Life Among the Ruins
by Karen Slagle
Title
Life Among the Ruins
Artist
Karen Slagle
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Life among the ruins...This old rock house stands abandoned. The roof is caving in and the timbers are falling. The weeds have taken over where once grass grew. Some sunflowers, native to this land, thrive at what was once the front door. I don't know how long this old home has been abandoned but a family once lived and loved here. The father might have farmed the land in order to feed his family. His wife would have slaved over a hot stove, then one day the rains stopped and the land dried up leaving nothing but dirt flying in the winds and weeds taking over where crops once thrived and grew.--------------------------------------
I took this image on the eastern plains of New Mexico. It's on a dirt road in the middle of what appears to be nowhere. However remnants of these hispanic families still live in small settlements, far off the main road. I used a Nikon D700 and a NIkkor 28-200 lens.
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January 7th, 2013
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Comments (28)
Bunny Clarke
A gorgeous capture and your story probably isn't too far off from what happened. In Wyoming, you really don't have much growing for crops so it's all ranching, cattle and sheep. Other towns either cater to oil, uranium, or tourists.
Karen Slagle replied:
Wyoming and NM are miles apart but I feel sure their stories are all the same...Thanks so very much my friend.
Dawn Senior-Trask
What an intriguing and inviting image, beautifully composed and rendered! Love the flowers, and the feeling -- what stories this place could tell! fav
Mary Lou Chmura
Amazing capture, Karen, love the textures, details and especially the patch of yellow flowers in the foreground. Very nicely done! v/f
Debbie Portwood
Wow! What a fantastic find!! Love the beautiful rustic colors, textures and details and the way the yellow flowers stand out against the beautiful old stones!! v.f
George Buxbaum
Artist and a writer. Well done. Your stories always add to lure of the image. Congrats on you Features for this image.
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