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Remember a couple of days ago when I posted a photo from underneath Tulsa’s Union Station? Here’s another one…it’s really fairly creepy under there. (In other words – it’s a great place to make photos.)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
photographed 4.21.2024
mysteries of reflection
I feel like maybe you already know that I am captivated by window reflections. One time, a photographer friend of my was talking about how polarization filters could eliminate this kind of reflections and all I could think was, “Sure – but why would you want to?”
There’s something about the way the actual things and the reflected things layer themselves together until it’s hard to tell what is going on. I guess my photo friend doesn’t necessarily share my affection for confusion.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
photographed 4.21.2024
the narrowest stairs
Lots of cities still utilize their Union Stations as, you know, train stations. Tulsa is not one of them (the building is still there, but it’s private office space).
Instead of getting to see a nice train station interior, I looked at the graffiti-embellished and abandoned-looking space under the building. I was lucky enough to spot this extremely narrow stairway, nicely lit by the morning sun.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
photographed 4.21.2024
she made it!
So what happened is that there was time for us to just wander around the Greenwood District in Tulsa the other morning. We could tell as soon as we left the hotel that Something Was Going On – streets were blocked off and there was a steady stream of people walking with great purpose, all going the same direction.
Later we figured it out, when we noticed the end of the annual Heart Walk. (We may be slow, but we can – with ample context clues – eventually figure stuff out. In this case, we got a strong assist from the giant sign that said FINISH LINE and a few hundred people wearing Heart Walk shirts. Perhaps I ought to consider a career in something related to sleuthing?)
I am really enjoying my attempts at street photography so the discovery of the finish line was a good time to practice, and this exuberant woman made me very happy.
at the finish line of the Heart Walk
Tulsa, Oklahoma
photographed 4.20.2024
passing airport time, #2
Goodness – where did the middle of that person go? It feels like seeing the inside of a magic trick.
(In addition to reading a book* while I waited for my flight, I also made a few photos. That first thing might surprise you, but the second one won’t. I’m pretty sure.)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
photographed 4.6.2024
*I read Three by Valérie Perrin, which met my criteria of being long – 550 pages – and being a paperback. I bought it at Magic City Books in Tulsa, which is an awesome bookstore that you ought to visit.
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