Yeah, why not get fancy and call these pics "studies"??
As always I try to squeeze as much as possible out of the most mundane things I can find.
These things are natural objects. Man-made, yes, but humans are natural objects. Flowing water and wind erode matter into interesting shapes. Human beings are as flowing water and wind, shaping matter into interesting configurations. Even better when other natural forces work upon these human-shaped configurations. The result is a kind of hybrid, but still as natural as anything else. That's the sort of stuff I like to explore.
That's really the whole idea behind my photography, such as it is. More of this next time.
I'm happy to have explored it.
Reality?
Stark!
The alley! Not finished yet!
And continuing the documentary. Infections up in Lubbock County every day. Notice what a great job China did, getting their infections under control. Notice what a poor job we are doing here, leading the world in the worst possible way. It's also ironic that FOX news, spewing idiot right wing garbage, propaganda and wishful thinking, puts its most devoted viewers at risk. Are they really trying to kill off their viewers? Are they perhaps trying to kill off the most hardened and fanatical of Trump's supporters? It almost looks that way. Or, they might just be too stupid to see that their alternate universe is toxic. We'll have to see how long the fantasy world of the right can survive under these conditions.
At least I can still get out and take my photos.
We'll be in this alley for quite a while, even as I find new things to document. This alley gets better and better. And I didn't get every possible photo.
And what a great alley it is.
Some junk nearby, too.
Not the greatest junk, but still it's something. Still happy with Windows 10. Very stable so far. Cases of you know what in Lubbock county over 100 and climbing. Remember when our idiot-in-chief told us it would all go away? Remember when he called it a hoax? Still believe in the guy? Still think he's God's gift to America? Well, if you do, you've got some definite problems.
Maybe you're just to proud to admit that you were CONNED?
It's no disgrace to be conned by a master. It is a disgrace to keep buying into the line of bull. More of this alley next time! By that time Lubbock County might have 200 cases... or more.
And, I got some much more detailed pics. Infections here are seen to increase as more people are tested. Lots of worry about asymptomatic cases spreading the stuff, which seems to have already happened here. My improvised masks are probably worthless. I don't need a reminder not to touch my face while out and about. But, surely, if someone coughs nearby, or someone infected ignores social distancing, and that's true of most Lubbockites, even an improvised mask might make it less likely that one would inhale particulates that might carry the virus? The theory being that liquid bearing the virus would adsorb on the fabric, trapping the virus on that surface. The mask then would have to be removed rather carefully and immediately washed out thoroughly after one use, say, to buy groceries. These improvised masks would be of no use to someone in prolonged close contact with an infected person, and would not likely protect others if you were infected and coughing into the mask, but in a situation where contact is brief, maybe still better than nothing? There is no clear guidance, and that is very irritating.
Back to the alley.
We are not so very far from a flea market, but that flea market is pretty much shut down.
As junk goes, this is not very interesting stuff, I know. It's all they've got in this location. More of this next time. And, I've discovered some useful features in Windows 10, and I'm staring to like it. I have some very old programs, and they are actually working with this operating system.
As always I try to squeeze as much as possible out of the most mundane things I can find.
These things are natural objects. Man-made, yes, but humans are natural objects. Flowing water and wind erode matter into interesting shapes. Human beings are as flowing water and wind, shaping matter into interesting configurations. Even better when other natural forces work upon these human-shaped configurations. The result is a kind of hybrid, but still as natural as anything else. That's the sort of stuff I like to explore.
That's really the whole idea behind my photography, such as it is. More of this next time.
