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22-MAY-2010

Interior, Bannack, Montana, 2010

I made over a thousand images during my two days of shooting at Bannack. In editing them for this photo-essay, it was important to keep in mind that each image I selected must be distinctively different from the others. For example, I had made at least a couple of hundred shots of just the abandoned rooms within the various structures. All of them evoked the past, yet I chose only three of them for this essay. This one, made with a 20mm wideangle focal length, evokes the past most expressively because of the old sink left standing alone among the empty rooms of this house. I liked the way the light plays along the floorboards, the bluish color of the window light echoing the blue sink itself.

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Phil Douglis19-Dec-2011 15:48
Thank you, Vera, for this thought. The absence of people and activity can speak eloquently of silence, loss, loneliness. And as you say, it leaves the imagination to fill in the details.
Guest 19-Dec-2011 11:53
Once again I am drawn to the simplicity of the image. It reminds me how powerful emptiness can be. Not only does it show the loss of the place, it allows us to fill the room with our imagination.
Phil Douglis18-Jun-2010 17:50
Good to hear from you, Rusty. Thanks for appreciating the role of color and light here -- that's why I made this image.
russellt18-Jun-2010 14:34
beautiful in mood, composition and stark simplicity. I particularly like the color and quality of light.
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