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Greensboro: City of Murals

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Some murals I shot around Greensboro NC.        These photos were taken on two different days at two different points in time. The funny part? They're right beside each other.    These murals are behind the movie theater.   I snapped this shot with my Fujifilm Instax Wide.    Taken with my Fujifilm.   Taken with my Fujifilm.      It's a little challenging to see due to the overexposure from the light.     Very Banksy inspired.          I couldn't get a good shot with my Polaroid because the sunlight was behind the building at the time.      This mural is behind the train (maybe bus?) depot. I couldn't get closer for a better photo, unfortunately.      I can't remember if it was a cloudy day. The mural is very opaque. Unsure of why the photos look so ashy lol.   Of all my Polaroids I've shot, this particular one is in my top five. I just wished it had bee...

Red Mountain Park, Birmingham, Alabama

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At 1,500 acres, Red Mountain Park is the largest urban park in the United States. Red Mountain was the site of several mines that supplied iron ore to the blast furnaces of Birmingham and surrounding areas (there are remnants of furnaces in Brierfield and Tuscaloosa that are miles outside of the city). The crude iron mining operations contributed heavily to the city's growth and industry during the height of its use. The last ore mine closed in 1971.  Of all the places I've hiked around Alabama, RMP holds a special place inside my heart. I missed this place so badly after moving out of Alabama. I don't go back home to Alabama often, probably once a year at most. So, when I made the decision to go this time, I had to visit Red Mountain.      The Redding Shaft Mine.   My photos came out a little overexposed because of where I was standing in the sunlight.    In regard to the photo above on the right side, this was the image I was trying to capture but th...