Ordinary Pictures

Exploring the Commonplace

Entries from November 2006

White walls

November 16th, 2006 · No Comments · walls

This was taken at an industrial building in Minneapolis.

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Yellow Cranes

November 16th, 2006 · No Comments · scrapyard

A scrap metal yard. I liked the monotone color in the bright light, which I felt a bit unsettling. Clearly the metals passing through here color the place the same awful yellow. This and other metals recycling companies in Minneapolis (and probably elsewhere) are situated within a block or two of the Mississippi River.

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McDonald’s Shrub

November 15th, 2006 · No Comments · waiting

Waiting in the drive-up at McDonald’s. I have a terrible weakness for their fries.

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Tank

November 15th, 2006 · No Comments · walls

…another wall picture.

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Port of Minneapolis

November 15th, 2006 · No Comments · mississippi

I liked the geometry of this. The little red building is for weighing outgoing trucks that pick up stuff here. The port exists for Mississippi River trade. The plumbing isn’t used anymore.

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