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“I’d rather be lucky than good,” again

Amish Originals Furniture Company moving

All I had were a few minutes to shoot a quick photo of workers moving furniture from Amish Originals State theater location to its consolidated location one block north.

It was my luck that everyone was on break, enjoying a slow cooker meal of barbecue, beans, and chips. I was invited to join the meal with the understanding that afterwards I was to also join in the moving to help express my gratitude for a free meal. With a great deal of courteousy I declined both offers, mainly because I wasn’t traveling alone and we had another task to complete.

I did a quick grab shot (above) to show the collection of lamps that were scheduled to be among the final items moved to the new store. Not a great photo, but pleasant enough to help illustrate any story about the move. I knw I’d be able to get more photos later of furniture being moved into the new location after I’d completed other work.

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40 Days of Lent – Day 13

40 Days of Lent / Day 13

The casket is taken from St. Paul Catholic Church at the conclusion of a funeral.

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Uptown Westerville coffee shop

Feature photo of two college students studying at a small table in Java Central coffee shop  in Westerville.

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40 Days of Lent / Day 12

40 Days of Lent, Catholic, celebration, cross, crucifixion, Easter, faith, Lent, penance, religion, St. Paul Catholic Church

A trail of smoke from altar candles floats  in front of a stained glass window at St. Paul Catholic Church in Westerville.

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40 Days of Lent – Day 11

40 Days of Lent - Day 11

St. Paul Catholic Church deacon performs one of two baptisms following Saturday Mass.

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40 Days of Lent – Day 10

Editor’s note: Photo removed. Some of the 40 Days of Lent posts have been removed. There have been concerned expressed about some of the photos and their subjects. Until the issue is resolved, the posts will stay offline.

A youth group member rehearses Stations of the Cross in preparation for evening services marking the 10th day of Lent at St. Paul Catholic church in Westerville

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40 Days of Lent – Day 9

40 Days of Lent - Day 9

Religious perform benediction services following a day of adoration during Lent at St. Paul Catholic church in Westerville.

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Street portrait in open shade

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40 Days of Lent

One man, alone in the church for Lent.

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40 Days of Lent – Day 7

40 Days of Lent

The first week of Lent was challenging.  For all the right reasons.

There are a few common themes that run through my work and they are all central to this project.

The view

First is the small sphere, confined space, narrow view perspective where location becomes what most photographers would consider a prohibitively confining rule. Just as I did in the Rock at Inniswood series, I’ve confined myself to a specific location.

Photos for 40 Days of Lent must be taken at St. Paul Catholic Church. It is possible to shoot this project in a larger space such as all churches in the city or how people use lent for introspective explorations of their lives, or how chocolate retailers have lower revenue, or how crazy parties it gets on feast days during Lent. Any one of these are great projects and certainly worthy of considering.

My preference is to revisit a familiar space to see how it changes. In this case the variables of change are few.

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