October 13th, 2006
dashboard still-life and shadow self-portrait
Last thing before we wander off for the day. These really need no explanation other than to say that I often make small still-life arrangements of objects on the dashboard of whatever vehicle I’m in. Could be leaves, a fragment of mossy wood, a couple of rocks, or whatever. This is what’s currently occupying the space at the moment (click on images for larger view).
Second photo is a shadow self-portrait taken yesterday while I was standing on huge drifted logs tossed up at the high tide line at Harris Beach near Brookings, Oregon.
October 13th, 2006 at 2:46 pm
Hey, your dashboard looks like our dashboard when we’ve been on the road. Nice collection, and a beautiful journey. I miss the northern California and southern Oregon coast. This has truly been a feast for my eyes. Thank you.
October 13th, 2006 at 2:49 pm
Robin – I can well imagine that your dashboard would fill up just like ours. As mentioned in my comments back a couple of posts ago, I’ll be putting up some photos elsewhere once I get more time — haven’t spent much time on that so far as there will be plenty of hours to work on that once I’m home again. This has been a wonderful trip for me — a sort of rediscovery of another heart’s home on this great planet.
October 13th, 2006 at 8:15 pm
I’ve been enjoying all the photos from your trip. Well, maybe not those huge slugs, ugh!! :) I have similar little arrangements of rocks, wood etc. throughout my house.
I hate to throw cold water on your charming dashboard-deco idea, but it seems awfully dangerous. Do you want those rocks hitting your face at high speed if something happens? Sorry to be so negative about it …
October 13th, 2006 at 11:24 pm
Such huge driftwood! Beautiful pictures.
October 14th, 2006 at 2:29 am
I was thinking about the racket they must make any time you make a turn! Very pretty though.
October 14th, 2006 at 3:10 pm
Marnie – Don’t worry too much about the rocks… they are actually a lot smaller than they look in the photo!
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Lynne – Some of the storm-tossed logs on the beaches down here defy description. Yesterday, Don photographed me standing beside a redwood stump that was as big as a small truck. Maybe I’ll post that in the next while.
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Laura – The dashboard still-life doesn’t actually shift around at all as I picked stones that are pretty flat and not really too large. The driftwood aren’t large either… just light little pieces, so there really isn’t any noise.