Random Photographs

A beach near Ponce Inlet, Florida.

 From the time I became serious about photography in 1968, I have always carried a camera. My family refers to it as my "growth." Through the years since, I've always had a camera on my person or no farther than my car. And I've always kept my eyes open for pictures. My philosophy is simple: I've never taken a good picture at a time when I didn't have a camera with me.

So what interests me? Most everything. Most people would have passed by the trash cans on a Florida beach, but I saw something about their color and their arrangement against the tan sand, the blue-green ocean, and the deep blue sky that appealed to me. So I made a picture. Actually, several, with different compositions. I liked this one best.

Abandoned Gulf station, Georgia Highway 169, Tattnall County, Georgia.

 Likewise, an old Gulf filling station on a southeast Georgia back road. Gulf Oil had been defunct for many years by that time, so that tells you something about how old the station is. Yet, the paint is still looking reasonably good, and the tin roof appears to be in fine shape. Must have had one of those 40-year guarantees. From the gas prices posted, the station has apparently been out of business since the mid-1970s. On the left side is a bay where they probably worked on cars.

Abandoned cap by the highway.

 Traveling east from Waycross, Georgia on U.S. 84, I chanced to see this abandoned cap beside the road. Probably blew off the head of someone who was riding in the back of a pickup. Nothing special about this picture -- just a glimpse into an unknown life. Probably not worth taking, but while film is cheap, digital is free. So why not? Another random photograph.

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Photography and text copyright 2023 David B.Jenkins.

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Soli Gloria Deo -- For the glory of God alone.

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