Looking down the long field, main entrance, to the manor house. Once this building was attached to another similar building. Like many of the plantations it was burned during the US civil war.
Prior to the civil war this stretch of land, along the marsh and river had multiple huge rice plantations and may have been the wealthiest part of the US.
Old stables and barns here still have large work horses.
i couldn’t pass up taking a shot of this big guy stretched out on the platform. He is pretty big and took over the biggest place to sleep out there.
Nobody seemed inclined to argue about it.
When we crossed the tracks here we found abandon gas stations. Not unheard of.
It was interesting that the empty gas stations were directly across the street from each other.
At some point there must have been enough traffic to support them. Now, both are empty, as well as the street.
Does a series like this make you uncomfortable? My style certainly doesn’t help. But when I take these photographs I am certainly focused on the ‘rust and ruin’.
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From a walk around a small town. As usual I choose to use black and white on this type of shot.
Some towns have revitalized their main streets, others are still trying.
Another sign of changing downtown.
Photographed while out exploring.
Christmas lights in July, wide streets with no cars, and people gone.
It’s usually never as bleak as the black and white photograph can portray it. I admit to slanting my B&W images that way. It’s the medium and how I like to use it.
Of course there are locations that a soft color shot is just as effective.
The photographs of the Alligator gathering still fascinate me. Better yet, I haven’t even looked at the second set taken from a different location.
Black and white film is perfect for this type of raw image. Having given up film a long time ago I use digital filters that look the same as many of the traditional film ASA and manufacturers.
This image is a standard Kodak 400. About as basic B&W and there is. I plan on creating an article using various B&W films as an example of the digital options available.
