Random buildings and snippets of color around Covington, GA. This ethos continues to be a theme of mine, just to walk around and hunt for blocks of color, wherever the are. I love what you can find with some effort and it also means that I can find photos that I like (and that’s what is important for me) almost anywhere in the world. All taken with my favorite combo, the Olympus E-M1.2 and the superb 12-40/2.8 pro lens
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I was at the Olympic trials marathon race and at most intersections, the Orlando Police had put these big safety barriers to prevent any rogue from driving onto the course and causing injuries. The barriers had big steel teeth holding them in place and yellow hooks on the cables. I did a bunch of photos, at which time the closest cop walked over and asked me “What are you doing?”. I had a nice conversation with her and there was no incident, but they’re just doing their job and anything that keeps the runners safe is OK in my book
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At Atlantic Highlands, NJ, there is a slip where a ferry comes in and this is the metal barrier that was driven into the ground to form the channel. It’s obviously seen a lot of salt water and salt air and has suffered from rust, even thought it’s been painted multiple times. It had rained this morning and there was a nice reflection puddle to work with that day. Olympus E-M1.2. 12-40/2.8
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Was roaming around Porterdale, GA, which is an old mill town right outside Covington, GA and there was this pair of garden lopping shears that had gotten rusty and had a spider web on it from an industrious arachnid. I wanted a shallow DOF picture and spent some time crafting the right background for the subject. I didn’t have anything longer than 40mm (80mm FF equivalent) at f/2.8, so this is what I used.
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Sitting on Rt. 35 N around Keyport, just before you go into Atlantic Highlands is this building with the address 220. Boarded up, it looks like it was a garage at one time, them maybe a restaurant, as it has a walk-up window. I need to come back on a day with less harsh light. These all taken with my Reality So Subtle 6×6 pinhole camera on Fomapan 100
A primitive cabin moved from Tennessee to Georgia in the mid 1980s. Now filled with primitive tools and items to act as a private party venue
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In Cranford, NJ on North Avenue there sits an ice cream shop that has undergone many names over the years. For the past few, it’s been called YUMMY. This changed recently, but not before I was able to go there and take some pinhole photos with my Reality So Subtle 6×6.
Near Covington Ga, my family has owned a large plat of land for about 50 years. On that land is a 19th/20th century cemetery founded by the Cook family. There are about 30-40 graves there from the mid 1800’s to the early 1900’s. There are only a few well preserved and many of the larger stones have been either knocked down intentionally or fallen down of their own accord. There are mature trees on the site. There is a 5×5 stone pillered fence with very old, flat twisted barbed wire around it through holes drilled in the fence posts. I
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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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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
In Orlando for the Olympic Trials Marathon and of course, I have some camera with me at all times. We were on the roof of the hotel and it was just after sunset. We looked over the wall and this church was all lit up. I didn’t have a “real” camera, but I did have my phone, an iPhone 14 Pro. Took this as the light was vanishing with care to get it sharp. It was very nice in color, but I thought better in BW, so BW it is. The church is the First United Methodist Church in downtown
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You’re walking around suddenly something catches your eye. For me, it is often electrical boxes. I know that sounds mundane, but I find the asymmetry appealing as subjects. This one in Covington, GA struck me with its off-white color, but there was that little touch of blue on the tags that was nice. I think that they painted everything to match, including the connection box and the wires, which added to the scene. I had to give it a little extra exposure, maybe 1 stop to make it right, as the in-camera meter would have made everything gray.
