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South Dakota (off of Route 90)
August 2010
Nikon D300
Manual
18-200 mm
Raw
Abandoned Prairie Church
By Ted Kooser
For more than a hundred years
it has clenched the candle of its spire
in a hard white fist,
waiting for thunder to light the short wick
of its cross. But the clouds pass by,
leaving no more than a flash
on the cracked and dusty panes.
The fist’s weight is firm on the lid
of this rough old box of Nebraska
in which all the relics are kept,
the skulls, the sermons, the prayers,
and a scatter of buffalo nickels
from the last collection.
I like to make things, especially mistakes. I’m fine arts photographer and educator born in Dublin, Ireland and raised in New Jersey. Areas of specialty I dabble in include: black & white, portrait, mixed media, and collage. My work is shown in galleries and widely published. Please visit my blog where I display lots of art as well. Between the By-Road and the Main Road
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Comments
wow….. intense subtleness… beautifully rendered
thanks Isa. appreciate your comments always.
– Mary Ann Reilly
I like the subtle street lamp on the right. That makes the clouds seem even more ominous. Well done.
a quick shot in a moving car. wish I could have stopped.Thanks, Scott.
– Mary Ann Reilly
Cooooool!!
Thanks Arla:)
– Mary Ann Reilly
wonderful subtleties of light…even in a moving car the true artist finds the moment in time…this is another one of those moments…
Thanks Rick. Sometimes the speed adds:)
– Mary Ann Reilly
a very moody and interesting image
thanks.
– Mary Ann Reilly
truly a masterpiece in black & white…
thank you diane. Appreciate that so much.
– Mary Ann Reilly
such a feeling of the light unto the world.. gorgeous
Thanks.
– Mary Ann Reilly
wow! so intense
Thanks.
– Mary Ann Reilly
This is an absolute beauty Mary, Photography at this level is pure Artistry.
Great camera work my friend. Love it.
Thank you Peter
– Mary Ann Reilly
Very beautiful rendering in black and white… love the play of light from the lamp post and especially — almost strategically it would seem — over the cross of the church! A stunning photo. Congratulations on your January feature in the South Dakota group!
Dawne, thank you so much for featuring the work and for your very thoughtful comment. Appreciate both. Although I only visited South Dakota, I loved the place It stays with me.
– Mary Ann Reilly