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Another view of this church, taken on the same day, over a year and a half ago.
I just went by this place at Christmas, and it looked about the same. Maybe a few more shingles have blown away, and perhaps the building’s succumbed to gravity just a tiny bit more. But, mostly – the same.
Only this happened, and it’s not the first time: scenes that I’ve photographed always seem much smaller when I see them again. What’s with that? Also this: I shoot in color and convert to monochrome. But once I’ve converted a photo, I have very little (or no) memory of what the colors used to be.
(My mind: it’s scary in here.)
Young County, Texas
photographed 5.27.2012
The beast on the wall
Maybe this is one of those times when there’s nothing I can say that will add anything to the photo….
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 9.29.2012
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
It doesn’t look all that cozy to me….
…but it is quaint, with the old sign and the rock buildings.
I think the cottages at the Cozy Court are apartments, but there’s not too much (or any) information readily available. My attention span, in other words, was shorter than the search. Maybe my Research Department can find out?
Alpine, Texas
photographed 8.17.2013
Headquarters
I shot this on the same trip to Odessa where I took this and this. It’s not as dramatic as the other two shots, but I sure did like the way those letters cast a shadow onto the window blinds behind them. So impressed, in fact, that I stood in the middle of the street to get the picture. (That wasn’t as dangerous as it sounds: as it turns out, there is very little traffic in downtown Odessa on a Sunday afternoon. You might want to keep that in mind when planning your own trip there.)
Odessa, Texas
photographed 12.8.2013
