December 23, 2013

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PONY STOPS BY 'MY RANCHING LIFE BILLBOARD' TO WISH EVERYONE 
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR ...

October 29, 2013

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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.

October 1, 2013

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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) ...

September 29, 2013

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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

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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.

September 18, 2013

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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.

August 26, 2013

August 6, 2013

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CATTLE TRAILING INTO THE CLOUDS
8.3.2013

July 31, 2013

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MY RANCHING LIFE BILLBOARD PROJECT   7.31.2013
Big semi rolling by MY RANCHING LIFE Billboard at dusk conjures up many a song lyric.

July 30, 2013

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SUNRISE BEHIND MY RANCHING LIFE BILLBOARD
SD I-90 East Mile Marker 76.68 
7.30.2013

July 29, 2013

July 15, 2013

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MY RANCHING LIFE WITHIN A PHOTOGRAPH WITHIN A PHOTOGRAPH WITHIN A PHOTOGRAPH  ... INTO INFINITY

July 12, 2013

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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.

July 11, 2013


MY RANCHING LIFE - Billboard Project from Jean Laughton on Vimeo.

AND NOW, FOR OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION.

July 12, 2013    SD I-90 Mile Marker 76.86