Trash or Treasure in Placida 1
December 13, 2014
My friend Gerty has known me since we were 10. Yesterday she took me to a marina in Placida, Florida, that she knew would excite my photographer eyes. On the property is a treasure trove of discarded vehicles and other artifacts of human existence. My interest in these objects is not so much in the fact of their dereliction but in their material essence: the shapes, colors, and textures that weathering creates or enhances. More about my intent is in my reply to Vera Ersilia’s second comment on my post R2D2 1. This series of photographs begins with the back of a refrigerated truck, retired. I was especially interested in the shininess of the polished metal, the shapes that dents created, and the marks rust made.
Romancing Reality 
This is an exciting image. It appears to have a static foreground over a moving background.
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December 13, 2014 at 8:45 AM
Thanks, Ken. This was such an exciting place. More photos to come from yesterday’s visit, but I hope to go back again and reap more from these treasures. My friend says the owners have started to remove some of the stuff. Hope they leave enough for me to explore.
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December 13, 2014 at 9:04 AM
I bet you had fun! No, I know you did.
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December 13, 2014 at 9:18 PM
Sure did, Lynn!
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December 14, 2014 at 9:07 AM
Another superb photo.
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December 14, 2014 at 6:44 AM
Thank you, Vera.
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December 14, 2014 at 9:07 AM