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American Ruin

American Ruin

This was a small town hardware store, and it burned. Because it was in a small wheat town, funds were short and enforcement lax, so it sat through two winters ...
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This was a small town hardware store, and it burned. Because it was in a small wheat town, funds were short and enforcement lax, so it sat through two winters like this, accumulating rain or snow, depending on the season. It is our home grown equivalent of a Roman ruin.
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NIKON D7000

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Aperture f/2.8 ISO 320 Shutter 1/8000 Focal Length 190/10

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Oct, 2017

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