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Carr’s Chapel, 1914
We took a meandering drive the other day and happened across this tiny roadside church. If the plaque on the door is correct – and why wouldn’t it be? – the church has been there for 106 years. That’s a long time for this part of the world.
near Allmon, Texas
photographed 4.21.2020
End of the Line
This used to be a fancy hotel, with conference and banquet rooms and an atrium and all that stuff. A few years ago, we spent the night there when the dust from a home renovation project got the better of us, and it was clear that it wasn’t the place we remembered. The best amenity we got then were what I called “exfoliating towels” which were made (I am almost positive) from sandpaper.
And the slide down continued, and now, here we are: it’s being demolished. No word on what’ll be taking its place.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 4.15.2020
Disenchantment
I guess the pool never got drained at the end of last summer. It didn’t look at all inviting in the spring. I mean, it wasn’t as bad as some pools I’ve seen, but still it was a far cry from the sparkling ready-for-summer pool that I wanted to see.
Slaton, Texas
photographed 4.4.2020
When I should have had a red filter
I am my own worst enemy. How much room does a red filter take up? None, practically. How much better are b+w photos with sky and clouds when you use one? A lot. Yet somehow, there I was shooting without one.
Slaton, Texas
photographed 4.4.2020
Chain and Block (with pigeon)
The big wooden door on this abandoned building had a lens-sized hole way down at the bottom. You know what I did.
I like making these kinds of photos, shooting blind through holes or dirty glass, because it’s a (usually good) surprise when I see the finished image. If I’d been doing this the “right” way, framing up the shot and all that stuff, I’m not sure I could have done better than the way the chain, the concrete block, and the pigeon arranged themselves.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 4.4.2020
