SLIGHTLY SHIFTING THE PLOT BY JUMPING OFF MY PONY AND OUT OF THE PHOTOGRAPH INTO THE COLORFUL REAL WORLD AND PRESENT TENSE TO PHOTOGRAPH MY NOSTALGIC BLACK AND WHITE LIFE INSIDE THE PHOTOGRAPH.
MY RANCHING LIFE BILLBOARD as backdrop. Reality meets reality. My Ranching Life Ranching partner within MY RANCHING LIFE BILLBOARD. There he is behind himself riding on the point of the herd. Black and White subject emerges into the colorful present. Ala Gil Sheperd in "Purple Rose of Cairo" MY
RANCHING LIFE Ranching Partner emerges from within the photograph
transitioning from the Black and White version of himself riding on the
point of the herd to the present tense full color version of himself ...
Except, no acting involved - full on real deal through and through ...
Both characters are one in the same. (Lyle O'Bryan and MY RANCHING
LIFE BILLBOARD September 29, 2013) ...
My ranching partner and cowboy extraordinaire getting a closer look at MY RANCHING LIFE BILLBOARD while remembering the day depicted in the photograph when we were gathering cattle with the crew on the Brunsch Ranch. SD I-90 East Mile Marker 76.86
Made a visit today to MY RANCHING LIFE BILLBOARD on the way to the Story Corps Booth for a session with my ranching partner.(photo credit:My Ranching Partner) I-90 East Mile Marker 76.86
I JUMPED OFF MY PONY AND HOPPED OUT OF THE PHOTOGRAPH ONTO THE GREAT PLAINS SET. TRANSITIONING FROM THE BLACK AND WHITE VERSION OF MY RANCHING LIFE TO A FULL ON COLOR VERSION.
A slice of MY RANCHING LIFE under an endless Great Plains Sky. Same space - different sky.
A tiny bit of a moment in time surrounded by a constantly changing cyclorama sky. Feels like the clouds and I could pass right through the photograph. Traveling from now to then and back again.
The unveiling of MY RANCHING LIFE Billboard Project. A public art display of one of the photographs from the series. Photographed from horseback - the series consists of large scale panorama prints photographed on the Quarter Circle XL Ranch and neighboring ranches south of Belvidere, South Dakota (2003 - Present). Interstate 90 East Mile Marker 76.86 just West of New Underwood, South Dakota 12 feet x 36 feet.