– 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 – Hanover County Courthouse Hanover County was formed in November 1720 by an act of the Virginia General Assembly which divided New Kent County. It was named in honor of King George I of England, who, at the time of his coronation, was Elector of Hannover in Germany. The “Act for Dividing New Kent County” includes:...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Stonewall Jackson Shrine The Stonewall Jackson Shrine is part of the Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park in Virginia. The Park covers the sites of four of the major battlefields in Orange and Spotsylvania Counties as well as the city of Fredericksburg. One of these battlefields is...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – P-51 Mustang Ain’t Misbehavin’ In another post we looked at the Reflections of the Fly-in to Victory Day at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. One of the five warbirds from the Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Reflections of History On Friday May 8, 2015, The Mall in Washington DC was witness to one of the most spectacular flying displays of World War II vintage airplanes. Over 50 aircraft took part in the Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol Flyover. This hour long flyby consisted of 15 historically...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Cruise Ship St Johns Harbour Having made the statement about what a great place the dock for the fishing fleet is to watch the cruise ships leave St Johns Harbour, Antigua each evening, I thought it only right that I prove it. When the cruise ships dock in St Johns harbour they tie up with the bow of the ship...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Fishing Boats St Johns Harbour The harbour in St Johns, Antigua is known to most people as a stop for the cruise ships which tour the Caribbean. Also using the harbour are a fleet of small fishing boats which sell their catches at the local fish market. Most of the visitors to the island are from the cruise ships....
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Wythe County Court House The current Wythe County Court House was built in 1901. This buff colored brick structure was designed by architect Frank P. Milburn. Mr. Milburn was responsible for six Virginia court houses all built between 1896 and 1908. Five of these still remain (Wise, Wythe, Buchanan, Smyth and...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Old Town Fairfax Antique Car Show The Northern Virginia Regional Group of the Early V-8 Ford Club of America will be hosting the Old Town Fairfax Antique Car Show this coming Saturday, May 16, 2015. I thought there would be no better way to help publicize this great day than by showing some of the cars owned by...
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