– 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 – Four Model A Fords Four Model A Fords on display at the Antique Car Show at Sully Historic Site in Chantilly, Virginia on Father’s Day this past summer. This line up just cried out for a monochrome treatment with a slight tint, in this case the Selenium tone from Nik Software’s Silver Efex. Click...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Brentsville Union Church Brentsville Union Church is one of the five historic buildings within the Brentsville Courthouse Historic Center. In the previous post we took a look at the Courthouse itself as well as the overall history of the town. The history of the founding of the Brentsville Union Church parallels...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Brentsville Courthouse The Brentsville Courthouse Historic Center is a 28 acre site with five historic buildings and various archeological sites. It is located on Bristow Road just a few miles south of Manassas, Virginia. The town of Brentsville was established in 1820 to become the County seat of Prince...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Fauquier County Fall Colors A quick post and run today as we have family in town. This is another shot from my pre-Hurricane Sandy fall color trip. In fact you can see the outer bands of Sandy in the unusual cloud formations in this shot. I was drawn to this scene by this incredible tree which absolutely...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Fall Colors on a Horse Farm This week will bring be a couple of quick posts as we have family in town. This image was captured just before Hurricane Sandy finished off what was left of the fall colors. I just loved the way the trees and their bright foliage framed the horse as it grazed in its paddock. ...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Fall Colors in Virginia As mentioned in my previous post about the Sunbow from Hurricane Sandy, I spent last Saturday looking for what was left of the fall colors before the big storm hit the Mid-Atlantic and points north. Admittedly a lot of the color had already gone from the trees but persistence does pay...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Sunbow from Hurricane Sandy On Saturday I made one last trip to capture what was left of the fall colors before the Mid-Atlantic and points north were hit by Hurricane Sandy. As I was driving through the back roads of Northern Virginia there was an incredible sight which I have never experienced before. ...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Carl and Marie Lawaetz Family Museum The Carl and Marie Lawaetz Family Museum showcases the Danish legacy on St. Croix through the story of one family who farmed Estate Little La Grange for three generations. The home of one of the island’s oldest and most prestigious families is open to the public,...
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