Author: Jay M. Ressler
No. 20. Just a Couple of Berlin Bears
Decorated plastic standing bears appear around Berlin as a symbol of the city. Here is a sampling of just two. Nearer to home the town of Boyertown, PA also sports quite a number of decorated plastic bear, on all fours.
No. 19. Unescaped
An old plantation house on Maryland’s Eastern Shore that survives as the main house on a farm serves as a commentary on the inequality and vestiges of slavery and Jim Crow that afflicts the area, and most of America. Photographed during a trip to visit the Harriet Tubman National Historic Site.
No. 18. Four Stars, a Black Rose, and a Kangaroo
No. 17. Beat the Heat
This spring has been cooler than usual. Warmer, more springlike temperatures, are here. Forecasters are predicting next week the thermometer will hit the high 80s. Here’s a way to beat the heat.
No. 16. Nests
No. 15. Wheels
These two composite photos appear in the “Wheels” exhibit at Studio B in Boyertown, PA. Opening: Friday, April 20. The show runs until June 24, 2018.
No. 14. Drive-By Shooting
On the drive back from Florida in February, we detoured to the Eastern Shore of Maryland to visit the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Museum. I was taken by the countryside but limited on time. So I experimented with drive-by shooting through the window of a moving car using rapid burst mode with fast shutter speeds. Admittedly these are cheap shots, but could one or two find their way into my open-ended Country Roads series of composite photos?
No. 13. From the “Country Roads” Collection
Previous posts on this blog featured pictures from the Country Roads: An Uncommon Take series including Nos. 3 and 11 in 2018 and Nos. 36, 44, and 50 in 2017. I posted an earlier version of “Broken Windows” in No. 50. The current version posted here is the final one as it was exhibited in March at Art Plus Gallery in West Reading, PA. “Tarred Awt” is a wordplay on the colloquial pronunciation of “tired out.” Those unfamiliar with local renditions of English in Pennsylvania Dutch country may not get this, and even those who are familiar with the accent sometimes need to hear it pronounced rather than in print to understand.