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Several months ago, I was out exploring my new hometown and looking for interesting potential images.  Just to the northeast of where I live, I saw a little taqueria that looked like a sombrero painted in the colors of the Mexican flag.  Cool.  Mental note.

A couple of mornings ago I was up very early and finally decided to get that shot.  It was before 5, so the sun hadn’t yet risen and the sky was a beautiful pale blue.  Perfect.  I arrive at the taco stand and discover that the owners had painted it orange.  So, now it’s an orange sombrero.  Nothing cool about it anymore.  I need to learn that lesson.  How many times have I seen a potentially fabulous image, thought I’d come back to get it later, and never return?  Too many times.  I need to remember: carpe diem.

On the way home from my failed mission, I passed the local airfield and saw this warehouse, which I thought might make an interesting backdrop for a portrait.  This was my favorite of the test shots.  A big thank you to photoshop’s distort filter for conquering the converging verticals.

The largest coal-fired power plant in the western hemisphere can be found in the middle of Georgia, about 95 miles southeast of Atlanta. I came across this factoid in a fabulous essay by John McPhee published first in The New Yorker and later as a chapter entitled Coal Train in his book Uncommon Carriers. I had to see it for myself, so I arranged for a tour and twisted the arms of various family members to accompany me to Plant Scherer, which is near Juliette, the town made famous by the movie Fried Green Tomatoes. Plant Scherer truly is astonishing to behold. This image was taken on the roof of the facility facing one of the enormous cooling towers.