Bricks with paintings or other colors accentuate the already-present texture. I like capturing new and old murals in color and black and white. Here are a few images of murals in my (small) hometown of Ruston, Louisiana. I appreciate you reading Louisiana Wandering. Please share the content with others to help support my work!
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I remember growing up in Ruston in the 80s when the Ruston City pool was always there and people swam in it during the open season. I don’t really remember swimming in it myself but I am sure I did at some point. We swam at the Cedar Creek pool and of course in ponds
I have passed by this old derelict barn so many times that I decided I better take a picture of it before some strong winds come and level it out. I can only imagine what it looked like in its heyday. I appreciate you reading Louisiana Wandering. Please share the content with others to help support my
Bernice has two interesting murals in town that appear to have been there for quite some time. I stopped one day a few months back and grabbed a color and black and white of each. I really dig the textures on the old concrete wall they are painted on. I appreciate you reading Louisiana Wandering. Please share
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As good as murals look in color, I think they look really cool in black and white too. This one is on the north side of the Dixie Theater (Center for the Arts) in downtown Ruston, Louisiana. I appreciate you reading Louisiana Wandering. Please share the content with others to help support my work!
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I remember this small building and the same barber shop in this exact location as a kid skateboarding around Ruston in the mid to late 80’s. As far as I know, it has been there way longer than that. Of course, old bricks and old buildings draw me like magnets, and what better way to
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I stopped the other day to try and get some decent shots of tulips, but I think I am too late. Despite my wife telling me they have been there for a couple of weeks now, I think they have started to wilt. I captured this one with some wilting petals and named it, “Gentle
Recently, I visited an old homestead that had a 1956 model Belair underneath the shed, just begging to be photographed. Of course, the abandoned house is cool but I think I gravitated towards the car even more. Black-and-white photography is my favorite and what better subject than some classic chrome and metal. I hope you
Timeless Classic: BelAir In Black-and-white Read More »
I captured these breathtaking black-and-whites in my hometown of Ruston, Louisiana from the railroad track bridge on Bonner Street. I shot them one at a time, panning from left to right. The old downtown area is so neat to me and a lot of these buildings are decades (maybe a century or more now) old.
Bricks, sunlight, steeple’s, and architecture all just go together for me as a photographer. Churches are the perfect combination!
Brick and Steeple: The First Presbyterian Church of Ruston Louisiana Read More »