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Country Road Study, 1970 – Photo For July 11

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I think I have been down this road before…

When I scanned some old negatives some years ago, I came across this series of photos of a bridge and vaguely remembered where I had taken them and know it was in the spring of 1970. I am pretty sure that this bridge and the bridge in my current “Country Road Study” are one in the same, although some modifications have been made in the last 43 years. On my next trip I will verify it since I have picture of builders plaque in the old negatives.

Country Road Bridge 1970

Country Road Bridge 1970

Common Ground – Photo For July 1

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Last night was the opening program and orientation for Common Ground On The Hill, at McDaniel College, in Westminster, Maryland. Common Ground is a mixture of courses in the arts, talks, performances, and artist exhibits that strives to bring together people from diverse backgrounds by finding commonality in the arts. It is fun!

Common Ground - Artists No. 1

Common Ground – Artists No. 1

 

Pond Study In Infrared No. 4 – Photo For June 28

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Back to this study today and perhaps another in the near future, had a prolonged rain storm last night, which makes for many interesting photographic possibilities. For this one, wish I had carried a long lens with me, there is a fisherman in a boat on the right part of the photo that would have been very interesting if larger…

Pond Study In Infrared No. 4 - Wayne County PA

Pond Study In Infrared No. 4 – Wayne County PA

Power – Photo For June 27

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Staying with the boat theme from the last couple of days, thought I would include a view that most people do not see. This photograph is of a diesel engine, one of two that power an old tug boat in the Florida Keys. Engine rooms are very interesting spaces, usually crowded with large mechanical units with just enough room around them to inspect and maintain them. For a photographer, the lighting is always a challenge, but adds to the aura of the place as does the ever present smell of oil.

The human heart of steel;
Powerfully pumping
Perfect pressure
Pulling our heavy load
Patiently to the dock of our destination…          Nannette

Tug Boat Diesel, Florida Keys, Feb 2013

Tug Boat Diesel, Florida Keys, Feb 2013

Stone Wall Study No. 1 – Photo For June 23

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The stone walls of the Northeastern United States dwarf in their combined mass the great pyramids of Egypt. These walls were constructed around farm fields, particularly in New England from the stone found in the fields themselves and new stone pushed up by the spring thaw grew in the fields almost as regularly as the crops. Many of these walls today bound long deserted fields that have reverted back to woodlands. I enjoy exploring these old walls in the woods, but find them very hard to photograph successfully. I will be sharing my efforts hopefully in the next few months as I attempt to record some of these wonderful structures.

6-23-13  Stone Wall

Come close to me, sit with me, sing to me,

Dance with me and touch me…

Feel me and tell me your heart’s desire…

Walk by my side and listen to the many stacked stone stories,

stories born out of the blustery autumn breeze, the gentle spring showers, the beating summer sun and the bitter winter snow…

Come to me as the earth and water, the air and fire once came close to me and let your story be stacked within mine, left transformed by Nature’s Way…            Nannette

Stone Wall Study No. 1

Stone Wall Study No. 1