The air was hot and thick as I set up my camera at the foot of a turnrow somewhere north of Lake Bruin. It was hot enough to bring on a full sweat even though I was standing motionless … Continue reading
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Tag Archives: Tensas Parish
© 2012 Frank. All rights reserved.
© 2012 Frank. All rights reserved.
Tensas Pastoral
We started early this morning, my mother and aunt waking up around 5:30 and me dragging myself awake around 7:30. Out here on Lake Bruin, in rural Tensas Parish, there is not much to do except enjoy the isolation … Continue reading
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A Trip to the Lake
Everyone needs to get out of town from time to time. I certainly wanted to do just that this weekend. Happily, a few friends felt the same way (and several others expressed great disappointment at not being able to … Continue reading
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It’s a Round, Round World
I picked up the Lensbaby Fisheye Optic at Imaging USA this year. Initially I thought I would have pretty limited reasons to use it. I might pull it out for the occasional odd portrait or something but a true … Continue reading
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Winter Fields
I was going back through some old image files, looking for some shots for a commercial client, when I came across this photo. It made me long for the crisp days of winter and the beautiful light that falls … Continue reading
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Placid Pleasures of Lake Bruin
My new article for Country Roads Magazine is out in print and available on their website. I hope my love for Lake Bruin and Tensas Parish in general comes through in the piece. Here is a selection from the … Continue reading
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Quinn Departs, Taking Anna with Her (185)
We had a lovely, long weekend at Lake Bruin. My mother, Aunt Ann and I arrived on Friday. But, the excitement got started when Anna and Quinn drove up from Baton Rouge to meet us on Saturday. I know … Continue reading
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The Moon and Fireworks
We have had a lazy, drawn out Fourth of July weekend. The notables of Tensas Parish who organize the annual fireworks display on Lake Bruin elected to put on their show on Saturday the 2nd of July. Undoubtedly, this … Continue reading
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The One That Got Away and Other Life Affirming Moments (182)
Last night I had big plans. In the context of what other people might be doing with their Fourth of July weekends these plans might seem humble, but it was photographically ambitious nonetheless. My goal was to get as … Continue reading
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The Ancient American Indian Builders of Northeast Louisiana
On a recent trip to north Louisiana to photograph the early stages of the flooding in Tensas Parish, I ran into a writer for the Indian Country Today Media Network. He was in the state for my cousin’s wedding … Continue reading
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Hay Bales Along the River
“One who knows the Mississippi, will promptly aver — not aloud, but to himself — that ten thousand River Commissions, with the mines of the world at their back cannot tame that lawless stream, cannot curb it or confine … Continue reading
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Balmoral Mound (130)
Indian Mounds dot the delta plain west of the Mississippi between the eastern bluffs and the course of the Ouchita River. These are a little know and little understood series of earthen constructions mostly dating from around 1000AD. The … Continue reading