Friday, February 1, 2008

Sad but true, and Burnt

Bittersweet image(s)
(of course more bitter than sweet, but memories make it sweet somehow)


Here I show you the remains of Old Fort Chaffee, Fort Smith, Arkansas.
It was (set) on fire Tuesday Jan 29th, and my guess is that 80% of the
old and abandoned barracks are gone now.


I saw this, and didn't know what to think..
It was there and gone, yet, it didn't hit me like I thought it would.
At least I was glad to see that not every single building is gone
and the way that the chimneys stand up bare is interesting,
makes theplace look like a war zone w/o the dead people.


I am going to miss it whatever happens to it.
It Served me as the really cool backdrop for many of the pictures
I have taken in the past, and I was not done there,
I was not ready to give it up.
I do hope it remains as it is,
although, unlikely to happen.


3 comments:

Gemini Art said...

I'm glad you were able to get the photos right after the fire. Since you had used it so often in the past, its only fitting that you captured it in its passing. You have a good eye. I'm sure you'll find another setting for your subjects. Fortunately, there's still some left of Chaffee. Besides, the ruins provide a whole new avenue of unexplored possibilities.

alexoz said...

Thanks Gemini Art.
As a matter of fact, the chimneys might be a perfect backdrop for some pictures.
Perhaps, the good out of the bad.

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