{"id":1677,"date":"2024-01-08T19:06:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T19:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/?p=1677"},"modified":"2024-01-08T19:06:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T19:06:35","slug":"desert-recycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/08\/desert-recycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Desert Recycle"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"1678\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/masonimageblog.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/08\/desert-recycle\/srm-12_23_8046_0031\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SRM-12_23_8046_0031.jpg?fit=771%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"771,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Desert Recycle\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Off Route 66 a art installation contains lots of wonder including a use of plastic bottles as they bake in the desert sun&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Plastic bottles arranged in an art install in the desert of California.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SRM-12_23_8046_0031.jpg?fit=731%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SRM-12_23_8046_0031.jpg?resize=731%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1678\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SRM-12_23_8046_0031.jpg?resize=731%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 731w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SRM-12_23_8046_0031.jpg?resize=214%2C300&amp;ssl=1 214w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SRM-12_23_8046_0031.jpg?resize=107%2C150&amp;ssl=1 107w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SRM-12_23_8046_0031.jpg?resize=768%2C1076&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SRM-12_23_8046_0031.jpg?resize=69%2C96&amp;ssl=1 69w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/masonimageblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SRM-12_23_8046_0031.jpg?w=771&amp;ssl=1 771w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Embarking on a Christmas holiday camping trip in the California desert presented a refreshing departure from tradition. 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The sheer abundance was almost overwhelming and I realized a more focused approach was needed to capture the uniqueness of this place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The late afternoon sun, partially obscured by a high overcast, provided the ideal conditions to backlight many of the collected items. Among them, a grouping of plastic bottles pressed flat inside a wire frame stood out as the unique and opposite subject I sought this afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This unexpected place, filled with thousands of like objects set against a stark desert landscape, felt fitting for the past week where the ideas of tradition and non-conformity defined the hallmark of the season for me and my family.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Embarking on a Christmas holiday camping trip in the California desert presented a refreshing departure from tradition. 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