West Coast – Page 4 – Explorations In Photography

The Persistence of Life

On such mountain walls plant life somehow germinates, trees grow, birds build their nests, and goats and deer clamber up and down.

The widespread belief about the shape and size of tree roots is nothing more than an artist’s wishful thinking.

Surrounded by suburbia, along a seldom-travelled rural road, stood the remains of a long-shuttered gas station.

The image is postcard worthy and even appears to have been conceived for just such a purpose.

Fuji film at its best, with a bias toward cool blues, but with the compensating warmth of the sunset producing a soft and mellow image.