– 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 – Teackle Mansion The Teackle Mansion in Princess Anne, Maryland was built for Littleton Dennis Teackle and his wife Elizabeth Upshur Teackle. Construction of this 10,000 square foot Federal style house began in the spring of 1802. The structure took 17-years to build, finally being finished in 1819. The house...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Eastern Shore Railroad The Eastern Shore Railroad (ESR) began life as part of the much larger New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad (NYPN). It was founded by A. J. Cassatt and coal magnet, W. L. Scott in 1882. It began operations in October 1884. The railroad ran down the spine of the Delmarva Peninsula. The...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Talbot County Courthouse The Talbot County Courthouse occupies a shady, landscaped square on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the town of Easton. In fact, it was the establishment of the courthouse which caused the creation of the town. Initially called “Talbot”, the aim was for it to serve as Maryland’s “Little...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – St Lukes Episcopal Church St Lukes Episcopal Church in Church Hill in Queen Anne’s County on the Eastern Shore of Maryland was built between 1729 and 1732. It is one of the oldest Episcopal Churches still in use. It is of interest both architecturally and historically. From the late 17th century, the site on which...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Wye Grist Mill The Wye Grist Mill is the oldest working mill in the United States. It is officially located in Talbot County on the Eastern Shore of Maryland although the county line between Queen Anne’s and Talbot Counties passes through the property. The mill has been in operation since 1682. The Mill and the...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Churchill Theatre The Churchill Theatre is located in Church Hill, Maryland in Queen Anne’s County on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. You will see the name of the theater spelt two ways: Churchill and Church Hill. I will use the Churchill spelling as this is the name emblazoned on the awning and written above the...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Oxford Federal Custom House The Oxford Federal Custom House in Talbot County on the Eastern Shore of Maryland is a replica built as the town’s official Bicentennial project. It is a copy of the first Federal Custom House built by Jeremiah Banning. Banning (1733–1798) served as a colonel in the Talbot County...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Austin FX3 The Austin FX3 is a London black taxicab sold in the UK by the Austin Motor Company between 1948 and 1958. The vehicle had what at the time was the traditional 3-door body. Instead of the front passenger seat and door found on a normal saloon car there was an open luggage platform. The vehicle was...
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