St Bathans Post Office

Quite a nice historic building with a spectacular view of Blue Lake.
Nov 8th, 2017

After the Gold Rush The town was deserted. The lack of human presence sharpens your senses. A powerful wind flexing its muscles on the mighty antique trees was delicate enough to finger a haunting tune on overhead wires. Places like these are sentenced to eternal exile by civilizational development and kept out of oblivion by the sheer power of human inquisitiveness. Lingering local heroes from campfire stories are occasionally brought to reality by the nearby cemetery tombstones. I opted for a solitary stroll along the path stiffened by an overnight frost, shadowed by a dog that had materialised from nowhere. If in luck, the surrounding emotional residue will rub off on my images before incoming clouds peel the last phoney sunlight off the historic facades. Time flies, this is a potent reminder. #otago #newzealand
Apr 22nd, 2021