The Cynical Lens

Welcome to one way I share my photography hobby and some of my travels. I hope you enjoy these photos and perhaps the story that accompanies them. Click on the photo to see a larger version.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

September Photos

Recently, I brought my camera gear along on a motorcycle ride.  Along the way I found a few stops I considered to be photo-worthy.  The first few pics were taken in Welch MN.  I hope you enjoy the pics.



1958 Chevy - Pauly, this one's for you.

Corn - Lots and lots of corn.  And sky.  And clouds.  And...  some more corn.

This was taken in Hammond MN, a small town along the Zumbro River just north of Rochester.  Several homes in this area were flooded a couple years ago and remain vacant and condemned.  This particular home had a strange feel to it, and I've tried to reflect that feeling in my shot.  As my good friend Steve T. says, "I was here, and it felt like this." I couldn't help but think about the folks who used to live here and the good times they probably had in their home.

The garage behind that home.


Barn located east of Plum City WI

Gratuitous shot of my bike parked in front of the abandoned 1854 Hotel Denniston House in Cassville WI.  I found this during a recent 630 mile motorcycle ride that proved to me once again that I am a very poor estimator as to when I will be home from a ride.

Pollen-harvesting bee at the sunflower in my yard.


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4 comments:

  1. JudySeptember 13, 2012 at 9:20 PM

    Absolutely Gorgeous !

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  2. MattSeptember 22, 2012 at 1:33 PM

    Amazing Dave - Great work.

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  3. RickOctober 18, 2012 at 7:13 PM

    Very, very cool. In many ways, your photos reflect a somewhat elusive idea of something that I have always thought about doing, but never took the time to do. Your photos are so much more than pictures, they are art and many have a soul. Thank you for sharing them.

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  4. SteveOctober 19, 2012 at 9:45 PM

    Dave- Earlier this morning I viewed your September Photos for the first time, and for the past hour or so I've been trying to think of what to say in reaction. I guess the simplest thing for me to say is that here you have examples of your finest work to date. In particular, the second capture of the bee in flight with the shallow depth of field, this is as close to three dimensional photography as can be shown in a two dimensional image. The truck- the colors shown, and the close detail of the rusting metals, are wonderful in how they show the passage of time, and the small bit of irony of the classification of the license plate... priceless! But the house, shown overexposed behind the hard darkness of the tree, drives home with power the idea of abandonment and things forgotten, and that no matter our efforts to resist the effects of nature, in the end, Mother Nature always wins. I need this house image to hang on my wall- let's talk.

    Your friend-
    Steve T.

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