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A wavy line
Just yesterday, I said the photo had “just about everything.”
But it actually didn’t. It did not have a single wavy line.
Today I am fixing my error, featuring this wavy-roofed place that is just across the street from yesterday’s photo. At least “everything” is close together….
Slaton, Texas
photographed 3.9.2013
Just about everything
Do your prefer lines in corrugated metal to run horizontally? Got it.
Or, maybe you prefer a vertical alignment? Got that, too.
Do you like metal ducts that shine in the sun? Yep.
Or bricks with random patterns of light and dark? That’s here, too.
Downspouts? Yes.
Guy wires? Certainly.
Four black windows, way up on the wall? Indeed.
This place has just about everything you’re looking for.
Slaton, Texas
photographed 3.9.2014
The way things overlap
Part of the same cluster of buildings where I saw this was a sight to make me very happy: metal siding, metal roofs (some even with pipes poking through them), bare tree branches, power lines, and that very nice brick tower.
Some days, it’s easy to do what I do….
Caldwell, Texas
photographed 2.28.2014
What I’d rather see
Caldwell, Texas, is a lovely town, with several blocks of large, nicely kept, older homes. It’s got a nice courthouse. It’s even the Kolache Capital of Texas!
And all that’s nice, it really is. But you know how I am: skip the fancy stuff, and give me some nice, old metal on a few industrial buildings and I am one happy photographer.
Caldwell, Texas
photographed 2.28.2014
A substantial sky
Out here, in this part of Texas, there are lots of opportunities to shoot skies, and I’ve been known to shoot a few myself. Almost always, though, the skies are, well, skies – without much else going on.
But if there’s a chance to photograph a nice sky and an interesting building, why not take it?
Not only that, but this building has my favorite kind of brick on it. What? You mean not everyone has a “favorite brick”? That’s very hard to believe. But I bet by now you are wondering what my favorite is, aren’t you? It’s Roman brick, with is long and skinny compared to standard brick. (Here’s a handy chart.) The darker brick on this building is Roman brick; you can see it better if you click to enlarge the photo.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 9.29.2012
One Day | One Image 