places Appalachian Hillside

When I post photos that fit the stereotype of a part of the US I love.

doug, there are many appalachian hillsides, but this IS one of them- so no dilemma. but fortunately, the curve in your road is keeping it nicely contained. regards, mmwhite.

Wonderful, it looks like a toy train setting for a kid whose parents have been buying him too many of those tiny model cars. This is really a unique image and deserves more attention from the viewers here on pn.

I think there is a kernel of truth in stereotypes. It is the generalizations that create the problem. These kinds of places did/do exist. But outside the area, they may be the image people have of Appalachia. Hopefully not.

 

Thanks so much for commenting.

Thanks! I may be wrong, but I don't think this is the season for straight documentary photography.

Doug,

This may be a perceived as a stereotypical photograph, but some of these auto dumps still exist in rural parts of the country, where land is not at such a high premium as it is in some of our eastern and western suburbs. Walker Evans photographed a similar landscape many years ago in Pennsylvania that this reminded me of: Walker Evans in Pennsylvania.

Sometimes the hand of man adds interest to a natural landscape.

Regards,

Ed

I like what Michelle said here. If this same bunch of cars were in my area, no one would notice. They would blend in with the rest of the junk.