing around the remnants of a now-closed business.
But anyway, if you were planning a trip around a meal at Murphy’s Deli, you might want to reconsider.
East Houston Street
San Antonio, Texas
photographed 5.19.2016
Posted on June 6, 2016, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, black and white photography, downtown, Leica, melinda green harvey, monochrome, one day one image, photo a day, photography, postaday, san antonio, san antonio texas, texas. Bookmark the permalink. 15 Comments.
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Another one — really great balance and composition!
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Nice shot. Here we have some places that several businesses have been in and they keep failing . And there are others around them doing well. Seems some spots are just jinxed no matter what.
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I see history as much as shattered dreams in this image. I love poking around abandoned places. It is nice to do it through your images. Documenting these places is important whether they end up demolished, renovated or re-inhabited and repurposed.
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Thanks! It took me an embarrassingly long time to realize that my photos could be part of historical documentation! I really, really like shooting through dusty windows like this one!
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I hope you have descendants interested enough to preserve your work, or do you already have in place a means to protect it?
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My granddaughter, who’s almost nine, recently told me she was ready to take her photography “to the next level” (whatever THAT means to a 4th grader!), so maybe I’ll just leave her my accumulation of hard drives stuffed with image files!
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How lovely that she is following in your footsteps. Maybe the next level is to start printing them out and flogging them on eBay! 😊
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I’ll have to ask her; she’s probably already written a business plan or something!
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I wouldn’t be surprised with all the young entrepreneurs around these days! 😊
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Maybe she’s abandoned photography – this morning I was taking her to drama camp and she told me that she was planning to study theatre in college…
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Still an ambitious young woman! I had no idea you could do things like that even in late high school.
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There is a stateliness in those columns, with that gorgeous light. Ghosts of Edward Hopper.
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Thank you so much – an honor to be compared to Edward Hopper!
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LOVE THIS BLOG!
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Thanks – come back any time!
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