April 21, 2024 – SkipWilliams.com

Construction Art

Abstract, Construction Equipment, Micro Four-Thirds / April 21, 2024

I have become attracted to something I don’t think many people pay attention to, construction equipment. My family was in the contracting, land development, and building materials industry for all of my childhood. So I was around lots of big equipment, Dozers, Excacators, Frone-End tracked loaders, Lifts, Tractors, Back-Hoes, etc. I have taken to stopping whenever I have time at random construction pieces, almost always between jobs or parked on a weekend. The yellow, orange, or other bright colors are really irresistible to me. Where else can you find such bright colors, strong lines, graphs, geometric shapes, or bold lettering? […]

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The Lone Palm

So you’re driving around rural, central Florida hunting for photographs in the middle of the day. It’s hot, the shadows are harsh. There almost nothing out there. But I see this lone palm tree on a random road in Bradenton, FL. There are trucks whizzing by. I stop on the side of the road and take this photo. One lone palm tree in front of a pasture. I break rules – NO “rule of thirds”. – I put the subject right smack in the middle (but I do plan to crop this square). – I shoot in the harsh light