Constructions in Wood

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Mariana T. Jan 23, 2009, 10:45pm EST

Roy, there is such a feeling of loneliness in these images - it's not bad - it's good because you're captured more than is there - hard to explain but the essence of the past is in your shots. Salud

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Tonia, who hugs trees G. Jan 23, 2009, 10:55pm EST

The beach in winter - one of my favorite places. I agree that you have evoked a sense of aloneness - but that is something to which I've always been drawn.

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Aniko Jan 24, 2009, 2:03am EST

Again, black and white works with these.

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Wilhelmine Estabrook Jan 24, 2009, 6:49am EST

Yes, there is a bit of melancholy about these photos. Not so much as an abandoned merry-go-round, but some. The black and white adds to that feeling.

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Debbie G. Jan 24, 2009, 11:04am EST

For me using black and white here makes it colder.

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N. K.* . Jan 24, 2009, 12:15pm EST

I like these Roy. The last one seems like something right out of a Stephen King novel!

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CC Miranda the artrat (or am i?) Jan 24, 2009, 12:19pm EST

one day they might be used as "historical" documentation of your area. i just hope they remember to print your name right.

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St. Joy The Baptist M. © Cranky-Pants, Mercenary and Coroner Jan 24, 2009, 12:31pm EST

There's something about black and white images that make them seem more "real" to me, somehow. I really like the fence section one, Roy; It's wonderful!

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Dannielle S. Jan 24, 2009, 1:35pm EST

Oh, Roy -- I *love* that dune fence! They're all great, but that fence... that's just awesome.

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Dannielle S. Jan 24, 2009, 1:37pm EST

Going back through them, the central observation deck is lovely, too. All those angles. I love the angle you took on the angles -- how's that?

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St. Joy The Baptist M. © Cranky-Pants, Mercenary and Coroner Jan 24, 2009, 1:51pm EST

Dannielle sez: but that fence... that's just awesome.

I know, right?!

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Nippy Katz (not his real name) Patriotic Troll of Gather Freedom Jan 24, 2009, 2:16pm EST

I like the pictures a lot. I have a thing for perspective studies and I think b & w has a lot going for it. All the pictures have an abstract quality in spite of being completely realistic.

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Heather ~of the Whippets~ M. Jan 24, 2009, 2:19pm EST

Beautiful and desolate at once.

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Roy ☯ Hilbinger Jan 24, 2009, 4:38pm EST

Thanks everybody! Because I couldn't find any crtiiters to photograph, I kinda looked on these as "consolation" shots. I'm so glad they're going over so well.

Joy, if you like the b&w version of that fence section, take a look at it in color. I swear, I didn't gussy it up except for a few tweaks, so right out of the camera it looked just like an Andrew Wyeth painting. I don't remember having that idea when I shot it, it just came up that way. Considering I've always considered Wyeth a huge influence on how I see the world through my viewfinder, I guess I was channeling him big time yesterday!

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Natalie Neal Whitefield Jan 24, 2009, 5:44pm EST

I like the B&W treatment. Creates a completely different texture to a photo essay. Thank you for posting this to Home Comfort

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Dannielle S. Jan 24, 2009, 9:07pm EST

Roy, I was thinking Wyeth when I saw the photo of the visitors' center.

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Dannielle S. Jan 24, 2009, 9:08pm EST

And now, after following your link, I'm wondering if we're all talking about the same "fence photo" -- I'm in love with the dune fence -- the final photo.

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Grems Aka Sarcastic Warrior Ninja 'gremlin' Jan 24, 2009, 9:15pm EST

I enjoyed both fence shots. The single remain of the fence seems so alone. the fencing used on the dune speaks of the possible changes the environment how painful they can be.

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Roy ☯ Hilbinger Jan 24, 2009, 9:51pm EST

Thanks, folks!

Dannielle, I thought the same about the visitors center, and I consciously shot it thinking of that, but in color it really didn't come out as a Wyeth shot, so I converted to b&w and left it that way. And I knew you were talking about the dune fence. Yeah, I like that one, too. I have a thing about dune fences, but they have to be in a chaotic, or at least semi-chaotic, state for me to like them. Heh, heh! And what does that say about me?

Grems, you know, I didn't even think of environmental issues with the dune fence. They're just such a natural part of the scenery around here; wherever there are dunes along the shore there are fences to keep them from moving too far. Mostly they're there to keep the path from the parking lot to the beach clear.

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elizabeth e. Jan 25, 2009, 12:08pm EST

That third picture is a winner. Reminds me of the feeling I get when I see some of Wyeth's pictures.

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elizabeth e. Jan 25, 2009, 12:09pm EST

Since I've been out there with you in the summer, it was really interesting seeing this place in the middle of winter.

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elizabeth e. Jan 25, 2009, 12:10pm EST

I really do like the visitors center. It seems to melt into the landscape.

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Kathy W. Jan 26, 2009, 7:44am EST

Loved them all, and I concur with most, the final fence shot rocks. All those lines and shadows...tip-tilted and staunchly standing guard against the enemy, the scouraging winds...
Beaut, Roy. Glad you shared these.
Wilka

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