Author Archives: Melinda Green Harvey
the night shoes
Eight years ago (already!) my friend Al and I met in LA to take a weekend photography class with the incredible Sam Abell. It was a lot of work, a lot of learning, and some photographic successes.
The class took a late afternoon field trip to Union Station where we composed-and-waited to our heart’s content. Then some of us explored nearby Olvera Street, where we arrived just as the shops were shutting down for the day.
Olvera Street
Los Angeles, California
photographed 2.18.2017
ice flower
The same year local farmers grew sunflowers there was an early-season ice storm. The ice made this lone flower look almost like a windmill.
Here’s a couple of things about sunflowers as a farm crop that AI thought I needed to know; I cannot vouch for the veracity, so my apologies if I’m just spreading rumors.
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Soil Health:
Sunflowers have a deep taproot that helps with soil conservation by improving soil structure, reducing compaction, and bringing nutrients from deeper soil layers closer to the surface.
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Pollination:Sunflowers are attractive to pollinators, beneficial insects, and birds, making them a good choice for biodiversity.
Lubbock County, Texas
photographed 10.27.2020
franky
There is something heartbreaking and endearing about homemade cemetery markers, and I have never seen a fancy granite (or whatever) carved stone that I liked even a little bit.
And I am sorry for the loss that Franky’s family experienced.
unnamed cemetery
Cedar Crest, New Mexico
photographed 7.1.2016
that nurse seems unprepared
Side-show signage…somehow I just don’t think this little, weird scene is going to end well. That nurse seems unprepared for feeding two babies with only that one bottle, plus her uniform seems pretty tight for a job that involves bending over and picking up things (like, you know, babies); there’s a wardrobe malfunction in her future.
South Plains Fair
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 9.23.2014
a fair abstract
Looked back through some old stuff the other day and found this, which just shows that even when I didn’t know what I was doing with a camera I was still trying new stuff. (I mean, I am going to assume I meant for this to be blurry, but maybe it was just a mistake?)
South Plains Fair
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 9.23.2014
One Day | One Image 