"The Farm Shop"...

A few years back, I had the privilege and approval to photograph interiors of the old, closed Laneburg High School in southwest Arkansas. This shelf of books was inside the "Shop" building of the school campus.
This photograph tells a variety of stories. Surprisingly, the books are in decent shape given their age. The greater story is the irony of the title of the series of books on the left: "Hunger Signs in Crops". The reason for the irony is that an increasing number of high schools are dropping their shop classes. This begs questions of the future education of farming and shop skills, much less the exposure of such during high school that carries into further education.
 

 

Hope you enjoy and comments are welcome.

Detail: Shop books, Shop building, Laneburg High School, Laneburg, Arkansas.
Built in the early 1900's, the Laneburg school was consolidated with four other school districts in 1985.
Photo # IM5_3993.
(c) Kelly Shipp.

"The Giants of Woolly Hollow"...

Sunlight peeks through the tall canopies in the forest.
Woolly Hollow State Park, Arkansas.
Photo # DSC_0220bws.

"A Moment in Snow"...

This Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) paused to look across the snowy landscape. I have many photographs of squirrels, but occasionally one simply gets my attention more than others.
Hope you enjoy.

Color photograph converted to black-and-white.
Location: Conway, Arkansas.
Photo # 1029_ks20401bw

"Tree Mysteries II"...

This is another in a series I shot of trees and their mysteries.
The early morning infrared light is bouncing off the ground-covered snow almost appearing as fog.

Photo # IM5_7453s4.
(c) Kelly Shipp

"Tree Mysteries"...

Trees have many mysteries - some we understand and some we have yet to.

Location: Arkansas.
Photo # IM5_7193abwsq.

 

"Red & White"...

A male Cardinal pauses on a frozen branch.

Location: Arkansas.
Photo # KS5_7025a.
(c) Kelly Shipp.

 

 

"The Porch Swing"...

For some, the porch swing brings back memories of a simpler time. A time when you didn't have technology buzzing all around. A place where you could clear your mind and simply just be yourself. A place where you can focus on the sounds of nature, friends, or family.
This photograph frames a lot of facts and some mystery. Notice all the woodwork of everything in the photograph, but what I enjoyed most about framing this photograph is the shadow of objects from the setting sun. The shadow of the wind chimes, and the mystery of the ghostly shadow of the swing - almost as if we're peering into another dimension or past.
Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome.


Location: A relatives homestead, Hope, Arkansas.
Photo # IM3_6229bwc.
(c) Kelly Shipp