Brian said “What has been happening recently is a bit of fragmentation around the world, a disconnect. But we always have been made up of pieces.” He wants to see some of my fragments photographically.
Forgotten History
Bodie Historic State Park in California is a photographer’s dream location for fragments of history. Located in the Eastern Sierra Mountains it now is a historic ghost town. Left as it was.
An outside look. Here I tried some photo editing. HDR, Adobe Photoshop, some B&W
A look inside
Bodie Cemetery. Many children among the gravestones.
So, for this week, Sofia challenges me to think of mood, and how to convey and create an emotional reaction to my shot. That can be accomplished by capturing situations or occasions, photography styles, or people and their feelings. Never forgetting how moods can be perceived in different ways by different people.
Loving
Silhouette at McKinley Park
On the dock in Old Sacramento
Helping
Can you please give me directions?
Comforting
Helping his son.
Teaching
Docent at the Sacramento Zoo
Docent at the Sacramento Railroad Museum
Learning out in nature
Alone
Local carnival
A bench in Berkeley
Encouraging
At a swim meet
Tired and Broken
Attitude
Not happy to have his photo taken.
Renaissance Faire in Fair Oaks, Ca.
Scary
Animal Moods
Smiling after a spa dayLaughing faceDinner yet? Hopeful
My Moxie’s sweet eyes.
This iguana was out for a walk with its owner. Looks happy!
What’s going on?
I imagined a story by watching these gulls on the beach.
Wolf’s Guenon shows affection, protection, and care.
I’ll end here with the hope that everyone’s mood is positive, polite, and caring.
This week Tina invited me to share images of places and things that have, “seen better days”. Evidence of our past is easily found here in Northern California. When I go out with my camera in hand, I am on the lookout for these abandoned items, settings, and buildings.
I came across this abandoned bee hive in our local nature preserve, Effie Yeaw.
These passengers have seen better days! This Thunderbird set the stage for Halloween parked in Old Fair Oaks
Greeting travelers in Strawberry, California
What’s the story behind this Buick? Could this be a subject for a crime novel?
Some cars make it into an auto museum and some cars are just abandoned.
The base for what kind of vehicle?
I wonder what was the price of gas when this gas station closed?
The innards before pumps went digital.
How many times have you misplaced an article of clothing? I’m surprised at where these lonely ones were found.
Is the owner a right handed person?
Out worn its usefulness
Did this companion hop away?
One hand will be cold today!
A scarecrow could still make use of this straw hat!
Flip flops flop after a grueling hike in Kauai
Gold and silver mining had much to do with the creation and downfall of many towns in Northern California. Bodie is one such example. In 1962 Bodie became Bodie State Historic Park, and an official gold rush ghost town. It is an example of “arrested decay”.
From barns to sugar mills, from government buildings to stores these places have a story to tell.
Berkeley store
Fireman’s Theatre in Tuolumne Ca.
Old Sugar Mill in Clarksburg Ca
Barn
Outhouse
Another barn
Angel Island Immigration Government Building
Two boats cast aside. One found near Martinez Ca. and one found in Esparto Ca.
This pier off of Berkeley Marina needs a little work! But some wildlife finds it useful.
This may have worked for Superman, but forget about making a call.
When my friend Anne and I went out with a fellow photographer Greg we often ended up exploring forgotten place such as Knight’s Landing.
Knight’s Landing railroad trestle crossing the Sacramento River.
Knight’s Landing water tower along the Sacramento River.
Found in Marysville, Ca. this safe is no longer secure.
I took this photo the day after Valentine’s Day in New York City. I hope the flowers were appreciated.
Taking photographs of items with history behind them makes me think about the back story.
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