In My Back Pocket - Photography
'It is not what you look at that matters. It's what you see.' – Henry David Thoreau
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Erode & Gleam
No longer gliding forward on each tire’s balloon cushion this vehicle slumps to the earth in resignation. Snow’s first fall dusts this Plymouth Savoy’s pitted hood, scars of gravel-sprayed journeys. Paint erodes, chrome still gleams. The vertical of trees’ up and down becomes contrast… Continue Reading “Erode & Gleam”
Beaverlodge Grain Bin – Spring Light
Last February, my wife’s aunt was struggling with cancer at the Grande Prairie hospital. She went in during the Christmas break and remained there until May when she succumbed to the disease. In February, when this photograph was taken I was making time to… Continue Reading “Beaverlodge Grain Bin – Spring Light”
McNaught Grain Bins
Enjoying this photograph of two grain bins at the McNaught Homestead … reminded of Bill Brandley’s conception of texture within a photograph being that of ‘visual touch.’ Liking the colour, glare and overexposure. Listening to T-Bone Burnett sing River of Love from his Twenty… Continue Reading “McNaught Grain Bins”
