The worn, weathered and abandoned are among my favorite and most blogged about subjects … as many of you know. These subjects have always held a deep fascination for me as I imagine their past. Speaking about a way of life our ancestors knew, they hold a special charm as they gracefully age. And photographing them is a way of recording their existence before they return to mother earth. Below are a selection from random trips made earlier this year.
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These are marvelous Denise, you and I share a love for these old things!
Thanks Debbie. Yes, we like this stuff better than chocolate, I think!
Wonderful images, Denise!
Thanks so much for stopping in for a look!
Beautiful description of why you shoot these “charming places”. The photos are equally beautiful. Can’t wait to see what you might find next (and hope I am with you).
Thanks Beth. I’m always looking! Hope you are there too!
Wonderful
Thanks Mary. I appreciate the visit. It’s always nice to hear from you!
Denise, these are absolutely beautiful in their decay! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Thanks Vicki. I am looking forward to shooting some wonderful decay with you!
Great work. Looling forward to meeting up with you in August.
Thanks Robert … I am looking forward to meeting you too.
A story behind each picture, the imagination runs wild. I like all of the photos but my favorite is the chair and window.
I love your blog.
Oh … Thanks for the kind words. I am glad you see the stories!
I know some of these places… love your take on a place and how you see and create with your own vision. Can’t what until our Aug shoot so I can photo-bomb your comps…. big smile 🙂
Thanks Mike. I’ll just say you’re a ghost.
Where is the mucho like button? Excellent images!! Bravo!
The ‘mucho like’ button must be with the ‘mucho’ thanks button!!!
Wow!! Wonderful series.
Well done Denise.
All the best.
Oh thank you very much! All the best to you too!
Great series of images. Excellent work. Thanks!
Thanks for checking in Robin. Nice to hear from you!
I love your photos as always!!
Thank you Shirley … you are very kind!
We have a number of abandoned villages near us. I think you’d have a field day. They are fantastic for photography.
I would have a field day no doubt! Thanks for looking and checking in!
Your fantastic images are a real nice “deja vu”, since several of these images that you captured so well evolved from some great field trips that I participated in this past year. Thanks for the memories. I concur it is a nice way to reminisce about the past.
Thanks Larry. I went back to look and these are from 2 separate trips and we shared one, which is where most of the images came from.
Wonderful images, Denise. Very evocative.
Once again thank you for coming to see my work and taking the time to leave a comment. I really appreciate it!
Nice work. Especially fun since most are now familiar scenes. I missed the piano. Like the juxtapositioning of lines in Attic Residents.
Thank you Ralph. Of course the piano was from the second day and we missed you.
And I couldn’t have said it better. Or photographed it better. We definitely share an affinity for subject matter.
Thanks Emilio. I’m going to check out your latest now!
Beautiful work Denise.
Nice to hear from you. Thanks so much Russ.
Love, love, LOVE them all!
Beautiful!
Thanks very much Cari! Have a nice weekend.
I’ve seen many abandoned pianos, but none in as good a shape as the one above. It seems the vandals/kids around here go straight for them, for some reason. Nice shots, garage especially!
Thank you! I’m glad you like the ‘Old Time Garage’. I printed it and framed it for a local juried exhibit.
Nice! How’d it do?
Just dropped it off on Sat. … not expecting a prize but do expect it to get in.
As always, I am enthralled with your digital vision. These images not only preserve a bit of history (as all photography does), but also gives us an intimate and stolen glimpse into the lives of others which we would not otherwise experience. Keep going Denise!
Thank you for the very nice comment and encouragement Season!
It’s interesting to see your take on the places I’ve been to. Your images are always different and show your talent for putting together a scene. I will say we shared almost the exact vision on the old gas pump, although you got that nice sprig of spring buds that wasn’t around a few weeks before.
Funny you should mention the gas pump composition. I was throwing away old prints a couple of days ago and found that I had done that exact composition years before. The difference in that first image was that the cover was still on the pump and there was snow on the ground. When I shot the photo this time I didn’t remember I had done it that way before. I guess when you are drawn to something your perspective doesn’t change. I think the forsythia and its shape really added a little something.
thanks for liking my post Denise! 🙂
your photos are fab!
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Great shots – I’ll have to check it out – perhaps in the fall.