Time Passages . . .

I love wandering small Texas towns photographing reminders from a bygone era. Such was the case with these large doors (circa – late 1800’s) that were allowed to weather with the passage of time. A modern day, local business may reside on the inside, but I was thankful the various owners throughout the years left the original doors, so future generations might appreciate this visual portal to the past with its weathered charm and craftsmanship.

Before I captured any images, I immersed myself in the visual splendor of this aging beauty, an expression of colors and textures. A tapestry of time being revealed before my eyes. I could not help but wonder how the beautiful metal rosettes, now rusted, must have glisten years ago in the morning sunlight! Who was a witness to their hand-crafted beauty . . . did they appreciate its splendor? I could only hope they did!

Photography is about fully immersing yourself in your subject, whatever that may be. Allow yourself to be taken away with the experience. Whether that is a child’s fleeting expression of wonder on their face, a mountain vista kissed by the last rays of sunlight, or a colorfully, textured door revealing the past. Resolve to appreciate and embrace all of it!

My approach with photographing this type of subject is to keep things simple. I used a Nikon Z9 camera and a Nikkor Z 14-30mm lens. I zoomed to 30mm, which gave me just the right framing to tell the story of this door that is aging gracefully.