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Christian Schmoeger
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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
January 21, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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
January 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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
January 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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
January 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
My 2024 Trip through Minnesota, Montana and the Dakotas… it was amazing!
December 31, 2024 at 3:50 PM
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
December 18, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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
December 7, 2024 at 11:31 PM
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
December 7, 2024 at 1:00 AM
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
December 5, 2024 at 12:02 AM
The Bronco

A classic Ford Bronco after the rain, looking just awesome…
Recommended song:

Western Bronco - Hermanos Gutierrez
December 3, 2024 at 10:26 PM
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
December 2, 2024 at 11:41 PM
#63

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

Lullaby - KUSO GVAKI
November 30, 2024 at 8:39 PM
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
November 30, 2024 at 8:31 PM
And now to something completely different - it‘s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the Vosges, France!
Recommended song: read above!
☃️❄️🌨️🎄🎿⛷️
November 30, 2024 at 6:12 PM
„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
November 29, 2024 at 11:21 PM
„United“

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

#photography
#smalltown
#grainelevator
November 28, 2024 at 11:50 PM
„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
November 28, 2024 at 11:44 PM
„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
November 28, 2024 at 11:21 PM
I am closing up for tonight, got some place to go…
Recommended song:

Booze Hound - Darlin

#photography
#smalltown
#americana
November 27, 2024 at 10:05 PM
„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
November 27, 2024 at 9:46 PM
„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
November 27, 2024 at 9:24 PM
„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
November 26, 2024 at 9:12 PM
„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
November 26, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Smalltowns sometimes do look more interesting after the rain…

#photography
#smalltown
#urbanscape
November 26, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Sorry, deleted this one fumbling on my phone 😐
Now it’s back again…
November 26, 2024 at 1:50 PM