Rusty Bicycle

Bicycle & Cactus, originally uploaded by Orchid Photo.

Johnson City, TX series #5. More rusty, cracked and weird stuff, but with some random cactus thrown in! Awesome.

Rusted Gears

Rusted Gears, originally uploaded by Orchid Photo.

Johnson City, TX Series #4. A black and white of some rusty gears hanging on a wall. There are things hanging everywhere in this place, which I'll probably show in another photo.

What attracted me to these gears is that each one had a different color and texture. The wall also had a lot of bumps, cracks and stains. I decided to go black and white to showcase the texture over the rusty colors.

Blue Boot on Blue Floor

Today Cate and I drove out to this strange place in Johnson City, Texas. Most of the buildings there were locked. I found this one open and loved the blue floor. I ran back to pick up the lost blue boot, and the colors are exactly what I wanted.

BBQ Rust

BBQ Rust, originally uploaded by Orchid Photo.

The rust collected on my fiance's old camping BBQ, which we call R2-D2 because of the little round shape of it. I don't know why I've been so interested in rusty, worn out, damaged things.

Worn Child's Chair Close-up 1-19-09

Worn Child's Chair Close-up 1-19-09, originally uploaded by Orchid Photo.

I like this photo much better. What I love about the chair is how the wicker is so worn, broken and unraveling. This is much more interesting than the full-length, in my opinion.

Worn Child's Chair 1-19-09

Worn Child's Chair 1-19-09, originally uploaded by Orchid Photo.

I'm not too happy with how this came out. I didn't get the angle right to show how small it is. But I suppose that's what happens sometimes when you're trying new things.

This was my fiance's favorite chair when he was a kid. Obviously he sat in it whenever possible.

Old Skates 1-11-09

Old Skates 1-11-09, originally uploaded by Orchid Photo.

This is a pair of my fiance's old skates, and I mean OLD. Last year he got a new pair, but he'd been wearing these for years - torn up, broken down, halfway tied, loose blades and all. I think it's so cool to have an object that shows all the work you've put into something.