*** Lonely Benches ***

Subject: Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge Bench

Here's another lonely bench I found yesterday at the end of the trail at the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. These benches are quite nice to use after a long hike with all of my gear. That gear was especially heavy because I carried my long telephoto lens with me. Unfortunately for that lens there was not a lot of wildlife other than some geese and a few small elusive birds. But it was a nice day for a hike. 😀

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/80 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 29 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Oops, I accidently reposted an old photo to this old thread.

Somewhere in the Swiss Alps

Subject: Pacific University Lonely Bench

Here's a lonely bench I found at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon last month. I don't think I've ever seen one like this, that was so heavily painted.

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/50 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 250
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 27 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Subject: Two Lonely Chairs

Here's something I found also at Pacific University. Instead of a bench, there were these two lonely chairs.

Could we consider this a bench substitute? 😀

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1250
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 54 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Not benches but long, long ago I encountered these lawn chairs in a wooded area near a holiday cabin but not really on a lawn per se. I remember thinking that they kind of looked out of place.

Instead of sitting and enjoying the view, taking in that feeling, we get the picture that we won't look at again. Cultural, not generational. Maybe we should replace benches with tripods?