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16-JAN-2014

Ghostly office, Hachita, New Mexico, 2014

I made this ghostly image through the office window of an abandoned gas station in the semi-ghost town of Hachita. Reflections in this window cause the chair to seem to be drifting in space, while an array of faint weeds float within the wall at left. The abandoned TV seems to have been left on, however it is only a reflection of the photographer making this image. That reflection is also laced with hazy weeds.

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Date/Time16-Jan-2014 12:33:02
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Focal Length34 mm
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Phil Douglis12-Feb-2014 18:16
Thanks, Carol -- it is indeed a blend of past and present. And yes, the furnishings here are both more recent and comfy than those on display at the Bodie ghost town in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Carol E Sandgren12-Feb-2014 02:21
I agree with Rose's comment. And it's a frame of the present with the past in the background. This image reminds me of Bodie a little, only with more comfy furniture! Well done!
Phil Douglis11-Feb-2014 18:38
This picture was my excursion into Surrealism, Rose. A touch of Magritte, perhaps? He challenged our preconditioned perceptions of reality, and I tried to do likewise here.
sunlightpix11-Feb-2014 01:46
Another winner! I especially like the reflection in the television; it's a composition within a composition! V
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