Carolina mountain men

Typical attire of men in the Appalachian mountains circa 1780

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Almost perfect symmetry in this Charleston, South Carolina doorway.

waiting for coal

Shay # 6 waits to add coal for it’s climb up the mountain near Cass, West Virginia.

Bison

This wild bison was photographed near Missoula, Montana

Custom House

Construction on the US Custom House in Charleston, SC, began in 1853 and was then halted in 1859 due mostly to the Civil War.  Construction resumed in 1870 and was completed in 1879.  It is still used today by several federal agencies.

abandoned

These old ore carts are reminders of the gold mining towns in the Western U.S. during the 1800’s.  This image was taken last year at a ghost town in southwestern Montana.  Processing was done to achieve an “older” photo look.

morning tea

                                                                                                                                                                                    a reproduction of scene from early America with a wet plate simulation

 

Peyto Lake

Peyto Lake is just off the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

heavy duty

This is an industrial lathe turning a railroad truck.  Heavy cranes lift the truck into place on the lathe and then it’s locked in.  The lathe will then slowly turn, and a cutting bit will true the wheels to absolutely round (+/- .oo1 inch).

There was very little lighting in this railroad shop so I took 5 exposures and blended them to create a HDR type image.  The lens was a 7.5 mm fisheye on my Olympus EM5.  Exposure times were 1 second to 4 minutes at f5.6.

been a long night

One block off Bourbon Street, New Orleans, Louisiana  2:00 AM