Riding home from McDonough, Georgia I stopped in a few spots for some pictures. I’ve always liked Manchester. The once busy factory right in the middle of town is now closed. I believe it used to be a hair brush factory. The air was clear and the sun was low but bright. This was taken around 7:00 PM using the kit lens on my Rebel T1i; no filters, almost no editing save a crop.
Standing there facing the rear wall of the main factory building, there was a field behind me. The field was in a depression as deep as the hill in front of me was tall, and just as green. Looked like it was once a water runoff pond for storms, factory use, or something. Across the depression is a beautiful white church, the face of the building was lit by the sun that was trying to hide behind the factory.
Peoples work and livelihoods were made … and broken in the factory before me. Their hope and faith stood behind me.