As I was driving south on 19 yesterday I noticed that one of my favorite derelict gasoline stations had an easy chair sitting on the concrete pad in front of it. What I did not notice was the empty soft-drink bottle next to it. I could not resist a quick U-turn and stop to take this photo. I do have to confess that I did not even see the soft drink bottle till I got home and looked at the photo on the computer.
What really amazes me is that I am seeing more and more derelict gas stations that I never noticed before I started this series of photos. Yesterday I must have seen four more. Of course they are so changed and hidden that I could not react fast enough to take photos. I made a mental note of where they are, but know that I might not see them the next time I drive by.
Cool photo!. This would go well in the series I’m working on “Is this Seat Taken?” of abandoned furniture on the side of the road.
You could use a GPS to mark places as you pass them and be ready the next time you’re passing by…
That sounds like a great and fun series!!!! Well, I don’t have a GPS.
A bit of a Luddite there, I guess :)
Great picture. The colour works for me.
Thanks! All we need now is a good cheese, and a bottle of wine.
Awesome. I love both versions. I wonder who was sitting there?
That’s what I was thinking – would have been great to get a photo with the person in the chair!
This is great, Christian! I like both versions also, but the black and white makes it feel further removed and of another time.
Thanks Karen – I think so too, the b&w one is further removed in time, while the color one makes it more current – or something like that!
@drawandshoot Good point. What I like about the color one though, is that this can still happen today even with all of the technology and “new” stuff we have everywhere. I feel like it’s more shocking in color.
Either way they’re both great.
Thanks William – ha, I totally agree, and I think that is why, despite my love for b&w, I tend to go with the color ones.