How to get noticed
The population of this town is about 1,600 people. When we got there, we didn’t see anyone driving along the main street. Or any of the non-main streets. But then, when we stopped so I could get photos of this lovely old gas station, approximately 125%* of the town’s population drove by, very slowly. No one stopped to ask me what I was up to, but the Patient Spouse noted that all of them stared at me as they crept passed.
Lockney, Texas
photographed 4.21.2020
*Estimated.
Posted on May 21, 2020, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, abandoned buildings, black and white photography, gas station, learning to see, Leica, Lockney, melinda green harvey, monochrome, one day one image, photo a day, photography, postaday, road trip, take time to look, texas, travel photography. Bookmark the permalink. 15 Comments.
One Day | One Image 
You are an event.
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I would say that’s true!
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Sometimes, in my head, I seem that way. Other times – apparently – it’s obvious to others….
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😄😄😄
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Well, I was in Lockney, anyway.
Lockney Fun Fact: in 2009, two 15-year-old girls set the high school on fire. It burned all the way to the ground. Apparently they wanted new textbooks and more government funding for the school. Which always ALWAYS justifies arson.
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Well, there are all kinds of ways of accomplishing things…
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Yes, and I supposed that arson could be considered a life skill? Like sewing or welding.
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Depends on the quality of one’s other skills.
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“If you can’t sew…have you considered taking up arson?” – suggested ad campaign
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Good concept, but needs a little work.
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I’ll get right on that, developing alternative concepts and etc. I am VERY qualified, having once written a request for proposal for advertising services back when I worked for the local transit system.
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That puts you far ahead of most of the crap that’s passed for advertising these days.
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Thanks. I guess.
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That gas station was my first job when I was 14 years old. My dad worked there and so did my late grandfather. That picture reminds of so many memories and lessons. I can summaries that picture in two words, “work ethic”. Thank you for sharing those pictures online, I have been staring at it for about an hour now.
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Thank you so much for telling me a little bit more about this place. I often photograph old buildings and KNOW there are stories associated with them, but I almost never know what they are.
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