Photography by R. Samayoa

Photograph of the emblem of a Chevrolet truck, taken at an angle. In the background, the garage is slightly visible.

Adventures of the past – in blogging and photography wise.

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R. Samayoa
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So, it has been a while since a new post goes up, but it isn’t because this place isn’t tended too. I work on the backend of things, trying to make sure this iteration of the blog and overall website works the way I have envisioned for a while…and I definitely think it’s more or less all there now.

The pandemic threw us all for a spin, but it was a good opportunity to see what I’ve done and process some never before seen shots. With this blog section, I hope to showcase that and the new things.

Without further delay, here’s my first (in this iteration) photo post.

A few years ago, a friend and family invited out to a photo safari into Maryland. I have a soft spot for the state, probably due to the fact that it is the state that gave land (and never wanted it back) for D.C. and because there’s space. We went out toward Thurmont and Baltimore — with my little trusty Canon Rebel XT. The lenses my friend and her family had blew my mind — I had my little stock lens and cheap telephoto, but there was something fun about a group of us being out there, using what we had. At one moment, I was given one of the L-lenses, the first one I’ve every even held — taking photos with it felt as if I was holding a precious stone in my hand (it weighed like a stone too). I realized then that the photos we take, no matter what the tools use, have an essence to them that we imbue them with for what we SEE and FEEL at that moment — and that’s what makes photography so special.

Don’t get me wrong, tools allow you to better capture these fleeting moments, but there’s quite a bit you can do with what you have.

  • Front facing horizontal photograph of a one-story building, with texture blocks as a wall, two windows framing a decaying wooden door, and grass in the front that is shortened, but unkept. Both the sidewalk and the road are visible on the lower portion of the photograph.
  • Black and white photograph of pipes running horizontally, vertically, and some into the frame, there is a light fixture with a bulb that is on.
  • Photograph of a silo-like structure that has steaming water on it, rust has formed on all over it and is pouring down the sides. There is railing on top of the structure and a ladder on the far right side of the photograph. The left, is part of a metal structure that belongs to something else.
  • Black and white photograph of the interior of a train car, with chairs and benches thrown haphazardly. Windows are visible on the sides, as well as some railings. In the distance, you can see graffiti.
  • Photograph is of a shot through a shattered squared train window, with shipping cranes in the distance.
  • Photograph is of a street corner, with a couple waiting to cross. On the corner, behind the couple, is a brick building with a store at the bottom, it has a cedar shingle roof that covers the bottom level partially. There are two windows on the left, the center door -- flanked by smaller windows-- and a window on the right, behind the couple.
  • Black and white photograph taken in a barn that houses hay, in the back of the barn, you are looking out of a window, with the landscape in the further distance.
  • Black and white photograph of a front grill shot of a Ford pickup work truck. The grill and fender are rusting, the O in Ford has fallen off.
  • Photograph of the emblem of a Chevrolet truck, taken at an angle. In the background, the garage is slightly visible.

These are just a couple of my favorite shots from that adventure.

Stay tuned for the next post, which I promise won’t take THIS long.

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