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22-MAY-2010

Schoolhouse, Bannack, Montana, 2010

One of the most distinctive structures at Bannack is the 1874 school building. The one room school is on the first floor and a Masonic Hall occupies the second floor. The school was used for 70 years, finally closing in the 1950s. I used the 20mm wideangle focal length once again – this time to include the old boardwalk on the opposite side of the street as an anchoring foreground. The wooden slats of this boardwalk echo the wood facing of the school.

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Phil Douglis26-Jun-2010 19:08
Good point, Tim. The wideangle lens allows me to layer the image, starting with the prominent boardwalk in the foreground that speaks of the feet that have walked here for the last 140 years. There is a lot of time in such an evocation. And yes, the spirit of education itself persists in this image. It is not surprising that the school house is one of the most architecturally prominent buildings in this town.
Tim May26-Jun-2010 16:30
I like your use of wide angle here - it gives a sense of the passage of time and the endurance of education.
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