Here is another view of the grain elevator from the previous post.
Patchwork
•February 6, 2014 • Comments Off on PatchworkHere is the wall of an old grain elevator I found in Maryland.
Winter Light
•February 3, 2014 • 1 Comment
I have always enjoyed winter light (even though I hate the cold). The low sun angle provides subtle warmth and interesting shadows. Here the late afternoon sunlight filters through to side road or driveway that leads to a hidden estate up around the bend.
Curves
•January 29, 2014 • Comments Off on Curves
Driving by this farm I saw mostly in my peripheral vision, these lovely curves in the driveway and fence highlighted by the low, late afternoon sun. I’m not sure there is any real reason not to just run the driveway straight up the hill, except that whoever made the decision to make it curved had a sense of design. I had to stop a little way up the road so I could turn around and return to photograph it. It was worth the effort.
Tri-State Photography Exhibition
•January 26, 2014 • 2 CommentsI am very pleased to have two images selected for the 21st Annual Tri-State Juried Photography Exhibition at the Allegany Arts Council Saville Gallery in Cumberland, Maryland.
“In Memorium”
“Saxiphone Boy”
Schoolhouse Ridge Ruins
•January 22, 2014 • Comments Off on Schoolhouse Ridge Ruins
I had visited the small parking lot on the edge of the Schoolhouse Ridge south battlefield that is part of the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. The stone schoolhouse, visible on the ridge from the parking lot, was used by Confederate troops as a rallying point. The schoolhouse was eventually destroyed by Union artillery. One day a couple of weeks ago, the weather had turned moderate and the sun was poking through so I decided to take the hike up the hill to see what was there up close.
Exchange Place – A&E Alignment Shop
•January 21, 2014 • Comments Off on Exchange Place – A&E Alignment ShopThe area along the B&O Railroad tracks in Martinsburg is designated as The Baltimore and Ohio and Related Industries Historic District. The showpieces of the district are, of course, the B&O Roundhouse and the train station. But the significance of the railroad in this area is shown by the large number of business and industrial structures that were in one way or another dependent on and supported by the railroad.
Exchange Place is more of a driveway than a street at this point, as it branches off the access road from North Queen Street by the Matthews Foundry. The A&E Alignment Shop building is on one side of the intersection.
I haven’t been able to find any information about the history of this particular building. Curiously enough, when I search I get a range of “business directories” that list the company as if it is still a going concern. It’s clearly not, at least not in this location, because the north wall (to the right in this photograph) has partially fallen in and the shell of the building is open to the elements. It suggests, however, that the company was active some time in the recent past – at least since the invention of the Internet.
Martinsburg Train Station in the Fog
•January 21, 2014 • Comments Off on Martinsburg Train Station in the FogSnowing today. They’re saying up to 10 inches. A good day to catch up on some stuff inside. So perhaps a couple more images on the blog today, starting now.
The same day I photographed the “Ghostly Geese”, I worked my way into downtown Martinsburg. Most of the time the fog in the countryside does not hold up in town. But on this day the fog persisted right into the middle of town and around the train station and B&O Roundhouse.
Ghostly Geese
•January 19, 2014 • Comments Off on Ghostly GeeseLately we’ve had a few mornings with very heavy fog. If it lasts long enough for me to get my act together I try to get out with the camera. Here I stopped by Swan Pond in Berkeley County and found not swans, but geese. They were floating out in the water – and they were like ghost images in the distance through the fog.
Alternate Process Exhibit at the Ice House Opens Jan 3
•January 1, 2014 • Comments Off on Alternate Process Exhibit at the Ice House Opens Jan 3
I am proud to have been asked to curate the upcoming gallery exhibit, “Vision of the Ages” at the Ice House in Berkeley Springs. This is a special exhibit of photography by modern practitioners of historic processes. Images captured with cameras originally designed in the 19th century or state-of-the-art digital cameras are printed using techniques first invented as early as the 1840’s. Included in the exhibit are examples of wet plate collodion images, tintypes, bromoil prints, gum bichromate prints, cyanotypes, Vandykes, silver gelatin and more. Completing the “fusion” of techniques, images captured with a large format view camera are printed with state of the art digital printing techniques. The exhibit provides a fascinating walk through the history of photographic processes. The Ice House is located at the corner of Mercer and Independence streets in Berkeley Springs, WV. There is an opening reception on Friday January 3 from 7:30-9pm.
Here are a couple of views of the gallery. But don’t think you have any idea of how great this work is by looking at these photos. Come to the reception and meet the artists if you can, but if you can’t make the reception, at least plan to get out there to see the show. It’s on display until February 23.
Light, Shadow, Form, and Texture 