Catrina Kleven Photography http://blog.catrinakleven.com What's new with Fine Art photographer Catrina Kleven Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:00:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=30 http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=30#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:00:25 +0000 Catrina Kleven http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=30 For a long time now I have had a fascination with steam powered vehicles. Chris and I discovered this tractor while driving just south of Avilla, Indiana. It was in an abandoned lot along with a myriad of old farm equipment, and even an old Southern caboose! I love all the knobs and bolts on the back of the tractor, its hard to imagine something needing so many bits and pieces to operate.

The controls on the back of an old rusty abandoned steam tractor on a farm in Dekalb County, Indiana. Metal knobs and valves on the back of the tractor's steam boiler.

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]]> http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?feed=rss2&p=30 “Yes Mother…” http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=29 http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=29#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:46:46 +0000 Catrina Kleven http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=29 I photographed this abandoned motel on july 19th. It has a distinct “Bates Motel” feel to it, complete with a big, creepy house and lots of dilapidated rooms.

The old house and one of the buildings at Norton's Motel is an abandoned motel on Maumee Avenue on the east side of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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]]> http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?feed=rss2&p=29 Yellow Pariscope http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=28 http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=28#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:27:21 +0000 Catrina Kleven http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=28 I photographed this old pipe while on a walk with my boyfriend. The thing that made me notice it, were all the lines and blocky shapes behind it. I love the contrast between the harsh, linear lines of the bricks and glass blocks versus the soft, rounded, almost melted form of the pipe. The pipe also reminds me a bit of a periscope for some reason. Maybe there is a big yellow submarine hiding under the streets of Fort Wayne?

A yellow standpipe next to a brick warehouse building in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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]]> http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?feed=rss2&p=28 Dark Shadows and Brilliant Highligts http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=27 http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=27#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:18:51 +0000 Catrina Kleven http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=27 I took this photo of my boyfriend, Chris, just as he was taking a picture of a geological survey marker. The marker had been in that same spot on the wall since about the 1930’s. I must have walked past that section of wall a million times on my way to my favorite park, and I never saw it till that day. Our shadows remind me of tourists grouped around some historical landmark, cameras and all!

Christopher Crawford photographing a detail on an old warehouse building in Fort Wayne with his shadow and the shadow of photographer Catrina Kleven falling on the brick wall.

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]]> http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?feed=rss2&p=27 A Trident in the Park http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=26 http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=26#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:11:13 +0000 Catrina Kleven http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=26 I photographed this tree in a park near my house. I have always been fascinated by how much it looks like a trident.

A tree in Freimann Square Park in Fort Wayne, Indiana at the last light of the day.

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]]> http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?feed=rss2&p=26 Foggy Day http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=24 http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=24#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:28:06 +0000 Catrina Kleven http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=24 I photographed this fantastical old outhouse on an abandoned sheep farm on Pleasant Center Rd.

An abandoned two-hole outhouse on the edge of a foggy field behind a leaning tree at an abandoned farm in allen county, Indiana

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]]> http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?feed=rss2&p=24 Crystal Drops http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=23 http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=23#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2009 05:08:34 +0000 Catrina Kleven http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=23 I photographed this tree at an abandoned sheep farm on Pleasant Center Road. I loved how the apricot trees were dripping with shining dew drops, it was a bit like being in a fairytale!

Two apricot trees with water drops on the branches in the winter

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]]> http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?feed=rss2&p=23 The Windy Door http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=22 http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=22#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:32:32 +0000 Catrina Kleven http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=22 I photographed this door on december 27th. I love the warped wood and old door knob. It was really hard to photograph because the wind kept swinging it back and forth, and at one point I went to adjust it and it swung around and hit me! Notice the little string hanging from the door knob, its as if someone tried to tie it shut at some point. Unfortunately mother nature usually has a way to ruin even our best attempts at keeping her out!

On open door on an abandoned barn at a farm on Lower Huntington Road in southwest Allen County, Indiana. The doorknob has twine tied around it on the inside of the door. A scrawny tree grows next to the barn behind the door.

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]]> http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?feed=rss2&p=22 My first time with digital http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=21 http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=21#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:41:18 +0000 Catrina Kleven http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=21 I took this photo of my Boyfriend a few days ago. He wanted a photo of himself holding his new toy (a Bessa rangefinder camera). This was my first time using a digital camera, and I found it slightly difficult to operate. I love how the photo turned out, and I plan on using the digital more often. 

Fine art photographer Christopher Crawford holding a Voigtlander Bessa R2 rangefinder camera.

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]]> http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?feed=rss2&p=21 Dusty Treasure http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=20 http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=20#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:51:13 +0000 Catrina Kleven http://blog.catrinakleven.com/?p=20 I photographed this lovely serving tray while at an abandoned house a few weeks ago. I love how you can still see the rose on top despite how the paint is flaking.

Inside the pantry in an abandoned farmhouse on Till Road in Allen County, Indiana. An old metal serving tray with a rose painted on it leans against a steel cabinet surrounded by debris.

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