Obviously I have made some alterations on my computer. I rotated “Color Bars” 90º, just because I liked it better that way. This photo was taken at the classic car show they have on Caroline St. every year on the first Saturday in June. All those shiny reflective surfaces are a lot of fun for photographers!

I was on an outing in Spotsylvania County with a group of fellow photographers one day last summer, on a mission to capture some scenes that might be worthy of entering in the "Uniquely Spotsylvania" show at the Salem Church Library. One of our stops was in front of an old farmhouse that was slowly disintegrating. We stood out on the road, mindful of the "No Trespassing" and "Beware of the Dogs" signs, trying to get a good photograph from there. The owner of the property was mowing the grass around it, and invited us inside the fence, as long as we promised not to go inside the structure, so we were lucky to be able to get some closeup shots without breaking out the telephoto lenses. In the areas where the siding had come down I was drawn to the lath and the plaster that had oozed through the cracks when it was first put on. When I was looking for something to fit the textures and patterns theme, this was the first photo that came to mind.

I liked the way this Virginia creeper was working its way up and along the siding of an old decaying house. I also liked the background texture of the paintbrush strokes, and rusty nails. This photo is “straight out of the box”. No adjustments were made before printing it.