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The effect of salt air
The buildings out toward the end of the pier show what happens to wood and paint in salt air: ongoing maintenance.
San Clemente Pier
San Clemente, California
photographed 1.8.2015
Surf Lace
I was at a conference earlier this year with my two very patient co-workers. They pretended not to even mind very much while I stood under the pier and made, say, thirty or forty images of water smacking into the pilings. I have a great job!
San Clemente Pier
San Clemente, California
photographed 1.8.2015
A certain sense of desolation
Glen Echo started out as an amusement park and has been repurposed as an arts center. (Here’s the scoop.)
On the day I was there, a cold and rainy Friday, a sense of desolation permeated the place.
But on the other hand, there weren’t a lot of people around to clutter up the photographs, which got cluttered enough by the things left behind..
Glen Echo, Maryland
photographed 4.3.2015
The truth of shadows
Shadows reveal shapes that might otherwise remain unnoticed by the observer of the scene.
San Clemente State Beach
San Clemente, California
photographed 1.8.2015
Reopen in March
This was a scheduling conflict of the worst sort: I visited in January and was unable to procure any beach-related souvenirs.
San Clemente Pier
San Clemente, California
photographed 1.8.2015
One Day | One Image 