POTD: Gum Trace

/ 2 Comments

Gum Trace
Rochester, Minnesota
2026

I’m probably not the only person out there who takes an interest in abstract images obtained by photographing gum on sidewalks, but I bet there aren’t that many of us. I like this abstract image because of its kinetic look, evoking a feeling of physical movement in spite of being quite static. It also imparts a celestial feeling, at least if you think of it in the film negative sense. Or rather than just thinking of it, visualize it:

POTD: Gum Trace Read More »

POTD: Bridge to Nowhere

/ 2 Comments

Bridge to Nowhere
Chamberlain, South Dakota
2026

If you look closely you can see that these old bridge pilings don’t go all the way across the Missouri River at Lake Francis Case in Chamberlain, in fact not even half way across. That’s because the bridge was built in 1925, before the dam that formed Lake Francis Case was built. Once the dam went up the spans from this old bridge were moved downstream onto new pilings, as well as were spans from another bridge further down river, to form a new bridge that does span the lake (with the help of a rather long causeway built from the west side of the river).

POTD: Bridge to Nowhere Read More »