One Photograph: Found Faucets

For 6 months or so, in 2013, I rented a little cottage on Salmon Creek just off the Bohemian Highway in Freestone, California. The Freestone cottage sat on about an acre along the creek, mostly in the shade of oak and redwood trees. Shafts of sunlight would poke down through the canopy providing me interesting light to play with at all times of the day. In the sunny spots, apple and pear trees flourished.

In addition to the cottage, various businesses operated from the property over its long life. Freestone was originally a lumber town and I was told that the old foundation near the back of the property was once a blacksmith shop to serve the nearby stagecoach line. Near the creek, I found the remains of a large brick oven.

One of the most interesting features of the property to me were the outdoor faucets. They were everywhere! A few of them, closer to the cottage, worked. Most did not. I was shooting a lot of medium format while I lived at the Freestone cottage, mostly my Hasselblad 500cm and Mamiya 645Pro. As I wandered the property with my cameras, some of these found faucets became subject matter.