– 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 – Tall Ironweed (Vernonia altissima) Tall Ironweed (Vernonia altissima) is a member of the Asteraceae or Aster family. Because of its size it also has a second Latin name, Vernonia gigantea, for which it is now becoming better known. The other name for this plant also follows he change to the latin name: Giant...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Pioneer Plaza Cattle Drive Bronze Statues Pioneer Plaza is located close to the Convention Center in downtown Dallas. The 4.2 acres were once railroad and warehouse property. The land was cleared for the Dallas Tower hotel and office complex which was part of the failed Griffin Square development. The plaza...
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Chicory (Cichorium intybus) The Chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a member of the Asteracaea or Aster family. It is a tap-rooted perennial which grows between 1- and 6-feet tall on woody stems with a milky sap. The leaves are alternate, the lower ones being toothed or pinnately lobed from 3- to 10-inches long and 0.4- to 3-inches wide. The upper leaves are much smaller. ...
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Antique Car Shows – Part 2 In this blog post I continue to showcase images from last year’s Fairfax City Antique Car Show. The first installment focused on cars built before 1940. This second installment is for cars built between 1940 and 1955. As mentioned in the first installment, the show is held on a Saturday, usually around May 20, outside City Hall on...
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Antique Car Shows – Part 1 This week I will showcase some images from last year’s Fairfax City Antique Car Show. This first installment will focus on cars built before 1940. The second installment will be for cars built between 1940 and 1955. The Fairfax City Antique Car Show is held on a Saturday, usually around May 20, outside City Hall on Armstrong Street in...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Nodding Thistle (Carduus nutans) The Nodding Thistle (Carduus natans) is a member of the Asteraceae or Aster family. Also known as with the common names musk thistle and nodding plumeless thistle, it is a smooth or thinly hairy biennial which grows anywhere between 1- and 7-feet tall. Requiring 2 years to...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Cecils Old Mill Cecils Old Mill is located on Indian Bridge Road in St. Mary’s County, Maryland. There has been a mill on this site since circa 1820. It is situated on the opposite side of the street to Cecils Country Store which we looked at in the previous post. The present structure has been restored...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Cecils Country Store Cecils Country Store is located on Indian Bridge Road near the junction with Maryland Route 5 in what has become known as the Cecils Mill Historic District. The four buildings which make up the Historic District were added to the National Register of Historic Places in July 1977. The mill...
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