– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Delaplane Delaplane is a small rural community in Fauquier County, Virginia. The village came into being after the building of the Manassas Gap Railroad in 1852. Construction of the railroad began the previous year at the junction of the existing Orange and Alexandria Railroad at what became known as Manassas Junction. The railroad headed west towards Front Royal, through the Manassas Gap in the...
– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Erosion as Art I have been reading Rick Sammon’s book “Creative Visualization for Photographers”. This book is not a technique guide in the standard form. It is designed to help the photographer produce better images through ideas that may lead to better vision. Basically, the aim is to give you a better eye for an image and then post-processing it to elevate the result from a snapshot to a great...
– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Railroad Baggage Carts A couple of weeks ago we revisited the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad in Cumberland, Maryland. Whilst I was waiting for the steam locomotive to arrive I wandered around the historic depot. No matter the main attraction that takes you to something like a tourist train station, it is always worth taking some time to slowly explore the surroundings. As I was walking along...
– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Model A Ford 4-Door Convertible In the last post we took a look at creating a reasonable facsimile of the historic era represented by the preserved Western Maryland Scenic Railroad’s Baldwin Consolidation 2-8-0 Locomotive. In that particular image patience was required to achieve the desired result. Today we see the how pure luck can also play a key role in finding and creating a great image...
– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Isaiah Davenport House The Isaiah Davenport House is a historic house in Savannah, Georgia. It is located on the northwest corner of Columbia Square, one of six additional squares added to the original Oglethorpe Plan in the late 1790s. This federal-style home was built in 1820 by Isaiah Davenport for his growing household as well as a means of showing his considerable building skills. Details of...
– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Happy Thanksgiving! A quick post as I, along with everyone else in the USA, am preparing for the Thanksgiving holiday. This majestic bird was wandering the grounds of Shirley Plantation, which is situated on the north bank of the James River near Charles City. It was strutting around as if it owned the place...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – St. Mary of Sorrows Catholic Church This is another great photographic opportunity in Northern Virginia which although of great historic importance is not on most peoples’ radar. This is St. Mary of Sorrow Roman Catholic Church located on Route 123 a few miles south of Fairfax City. I had no idea of the...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum The Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum is another recommended Northern Virginia stop for anyone interested in history or wanting to capture some interesting images. To quote the Alexandria City web-site “[It] was a family business founded in 1792 and operated in this...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Pike Place Market Seattle at Night I had seen many photographs of the famous entrance to Pike Place Market in Seattle using the display from the florist on the corner of Pike Street and 1st Avenue as a foreground. No matter what I tried I just could not make this work for me – probably had to do with the...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Washington Metro Construction Gantry Washington Metro is building a new line to Dulles Airport currently named the Silver Line. Along with the construction of additional lanes for the Washington beltway, this construction is causing many delays and other headaches to those of us who live in the area. However,...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – George Washington’s Gristmill Many thousands visit Mount Vernon every year but only a few take the time to go the 3 miles west on Mount Vernon Highway to the Gristmill and Distillery. There is an extra charge, but at only $4 (there is a discount if you have visited the main estate the same day) it is well...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Palm Trees and Windows, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico Located at the southern end of Old San Juan Puerto Rico, El Arsenal de la Puntilla Capilla was built in 1791 as a Spanish naval station. Later the building became a citadel, which contained a storage room, offices, living sectors, workshops, a coast guard,...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – – Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Cacti, Boyce Thompson Arboretum Last week-end I received my copy of David duChemin’s new book, Photographically Speaking: A Deeper Look at Creating Stronger Images. As with all of his books, David discusses how to create great photographs by discussing...
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