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Stanton, Texas
Abandoned Buildings
Abandoned buildings dot rural Texas, but if restored, they’d make great workspaces, and I’d gladly rent one.
Colorado City
Colorado City has potential and possesses a great central business district. It’s on busy Interstate Twenty, far out but not too far away, and surrounded by rolling plains.
f/8 and be there
F/8 is typically the most optimal aperture for everyday lenses.
The end of photo archives
Image archives will become unrealistic because we’ll have too many new photographs.
Guadalupe Pass
Guadalupe Mountains, Texas
Watching the sky
Cumulus clouds rise above the horizon, resembling snowcapped mountains where Abilene needs rain — a grudge is a burden none can afford.
Happy Center
Happy, Texas
Mercantile
The desire to ornament a small store in remote West Texas is different in my time. The roof ornamentation of the mercantile is an outward expression of something creative, and I like that.
Nikon D800
I prefer older cameras, and after using a Canon 5D Classic, Nikon’s D800 felt like a significant leap forward. The D800 has a large sensor with a high dynamic range and fits nicely within my budget.
Faithful
A faithful rendering is accurate to the scene and subject as viewed through the eye.
Endure
One must be blind or drunk or in love to live somewhere worse looking than Odessa.
4th of July Rodeo
Canadian, Texas
Upper Canadian
Landscapes along the Canadian River around Borger, Canadian, and Lake Meredith are scenic and overlooked, making the area one of the last hidden places to see Texas.
Tucumcari Union Station
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad in New Mexico
A Home in the Monochrome
In every color image I take, I see a black-and-white photographer trying to escape. It’s black-and-white or bust. Mine are pictures of rust, dents, and dust.
Far from perfect
There are things we can control and things we cannot. There are things we can get out in front of and things we cannot. Therefore, we must do is our best and grow. It’s life.
More Modern
Art made more sense in horse and buggy days because the technology of 1855 more closely resembled that of 1555 than 1955. The first tintypes appeared around 1855, making photography more modern.
Downtowns
Downtowns accommodate recreational photography. It’s light, shadows, and reflections of ourselves in glass entrances. It’s seeing someone we’re responsible for and committing to being kinder and more forgiving, knowing change requires small steps.
Twangy
It’s pedal steel, a high-treble electric, and a six-string acoustic; its fiddle, snare, and upright bass and lyrics about heartache.