Blog Archives
Shrine Shadows
There are many things I don’t understand, and I think that photographing them may help me think about them in a different way, or at least think about them at all.
Out there on the far side of Brownfield there is a roadside shrine: a tall cross, a grotto, floodlights – the whole thing. I’ve photographed it twice. I still don’t really get it, but this time I did learn that diffused and shadowy light outside can still make interesting shadows in the grotto.
So, there’s that.
Terry County, Texas
photographed 6.27.2021
For Father
Father wasn’t there. Or if he was, he’d walked over.
Texico, New Mexico
photographed 6.4.2021
Sometimes the way will be blocked
A tiny shrine, with believers held at bay with a rope: a reminder that sometimes our way will be blocked.
Fort Stanton, New Mexico
photographed 4.25.2021
Trinity
Sometimes I get in a mood and feel like shooting a bunch of photos with a short depth of field. And as it turned out, April 18 was one of those moods.
But you could tell that without my mentioning it…
Twin Sisters, Texas
photographed 4.18.2021
Christ and the candleholder
Saint Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church was unlocked that afternoon I stopped by. Maybe it’s always open…I don’t have enough information to draw a conclusion.
But anyway, I went inside to have a look around. One of the best sights was this thin crucifix, hanging high on the wall and offset by a waxy candleholder. Add in white wooden walls and some vague shadows, and it was obvious that I needed a photograph.
Twin Sisters, Texas
photographed 4.18.2021
One Day | One Image 