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13-APR-2009

Recycling, Cordes, Arizona, 2009

Cordes is a semi-ghost town. Its handful of residents manage to get by, some by being as thrifty as possible. Such as this property owner who incongruously used an old refrigerator door as a no trespassing sign. I photographed this from a number of angles. I could have shot it from the other side, showing its handle, but losing some of that twisting dirt country road as context. So I sacrificed the handle, and made a stronger image out of it as a result. For those who might not immediately recognize it as a refrigerator door, this caption will suffice.

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Phil Douglis22-Apr-2009 19:44
If this image makes you smile, Carol, it is working. Thanks for noting the role of the road here -- I always try to evoke a sense of place in my images if I can, and this lonely winding dirt road is just as much a part of the story here as the incongruous use of a refrigerator door as a no trespassing sign.
Carol E Sandgren22-Apr-2009 18:32
Your choice to include the road really does make this work. Misplacement of odd objects makes an incongruous statement. And why not use a refrigerator door as a sign? We all should be recycling! Fun image and makes me smile!
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