We were in a hurry heading west. It had been stressful to escape Houston via US290, but at least we could use the HOV lanes. As dusk approached, we passed through Somerville, a town about half way between Houston and Austin. I saw a large BNSF rail yard and had to stop and take a frame or two in the gloomy dusk light.
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| The view west, Somerville, Texas (Fuji Acros film, 135mm ƒ/3.5 SMC Takumar lens hand-held) |
A day later, we were still driving west through Texas. Wow, what a large state. Long-term readers may remember that in November of 2022, we drove to the Rio Grande Valley. That took two days, also.
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| Lockwood Street, Tahoka, Texas (55mm ƒ/1.8 SMC Takumar lens) |
Drizzle was falling, and we need to take a stretch break. As I recall, there was no coffee shop in Tahoka.
Sorry, I could not resist, a gaudy phone pic. of a former gas station with a cover to keep off the rain.
This was a frustrating trip. I wanted to spend at least two weeks on the trip and do some creative photography, but we had to rush to Olympia to meet the moving truck. One of us should have flown to Olympia and then returned to some airport en route to continue a more leisurely drive. Texas offers a lot of interesting photo subject matter, even in small towns like the examples above. It has been fun exploring Texas. But will I ever return to the great open expanses?
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I took the black and white frames on Fuji Acros film with my Pentax Spotmatic F camera and 55mm and 135mm lenses.
5 comments:
You're getting a lot of mileage out of your SPF!
Yes, the Spotmatic F is easy to use and convenient with its open aperture light meter.
Kodachromeguy
There's a memory or two! I drove nonstop to/from Abilene to California so many times. Tahoka is a place I've not thought about in a long time either.
I am not sure if Tahoka is a destination in itself. It is one of many pass-through towns; find a motel, fast food, gas, and keep on truckin'. But all of these little places have photographic potential. And the people are very nice.
Kodachromeguy
The somber mood of the piece is interesting too. It made me think about the history of the place, and all the people who have traveled through it over the years.
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