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architectural lines

I was headed to the convention center to pick up my credentials for a conference and I turned the route into a photo walk. You know, as one does.

San Diego, California
photographed 4.29.2022

prom date

Based on the age and the outfits, my guess is that I was in San Diego on prom night. That young woman in the center appears to be very pleased with her date…

San Diego, California
photographed 4.30.2022

i couldn’t see (an abstraction)

Hello, and welcome to Tricks of the Trade Friday. Here’s another one in my ongoing series of photos shot through dirty windows. I guessed* at the focus, held the camera as high as I could, put it right up to the glass, and made the photo. I am not quite sure what the camera saw, but anyway – here it is.

Ropesville, Texas
photographed 4.24.2022

* It was a guess. I cannot really claim it was even an educated guess. It was a straight-up guess.

Yes!

Remember when “cashing checks” was like a regular thing that you did?

Lubbock County, Texas
photographed 4.24.2022

“executive” is not the word I would have used

Someone may not understand the implications of the word “executive.” None of the things here – the broken windows; the wonky, old-time Venetian blinds; the awning frame that lacks an awning; those awful benches; and even the weather checked sign conjure up anything that the word generally implies. But maybe someone needs credit for trying?

Lubbock, Texas
photographed 4.17.2022