FOR 2023 - Day 22

Another image from Point Roberts, the small American town cut off from mainland USA. The houses on the left are in Canada, the ones on the right are in the USA. It is illegal to cross from one side to the other without going through customs about a mile up the road. CCTV monitors the road. I shot this image on film, Ilford XP2 ISO 400, using a Canon AE1. Fun to do every now and then

[Diana]

Lovely leading lines and interesting narrative.

[Annie D]

oooh it's lovely

[Casablanca]

The road seems to go on forever.....how bizarre about the border down the middle of the street! Must confuse the kids who just want to play

[Joanne Diochon]

I wonder, if some kid's ball rolls across the street if that is illegal importation? Also interested in how you developed the film. Do you have your own set up or did you find somewhere that still develops B&W film?

[Bucktree]

Great b&w shot. Interesting narrative. On the southern US border, there are appropriately 3000 migrants illegally crossing the border everyday. They are processed and then released to go. They are given a date to appear in court at a later date, but most just disappear inside the country. There are even more that cross and never caught or processed and they are called gottaways.

[Merrelyn]

So what happens when people drive up and down the road? Do the US drivers stay on one side of the double white line and the Canadians on the other?

[Chris Cook]

@merrelyn 🤣 The road is entirely in the US. There is a fence running along the border behind the houses on the Canadian side.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great pov.

[Delboy79]

Fascinating little town

[gloria jones]

Great leading line

[GaryW]

Love the long view!

[LManning (Laura)]

It's a great POV. What interesting situations we've created for ourselves...

[Kathy]

Looks a lot like some the residential areas along the Carolina coast.

[Julie]

Interesting!

[Chris Cook]

@gardencat They would probably arrest the kid and charge him with avoiding import duties:) Back in the day I had a darkroom but I couldn't be bothered with all the chemicals and hassle now. I take it to a local lab and they develop the film and scan it for me.

[Joanne Diochon]

@cdcook48 Interesting. Last time I shot a roll of BW film I had a terrible time finding anywhere that would develop it for me. That was several years ago and I haven’t tried in a long while.