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An open door policy
Evidence suggests that Wilson’s Grocery store used to have a location here in Spur. However, the internet seems to be unaware of that fact, which makes me wonder how long this door’s been leaning here on the wall.
Spur, Texas
photographed 5.24.2015
And so it goes
This town is becoming one of my favorite locations to photograph. And so it happened that on a sunny Sunday, my patient spouse and his sweet sister agreed to accompany me on a trip to see what needed its photo made. (He knew what he was in for. The Sweet Sister may have been shocked. Or bored. It was hard to tell. But she remained sweet, either way.)
Anyway, on that trip I found this weed, doing that thing that weeds do: taking over, one flower spike at a time.
Spur, Texas
photographed 5.24.2015
One building, a lot of information
Goodness. There’s a lot going on at this tiny building. We learn that only one employee may park here. We note that the door seems very well secured. We can see that it is a “tobacco environment.” And then…there it is: irony.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 5.15.2015
Plan view (or: compose, and wait)
So, I took that class with Sam Abell and he talked a lot (a WHOLE lot!) about “compose and wait.” I am not by nature a very patient person* so that concept is very difficult for me to do.
But Sam said it, and I paid money to hear it, so it seemed right to try.
And look what happened! Those three people walked right into the shot I’d composed!
Pike Place Market
Seattle, Washington
photographed 4.20.2015
*I actually typed that I was not a “pleasant person” which I hope was more indicative of my typing skills that any sort of deep personal revelation…
Street/Tree
I was sort of in love with the way the light reflected by the sinking sun bounced over onto the skinny tree trunk.
Seattle, Washington
photographed 4.20.2015
One Day | One Image 