I went out driving around this past weekend in hopes of finding something interesting to photograph and just wasnt really feeling in the mood to battle through blackberry bushes to get into an old abandoned house or get hollered at for standing on someones yard trying to get pictures of their old broken barn...so I found myself on the edges of Zee's Recycling out on the Guide - a place I think may very well be the ultimate Heaven and where I want to go when I die.
Wandering.....for all of eternity, through the mazes of mounds of rusty goodness - yes, if I could pick where Heaven was - this would definately be it for me. ;)
I couldn't get in of course - at least not without having someone call the police to rat me out...its right on the busiest road in the county and there were old watchful eyes peering out at me from the house across the street, just waiting to see if I was going to try to climb over the boxcar barricade or squeeze my tiny self between the two that would have possibly let me in with just a few small bruises on my ribcage ;) - probably with fingers poised and ready to dial 911 upon seeing me disappear into that wonderful land of "Yummy."
There are SO many different things to photograph just on the outside...I can only imagine all the joyous things Id find on the other side....but alas, I was doomed to wander the edges of Heaven and find myself denied by barbed wire, chain link fences and giant textured boxes - which were enough to fill my entire memory card with photos of close ups of the peeling paint, rusted edges and various odd cracks and dents that they were so proudly displaying.
These are some of my favorite shots - I just love all of the different colors and shapes...
And I couldnt help but laugh at this last one - when you cant find any paper...just write it on a boxcar door..."Red Sam - Going out today!"
I kept expecting to find a grocery list on the other side ;)Anyway - thats my walk through Zee Heaven.
Someday, I'll make it to the other side....
My luck, Im going to Hell - where everything is shiney and new ;)
Someday, I'll make it to the other side....
My luck, Im going to Hell - where everything is shiney and new ;)
2 comments:
I've always wondered what was back there ...
By the way, I found your website through Karen Blakley's web showcase, and your photography is simply amazing. I might have to talk to you at some point about doing the photography for my wedding next year. :-)
Thanks for the visit!
:)
Drop me an email at jenmartinstudios@comcast.net and let me know when your wedding is - I already have dates booked for 2009!
Its funny how things turn out! (I havent used my AA in Graphic Design much - but its the whole reason I ended up getting into photography!)
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