Yesterday Tim and I drove "Pops" to Oklahoma to meet his grandson...we conveniently met in the middle where of course a casino happens to be... I haven't been in a casino since I left Minnesota so I was excited to be able to play the slot machines a little bit. Tim was looking forward to playing the crap tables but unfortunately for him, they only had card tables. So I played the slots for a little bit while we were waiting for Mark and hit a $300 jackpot after about 20 minutes...played for about 3 hours and left even, after a few drinks and lunch so it was fun. BUT the best part was the drive there and back...and all the great pictures I got along the way...and the little treasure of a town we found that we are definitely going back to in the very near future!
We were on IH 35 and lo and behold we see this old car parked in front of this building with old signs and very old gas pumps...I mean, how perfect can they set this picture up for me? Really! It was hot out, but the blue Texas sky had just enough pretty clouds floating about to make a beautiful skyline. The colors of the signs and the old rustic wood, along with the car and gas pumps...wow.
And to top it off parked right next to this building was this old black Ford truck with a tractor to the left and a red old barn behind it set up another great shot....is this real?
On our way yesterday morning we saw this huge junk yard full of old cars and trucks and Tim promised he would stop on our way back so I could shoot some of them...as usual, he made sure I got my images...he parked in the ditch off the access road and helped me onto the top of my Explorer so I wouldn't get a 1st degree burn from the 105 degree heat, drove the car veerrryyy slowing while I'm hanging on with my camera and telling him when to go and when to stop for each shot...I had to be on top of my car because of the extremely high fence :) It was hard to get the individual cars as they were jammed packed and I could only get what was close to the fence...but I was happy with what I got, but also itching to climb the fence and get more...and I normally would have, but there was a cop parked around the corner. Dammit. I can't tell you how many times I have trespassed and climbed fences to get a shot of a cool old barn or vehicle. Too many to mention...very exhilarating I might add :) And I was excited to be able to use some new actions that I downloaded last week. This action is called "Old Western" and I can see I will be using it alot! I Love It!
Now I don't usually take pictures of newer cars (70's), but I downloaded another action called "Seventies" and had to try it out as well...I Love this one too, especially with this image, but want to try it with an image of a person (young girl) dressed in seventies themed attire...just got to find a willing subject...
This old jeep (I think that is what Tim said it was) jumped out at me as well when I saw it sitting there but ended up not being one of my favorites after I played with it...I still like it though.
This old truck was in a field south of Fort Worth. Ever accommodating as Mr. Tim is, he stopped again for me :) I can't say how wonderful it is to have someone that will go out of his way to help me get my pictures and enjoy it as well. Makes for a very enjoyable day. Oh yes, and I had to "stop and squat" so I got my shot and some relief! A little "tmi" but everyone has had to pee by the side of the road once in their life, right? If I have to go, I'm going...no more suffering for me! As least until I get an indecent exposure ticket maybe? Neh...
This of course is the same picture as above but with a different vintage action...amazing how it changes the whole mood of the picture. I love the look of this image too!
After we took the pictures of the old white car in front of the building with the old gas pumps, we drove around the little Town of Salado and found some more great things to snap. Most of the places were closed because it was after 5pm on this glorious Sunday, but we did stumble into a little antique store and found some treasures to purchase. I will post pictures of those later. There are a lot of Bed & Breakfast places, wineries and antique stores waiting for us to explore but since they were closed we decided we had to come back and book a room at one of the B&B's and enjoy this quaint little town over a couple of days. Looks like we will be going back in a couple of weeks....can't wait!
This old stagecoach was parked outside of the The Stagecoach Inn (hence the name), which is a little restaurant we are excited to try out as well...along with the many wineries in town...I am excited about strolling around Salado and taking many, many more pictures...check back in a couple of weeks for more photos of Salado, Texas! I know where I'm bringing my friend Patti when she comes in December!
This old stagecoach was parked outside of the The Stagecoach Inn (hence the name), which is a little restaurant we are excited to try out as well...along with the many wineries in town...I am excited about strolling around Salado and taking many, many more pictures...check back in a couple of weeks for more photos of Salado, Texas! I know where I'm bringing my friend Patti when she comes in December!
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