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Darker Scenery in Montana during harvest time - working late into the night. Now the day‘s work is done, and a dark silence is awaiting an upcoming busy and bright morning. #photography #bluesky #grainelevator #montana #americana

Hells Bells Are Ringing An abondened grain elevator in Southern Montana - for me, they are the Cathedrals of the prairie. For some reason, Hells Bells Are Ringing by Josephine Foster is my recommended song for delving into this picture… #photography #bluesky #montana #grainelevators #americana

Traveling Lights Scenery in the northern prairie. A truck underneath the Big Sky, which is providing a beautiful light. Found it traveling around… The title is a song by Leonard Cohen. #photography #bigsky #bluesky #montana #prairie

You want it darker A rural scenery with a Grain Elevator in Montana. In fact it is a row of five elevators, sadly they are not active anymore. You want it darker (Paul Kalkbrenner Remix) is the perfekt song for looking at that scenery. #photography #bluesky #montana #americana

My 2024 Trip through Minnesota, Montana and the Dakotas… it was amazing!

Best Out West A classic grain elevator in a Smalltown in Montana. Prairie wind and almost horizontal rain - camera proved to be absolutely weather sealed, I got soaked wet to the bones. But Equipment is always first! Music: Small Town by Bill Frisell #photography #bluesky #smalltown #montana

How’s it Gonna End A Smalltown which turned into a Ghost Town after railroad closed in the 80‘s. The try to make an attraction out of it failed. So that makes you thinking of How‘s it Gonna End (Tom Waits) Listen to it while delving into the pic. #photography #smalltown #northernplains #bluesky

All American Coop I love that scenery, the huge grain elevator backing the family home right in the Heartland of America Enjoy this picture with: Harvest Moon - Neil Young #photography #smalltown #heartland #midwest

RUN Scene in a ghost town in the Hinterland of Oklahoma. For a split second the Walking Dead appeared right before my eyes. Enjoy the pic with this song: Run - Awolnation #photography #ghosttown #abandoned

The Bronco A classic Ford Bronco after the rain, looking just awesome… Recommended song: Western Bronco - Hermanos Gutierrez

Frosty Haven Well, i am going to stand right here with an ice cold drink in my hand - waiting for big flakes of snow, the shining Polar Express arriving and Frosty cheering on the roof top… then i press the shutter button on my camera! #photography #smalltown

#63 Truck # 63 in front of an old, rusty grain silo. Recommended song: Lullaby - KUSO GVAKI

The Ranchero An old Ranchero next to an old Diner. Ford stopped producing the Ranchero in 1979. a Pity because it really is a beautiful design. Recommended Song: Ranchero - Pancho Trackman

And now to something completely different - it‘s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the Vosges, France! Recommended song: read above! ☃️❄️🌨️🎄🎿⛷️

I want to capture photos like this.

„What a Wonderful World“ One of my all time favorite pictures - afternoon mood in a Small Town. While strolling around, I was thrilled by that view and knew I had to capture it… Recommended Song of course: What a wonderful world - Sam Cooke #photography #smalltown #americana

„United“ I am closing tonight with an elevator - and „United“ is a word becoming more and more important… #photography #smalltown #grainelevator

„The Sheriff‘s Home“ A smalltown in Oklahoma - The photo took quite a while. My son texted me right here -Dad, is everything ok? Why is your car standing next to a liquor store for one hour?- (Sharing location when on tour) Recommended song: House a Home - Youry Lentjes #photography #smalltown

„My Boat, My Car, My House“ Scenery in a Texan Small Town around noon. Nobody outside, all looks sleepy and I am strolling around. Everything ist there but life has disappeared, don‘t know when, how or why… Recommended song for this photo: Frontera - Galexico #photography #americana #smalltown

For sale #ThePhotoHour #Photography #Abandoned #Architecture

I am closing up for tonight, got some place to go… Recommended song: Booze Hound - Darlin #photography #smalltown #americana

„FORD - Fix Or Repair Daily“ That Ford broke down in the middle of a smalltown street. As if it was the most common thing to do, the driver got out of his Ford, fixed the cables on his batteries and waited for someone to help out. Recommended song: Thank You Lord for My Ford - Andrew Gilbreath

„Out of Service“ An abondened gas station at the Mother Road. Cut off from traffic and business by the new Interstate 40, there was no chance to survive… Recommended song for this photo: Minas de Cobre - Galexico #photography #abandoned #Motherroad #americana

„Drugs 1/2 block“ That run down corner with the mix of „drugs“ and „elect Ramirez for sheriff“ caught my eye - of course it was quite a sleepy part of town. Recommended song: Outlaw - Garbage, Wyatt Earp #photography #smalltown #americana

„Stripped“ Gas Pumps stripped to the bones at an abandoned gas station in New Mexico… It took quite some time to freeze a truck right there at that spot… Recommended song for this pic: Stripped - Depeche Mode #photography #americana #abandoned

Smalltowns sometimes do look more interesting after the rain… #photography #smalltown #urbanscape

Sorry, deleted this one fumbling on my phone 😐 Now it’s back again…

This was the photo I needed to see this afternoon! Go check out this feed and follow; some amazing small-town oriented photography at ‪@chriswalt.bsky.social !

I love the beauty of abandoned places, the excitement you feel exploring those huge, empty and quiet halls… The abundance of absence #photography #abandonedplaces #urbanexploration

I love roaming through the forest - sometimes there is more than blueberries… #photography #abandoned #classiccars

I think I will have an icecold Pepsi right now!

I love those shots! Amazing spaces!