The Skate

The Skate is the home of a Richmond Roller Derby team. (click on image to enlarge)

Land of the Free/Home of the Brave

Back side of a restroom in Richmond's Glen Miller Park. (click on image to enlarge)

Movie Theater: Richmond, Indiana

The discount movie theater with its ten screens is closed. Television was not the cause-this time. Blockbuster was not the cause-it also is closed. No, the problem seems to be the ability to order and receive movies to your home without leaving home. Next, the opportunity to order and view movies anywhere-where you happen to be-on a mobile tool. (click on image to enlarge)

Morning Walk

The best laid plans......... . For over a month this sofa sat near the curb waiting for someone/something to come along and take it away. Everytime I walked by, it appeared a bit more worn and lonely. Finally, one day when I had the CLE camera (see previous post) with me, I took this photograph. The next day the sofa was gone! So much for the small, quiet camera that doesn't cause attention. (click on image to enlarge)

R & R: Part 1

The last week or so has been nothing but ice and snow. Not a wise time to be out and about taking photographs. This weather has allowed time to review and reflect on the past years work. Reviewing the "Back Home in Indiana" and the "Lost in the Midwest" images have raised a few questions. While some locations are completed, others are not. As the weather improves, trips will be made to fill in the gaps. In addition to reviewing the images, time has been spent on reflecting about the materials and equipment used to produce these images. Folks in these communities are often wary of a stranger with photographic equipment walking around their city/town. While trying to appear harmless the big camera and large lenses seem a bit much. Enter the Minolta CLE. This camera was introduced in 1980 and only about 34,000 were produced. Minolta and Leica joined forces for a few years to produce the Leica CL (compact Leica). Leica in Germany designed and Minolta in Japan built. As with many relationships, they soon parted. Minolta improved on the original design and the Minolta CLE (compact Leica Electric) was born. Small, lightweight, and fits in a pocket. As the ad on late night television suggests: " a small daily dose so that you can be ready when the moment occurs". Will see if using this camera presents a less frightful appearance. (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana: Rushville

Found Rushville, like the doorway, closed and uptight. (click on image to enlarge)

Richmond, Indiana: We Sell It.

Taken late summer. Business is now closed. Another retail business taken the space - see Jan.4, 2011 post. (click on image to enlarge)

Back Home in Indiana:Selma

For sale by owner the Cline Hardware in Selma. Temperatures in single digits along with a couple of inches of ice and several inches of snow have keep me indoors filing/selecting negatives to work on in the darkroom/lightroom. Not a good time to be wandering around the countryside taking photographs. Will continue a "photography walk about" as the weather improves. (click on image to enlarge)