Gone, gone, gone... - DPChallenge Forums

Fujifilm XF 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR

01/25/2022 10:53:25 PM · #1

I was quite happy to have this tree do well in the Diptych Archival challenge. I was also thrilled at the comment I got about the tree being well loved.

Unfortunately, after prolly a decade of stopping by to shoot this lone sentinel out in the middle of the cornfields, it finally got sick and ragged enough that they cut it down.

I have easily over a hundred shots of this tree over the years. I will miss the old soldier greatly.

I was wondering if any others would like to contribute to this thread with old friends that you've shot before that are no longer with us.

Any stories that go with the images would be interesting, I would imagine.

Another from another challenge.

primabarbara

Fujifilm X-T1

01/26/2022 04:29:05 AM · #2

Your post instantly reminded of an old song form the 60s, that might interest you
My friend the tree

glad2badad

Apple iPhone 16 Pro

Lensbaby Sweet 35 Optic

01/26/2022 05:34:26 AM · #3

This is a great subject / topic for a thread. Thanks Jeb! I need to think about any old soldiers I may have ...

nam

Sony DSLR-A580

Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha

01/26/2022 10:46:55 PM · #4

Now razed, to the dismay of many locals. I was super sad to see it go myself - it was perfectly situated for sunset shots :)

Tamron 16-300mm Di II VC PZD MACRO w/Canon Nikon mount

01/26/2022 11:39:56 PM · #5

Originally posted by nam:

Now razed, to the dismay of many locals. I was super sad to see it go myself - it was perfectly situated for sunset shots :)

Nice!

I hope they dismantled it carefully and used the wood for other projects.

That's a big thing in my area......salvaging old barns & outbuildings.

JulietNN

Canon EOS R7

01/27/2022 08:21:03 AM · #6

This gargantuan tree was struck with lightning. An absolutely amazing tree. Stood for years and years. It was so distinctive that I used to use it for directions. Finally it got too much and they chopped it down. So basically, everyone I gave directions to, ended up lost as the tree was gone.

01/27/2022 11:28:07 AM · #7

Originally posted by JulietNN:

It's funny how you become attached to things that draw you back again and again.

That's a real shame. What a tree!

posthumous

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

01/27/2022 01:49:42 PM · #8

what a sad and beautiful idea, Jeb.

you sent me back, all the way back, through my photos. and I was surprised by how little is gone, and also realized that all of it is gone. A photo is gone as soon as you take it.

for this assignment I settled on a cottage in Maine, which was bulldozed right before the pandemic. It was our regular vacation spot every summer. I have many photos from there, but the only photo I found of what was specifically destroyed is this one:

this living room is officially gone. You won't be able to find it, or any version of it. my other photos are of sand and water, which is still there but also was already gone. My sand castles are gone, I'm sure everyone can understand that. But also every curve of water and sand that I photographed is gone and was always gone.

but outside of Maine, closer to home, I saw all these moments that are gone now, and I felt thankful for them, in a way blissfully grieving for the beauty I have had in my life.

thanks for a good cry, Jeb.