Poop Cam

Seriously.

Opposite Directions

Click on the image to get a better look at the irony.

The Shades of Texas

I shot these two photographs in Texas during a cross country drive on my way back to California. We had stopped for gas and I just wanted to stretch my legs so I started walking around what was a former RV park . These two huge, red tires caught my eyes because that part of Texas had a great deal of green grass and the occassional tree but I didn't notice many other colors other than various shades of green so I was happy to spot the tires. I have no idea why they were there but when I took the picture, something interesting happened to the image. Click on the above picture to see what I'm talking about because I did not alter the color, it just happened somehow. Maybe it was the blazing Texas sun. If you do click on the image, you'll also be able to see the old RV park sign on the right side of the frame.

Click on the image below as well to see the detail of the tire. The effects of the sun are very visible.


The aging sign of the now-defunct RV park also intrigued me as the fading red looked so alive and so vibrant against the spectacular blue sky that day.




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Ailing Kicks on Route 66

The old Route 66 guided Americans west to California during the Great Depression, from Chicago to Los Angeles. The route became a symbol of freedom and was well-traveled from 1926 to 1985. It has been since decomissioned as a federal highway and Interstate 40 has swallowed much of Route 66 while reconfiguring parts of it to be more time efficient. All these factors caused many of the popular roadside motels along Route 66 to go out of business, including several in Albuquerque's Nob Hill neighborhood. Some of their signature neon signs that have been celebrated in American pop culture are falling apart.

Recently, The World Monuments Fund put Route 66 on its 2008 list of most endangered sites. Thankfully, there are efforts under way to restore and revitalize roadside motels along Route 66.

Trapped in Time

For whatever reason, almost in every city I've been to, there is at least one area where there are several blocks of abandoned buildings and store fronts that still have their merchandise in the window. Usually they are in the low-income neighborhoods which doesn't do much good for its residents. Some store fronts even have the signs still up for a sale that's long been over, leaving behind what can perhaps best be described as a retail time capsule.

The Ghost of Ads Past

In many parts of the United States, there are older buildings, often brick, that still have ads painted on one side. The paint is usually faded by now so what I liked about this ad in particular is that the paint is well-preserved.

America, Divided

The weekend marking the fourth anniversary of the Iraq war, thousands marched from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., across the Potomac River and to the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Or at least the fenced in parking lot across the freeway from the Pentagon.

This protest created more controversy than the usual anti-war demonstration because the route of this one took marchers past the Arlington National Cemetery where American servicemembers are buried. Veterans and others found that offensive... and made it clear. This photo was taken in front of the cemetery.