Left Behind
F. G. MESSENBAECK
STILL&LIFE A RT OF PH O T OG R A PH Y
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A STILL&LIFE PRODUCT
Left Behind
F. G. Messenbaeck
For Melody, she was by my side in California, Louisiana, Nevada, and Washington. For my son Michael, my driver and guide in New Caledonia. For Bruce, he taught me how to see.
Found on my way to a landscape. Pictures like windows into the past. Once a beauty, once like a daily friend, once rich in functions and skills. Once built to color somebody’s life, built to make life easier and more comfortable. No further use. Outliving the owners for a long period of time. Left behind.
Exteriors Abita, Louisiana Bodie, California Fredvang, Lofoten Islands Gimsoy, Lofoten Islands Golden Road, Isle of Harris Goldfield, Nevada Jackson, Louisiana Lee Vining, California Monteriggioni, Tuscany Montpelier, Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana Prony, New Caledonia Quiberon, Brittany Rhyolite, Nevada Saint Francisville, Louisiana
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Survival of the Butterfly Gimsoy, Lofoten Islands, February 2013
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Isolated Golden Road, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, February 2014
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Maison AbandonnĂŠe Quiberon, Brittany, France, August 2013
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Autumn Time Montpelier, Louisiana, November 2016
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Still Inhabited ? Abita, Louisiana, November 2016
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Columbia Bar Goldfield, Nevada, March 2011
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Remains of a Gold Town Goldfield, Nevada, March 2011
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Eliot Ave Goldfield, Nevada, March 2011
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Unused Broom Jackson, Lousiana, November 2016
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Frontdoor, Closed Monteriggioni, Tuscany, Italy, July 2015
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Harmony Prony, New Caledonia, June 2014
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Abandoned Fredvang, Lofoten Islands, Norway, February 2013
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Broken Geometry Goldfield, Nevada, November 2015
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Art Deco Laundry New Orleans, Louisiana, November 2016
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Art Deco Laundry New Orleans, Louisiana, November 2016
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Holy Cross Campus, 10 Years After Katrina New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2016
40 | 41
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Circles and Rectangles Jackson, Louisiana, November 2016
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Smoke Stacks and White Cloud Standard Stamp Mill, Bodie, California, May 2016
44 | 45
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Cook Bank Building Rhyolite, Nevada, November 2015
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Bricks and Wood Dechambeau Hotel and I.O.O.F. Building, Bodie, California, May 2016
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Reflecting Windows I.O.O.F. Building, Bodie, California, May 2016
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Hotel Entrance Wheaton and Hollis Hotel, Bodie, California, May 2016
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Remnants of Bodie Bodie, California, May 2016
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Still Standing Kirkwood Barn, Bodie, California, May 2016
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Roofs Bodie, California, May 2016
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Sheds Lester Bell House, Bodie, California, May 2016
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Retired Telephone Pole Reddy House, Bodie, California, May 2016
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Neighbors Lee Vining, California, May 2016
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Window into the Past Lester E. Bell House, Bodie, California, May 2016
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Protected Grace Cementary, Saint Francisville, Lousiana, November 2016
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A Quiet Place Grace Cementary, Saint Francisville, Lousiana, November 2016
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At Rest Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, October 2016
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Motionless
Bodie, California Goldfield, Nevada Madisonville, Louisiana Rhyolite, Nevada
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Car Seat and Steering Wheel Goldfield, Nevada, May 2016
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Hungry Truck Rhyolite, Nevada, November 2015
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Plymouth Goldfield, Nevada, May 2016
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Parked Bodie, California, May 2016
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Waiting for a Driver Goldfield, Nevada, November 2015
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Colleagues Goldfield, Nevada, March 2011
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Done ! Rhyolite, Nevada, November 2015
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Vehicle and Power Line West of Hanksville, Utah, May 2015
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Ford Goldfield, Nevada, May 2016
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St. James Transportation Company Madisonville, Louisiana, November 2016
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Interiors
Bodie, California Fort Worden, Washington Leadfield, California Ouro, Isle de Pines, New Caledonia Rhyolite, Nevada
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Full Shelves since 1879 Boone Store and Warehouse, Bodie, California, May 2016
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Manager’s Office Boone Store and Warehouse, Bodie, California, May 2016
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Tom and Jerry in Dust Tom Miller House, Bodie, California, May 2016
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Broken Violin The Morgue, Bodie, California, May 2016
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Teacher’s Desk Old Schoolhouse, Bodie, California, May 2016
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Silence Sam Leon Bar, Bodie, California, May 2016
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Last Call Long Ago Sam Leon Bar, Bodie, California, May 2016
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Lost Card Game Sam Leon Bar, Bodie, California, May 2016
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Empty Chairs Tom Miller House, Bodie, California, May 2016
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White Dresser Drawers Tom Miller House, Bodie, California, May 2016
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Room No. 5 Wheaton and Hollis Hotel, Bodie, California, May 2016
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Bar and Mirror Wheaton and Hollis Hotel, Bodie, California, May 2016
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Dining Room Table Wheaton and Hollis Hotel, Bodie, California, May 2016
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Shoe Shine Chair Joe Hahner Barber Shop, Bodie, California, May 2016
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R.I.P. The Morgue, Bodie, California, May 2016
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Lightweight Construction Leadfield, Titus Canyon Road, California, November 2015
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The Miner’s Refuge Leadfield, Titus Canyon Road, California, November 2014
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1892 Electric Motor Standard Stamp Mill, Bodie, California, May 2016
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Broken Barrel on Table with Chair Lester Bell House, Bodie, California, May 2016
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Turquoise Interior Decoration Union Pacific Railroad Wagon, Rhyolite, Nevada, November 2015
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Turquoise Interior Decoration, Other Side Union Pacific Railroad Wagon, Rhyolite, Nevada, November 2015
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Prison Ruins of French Penal Colony, Wall One Ouro, Isle de Pines, New Caledonia, June 2014
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Prison Ruins of French Penal Colony, Wall Two Ouro, Isle de Pines, New Caledonia, June 2014
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Out of Darkness I Artillery Hill, Fort Worden, Washington, June 2016
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Out of Darkness II Artillery Hill, Fort Worden, Washington, June 2016
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Out of Darkness III Artillery Hill, Fort Worden, Washington, June 2016
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Underworld Battery Kinzie, Fort Worden, Washington, June 2016
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F. G. MESSENBAECK
Franz G. Messenbaeck is a photographer and surgeon in Bischofshofen, Austria. He considers both professions as complementary. The precision of surgery influences photography, aesthetic sensibilities of photography bring advantages in surgery. Franz G. Messenbaeck started photographing during his time as a student of medicine in Vienna and gained his first experiences in the darkroom in 1985. Fascinated by the American landscape photographers of the last century, he decided to work with a large format camera at quite an early date. For the last nine years, Franz has only been recording pictures on a digital camera. Previously, he had concentrated on black-and-white shots, but the digital workflow also disclosed the world of colour photography to him. Since 2009, Franz G. Messenbaeck has been working as a professional photographer now. His passion is landscape photography. In addition, he runs a small but fine portrait studio in the city of Bischofshofen near Salzburg in Austria. He travels a lot, mainly to the American West and to Northern Europe, where he enjoys the solitary landscapes full of structures and abstractions. These landscapes are a welcome counterpoint to the surgical work too. In 2013 Franz G. Messenbaeck was awarded the prestigious Master QEP (Master Qualified European Photographer) by the Federation of European Professional Photographers (FEP). In 2016 he received the award International Photographer of High Quality from the bpp (bund professioneller portaitfotografen) for his portrait work.
TECHNICAL NOTES
CAMERAS
Linhof Techno Linhof M679cs (Plates 6, 7, 8)
SENSORS
Phase One IQ180 Phase One P65+ (Plates 6, 7, 8)
LENSES
LIGHT METER
Rodenstock HR Digaron-W 4,0/40 Schneider Apo-Digitar 5,6/72 Rodenstock HR Digaron-SW 5,6/90 Schneider Apo-Digitar 5,6/180 Sekonic Digital Master L-758
TRIPOD
Gitzo Carbon
TRIPOD HEAD
Arca Swiss D4
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Found on my way to a landscape. Pictures like windows into the past. Once a beauty, once like a daily friend, once rich in functions and skills. Once built to color somebody’s life, built to make life easier and more comfortable. No further use. Outliving the owners for a long period of time. Left behind.
STILL&LIFE A RT OF P H OT OGRA P H Y