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Best Forgive

No, I don’t know what this is in reference to, which was of course the best reason ever to get the photo.

Springfield, Colorado
photographed 8.26.2020

Farnsworth’s Porch

When I was in architecture school, we had to draft perspectives by hand using very long straightedges and vanishing points that were (usually) so far away they were literally off the paper. And if you didn’t get it set up the right way from the beginning, you’d end up with a goofy perspective that flattened things to the point that some of the architectural elements became ridiculous.

I was terrible at setting up perspectives back then; it’s good to know that I can still fuck it up, even with a camera! Yay, me!!

Farnsworth House
Plano, Illinois
photographed 6.24.2018

Shopping Cart

It all came together – a recent rain, a clearing sky, dark trees, white building. And a shopping cart, like a little bit of dessert.

Arnaudville, Louisiana
photographed 10.22.2017

Aluminum

The thing is that it rains in Louisiana. It rains a lot. And this part of the state is flat, so there’s not anyplace for the water to drain. Which makes this building that sits barely above the ground seem like maybe it’s prone to flooding. But not to worry – there’s a boat close at hand. Sure, it’s rusty and everything, but still…

near St. Martinville, Louisiana
photographed 10.21.2017

Domino’s

Congratulations to the sign painter – that was a bold move to use three different fonts on a four-word sign. Well done, sign painter. Well done.

Crowley, Louisiana
photographed 10.21.2017