Astrid Adventures

Mississippi BnB

Added 2023-05-22 13:11:33 +0000 UTC

Sorry it's taken me so long to post these. It's always one thing or another coming up in life, and then I hate to write a description when I'm too distracted.

This BnB in Mississippi was beautiful. I love the old vintage furnishings. I'm so inspired by places well decorated and I wish I could be more that person myself. I think I've finally accepted that I am not though. At least it gives me more ability to enjoy it when I see it.

I love finding treasure in forgotten spaces. I think of Mississippi as a forgotten space. Maybe it is just so forgotten to me. It is a state I always hear sad things about. My first or second trip through it was beating hot during a heat wave. This trip was so much better. The flowers were out and the weather was mild, cloudy with a chance of rain that would never come. This did make it harder for shooting indoors though. I find certain windows need more light than others. This room had high ceilings and was dark, despite it's many windows. The furniture was heavy and dark. I've been experimenting with this scarf technique over the lens. It creates a haze in some cases, and because of the iridescence in the threads the light will catch in ways that create light beams over the image. In this case, I love the added mystery to it. It builds anonymity that feels right for these images that are slightly voyeuristic. I'm not sure why voyeurism and anonymity go together in my mind because often I think the voyeur knows who they're watching. Maybe it is more of a comfort to be seen in one's space as one is without the pre-tense of the identity. It is the form and the actions of someone now, over making assumptions based on knowing someone's history.