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20-APR-2011

The hanging, Tortilla Flat, Arizona, 2011

Visitors often do a double take when they visit the old saloon at this former stage stop in Arizona’s Apache country. A body hangs over its entrance, a noose around its neck. I photograph it from down below, using the deep blue sky as background. The low vantage point makes it even more incongruous by removing much of its surroundings.

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Phil Douglis23-May-2011 01:59
That was my intention, Iris. Since the condemned was hoisted high, I got low, and shot up to stress that fact and send a few chills down the spine in the process.
Iris Maybloom (irislm)22-May-2011 02:09
If the inside of the saloon is bizarre, the outside is very disturbing. The vantage point of this image makes it even more disturbing.
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