This particular story begins a few months back when a friend of mine took me out to her grandparents property a little south of Jackson. They live on a small farm with a horse, some goats, and chickens. The small farmhouse is charming and the goats are funny, but it was their land across from the house that most interested me. It was heavily wooded and an old barn and dilapidated house rest their creaky bones among the trees. The stories behind such structures always fascinate me. On the first visit to this area I was without my camera. Obviously, if you've read the posts preceding this one, my summer has been a little busy and I only got an opportunity to return with my camera last weekend.
I'm not really sure what the picture above is of. If anyone has any ideas, let me know.
Inside the main room of the house, clothes covered the floor and shoes were left by the door. The shoes sat there as if Mr. Homeowner had walked into the door and out of consideration for Mrs. Homeowner's clean floor slipped off his shoes before entering. But then the house had been abandoned; shoes still considerately placed by the door, waiting for the wearer to put them on again.
I tried not to touch anything. The house was a museum of stories and I didn't move a single article for fear of erasing the words.
This fireplace was in an adjoining room to the previous pictures. It was on the corner of the house with a porch off one side. I could see the warm flames that filled the hearth where now bricks laid.
After I took these pictures I felt the need to try some portraiture here, so I called Savannah and borrowed her for awhile. Here's a couple favorites, more are posted on my facebook.
On another note, my camera is dying. It has been acting finicky for the past 6 months or so, but since I've been back from my trip it is much worse. I need to send it off to be repaired (incidentally there is a recall on it, unrelated to my problems with it) Since I'm in photography class yet again this semester and have several portrait sessions lined up, sending my camera to Nikon is more than a little inconvenient. I'm interested in buying a new one anyways because my photography has progressed to the point where my amateur DSLR is. . . limiting. I say this to say that if anyone knows of someone selling a Nikon (I'm loyal) D700 or better (dream camera D3s). . . wait let me revise that statement: if anyone knows of someone practically giving away a full frame Nikon camera, let me know. My budget is limited.
Also, I've got my website up for anyone interested in checking it out. Let me know what you think please! nicolermccoy.com
