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I’ve revised the name of this series, which previously was “Americana Still Life, No. #.” This image is part of my Americana Series coaster set, which is available for sale at MidnightOwl.Gallery. Eaves, Chris (Aug. 18, 2019). Americana, No. 6 [Photograph]. Gilberts, Ill. Shot on a […]
Thanks for following my “Abandoned Americana” series! Today’s image shows the beautiful rolling prairie and limestone gravel roads outside Dwight, Illinois.2 Eaves, Chris (March 16, 2020). Abandoned Americana No. 18 [Photograph]. Dwight, Ill. Shot on a Canon 6D at 35mm, 1/160 sec., f8 at ISO200.
As modern agribusiness continues its march over small farms, scenes such as this have become more common. Here you can see in the far distance the new standard structure: sheet-metal buildings.
Silos without tops litter countless backyards throughout the heartland. And sadly, fields of rotten soybeans, like the one behind this barn and silo, have been the recent result of trade policy gone amuck. Hopefully scenes like this won’t become the norm, as we rely on […]
This barn and farmhouse sit on a rural corner road outside Marengo, Illinois. Everything on the property is shuttered, a sign of the changes that have happened to the farming community over the last two decades. Eaves, Chris (March 21, 2020). Abandoned Americana No. 16 […]
This little greenhouse/cloche and tool shed still sits behind where the main house had been.
Finally a day with clouds and sky and buzzards! This turkey vulture, aka, buzzard, gives this abandoned barn some disquieting verve. Eaves, Chris (March 21, 2020). Abandoned Americana No. 13 [Photograph]. Bonus Township, Ill. Shot on a Canon 6D at 35mm, 1/400 sec., f8 at […]
The original house on the site collapsed. I-55 is visible in the background. Eaves, Chris (March 16, 2020). Abandoned Americana No. 11 [Photograph]. Odell, Ill. Shot on a Canon 6D at 16mm, 1/80 sec., f8 at ISO100.
I’m still trying to figure out how the top of this building looks straight, the bottom is leaning to the right, and why the structure is braced from the left side.
Driving along old Route 66, I saw wind turbines to the east and what looked to be an abandoned farm. After a quick U-turn, I doubled back to a country road. At the crest of a small hill sat this farm. I didn’t see a […]
Frozen fields, snow on the roofs, barren trees. I love scenes like this one. A keen eye might say that I’m over-processing the photograph, but the white glow on the trees isn’t from post-processing, it’s from the ice storm the night before. The trees all […]
Another photo from a drive along the Fox River in winter. I love weather with personality, and days like this—with clouds and frigid cold—make it memorable.
OK, we’re back at it with another shootout between a full-frame DSLR, the Canon 6D with a pancake 40mm and a Bronica SQ-A medium format film camera with the kit Zenzanon 80mm (40mm full frame equivalent). I’ve square-cropped the DSLR’s image to make it a […]
Last year I acquired a Bronica SQ-A medium format film camera. I wanted to see the difference between it and the full-frame Canon 6D I normally use. After a few YouTube tutorials, I hopped in the car and stopped for a few quick shots, using […]
The size and scale of these wind turbines are extraordinary as they silently spin, generating power for the green grid.