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I wanted to shoot something during the day as I really wasn't expecting such a lovely sunset over the poppies (thank you all so much for all the lovely comments by the way!)
So when the clouds and light got a little bit more interesting we found ourselves here. Tin mines just say Cornwall to me and I'm sure I came here on a school trip, mind you it was 1976! Hopefully this mine does pre-date my childhood! I would love to come back here for a moody sunset or a stormy day.
This was followed by the obligatory cream tea but I am pleased to report that less food was consumed then my 2019 visit!
The Town House is the fourth building in what we are referring to as the Franklin Life Insurance Complex that is located about one-third of a mile south of downtown Springfield. The Town House lies within Springfield's old Aristocracy Hill neighborhood, and is catty-corner from the 1964 modernist style Franklin Life building shown in my previous post.
The first three buildings we looked at in this mini-series housed the offices of the Franklin Life Insurance Company, which was founded in Springfield in 1894. In contrast, the Town House was built by Franklin Life with intent of housing its officers and employees of the company.
The Town House was spearheaded by Charles Becker, the president of the Franklin Life Insurance Company from 1939 until 1961, the period of tFranklin's greatest growth. By the time the Town House was completed in 1958, Franklin Life had become nationally known and was one of Springfield's most influential businesses.
The high-rise building is composed of an 11-story section and a 13-story section joined by a 14-story connector. Built between 1956 and 1958, the international style (closely related to modernism) building was designed by the prominent Chicago architectural firm Shaw, Metz and Dolio. As previously mentioned, the Town House was conceived as an investment by Franklin Life to provide rental housing for company officers and employees. However, before the building opened, its function changed to that of providing rental apartments to the public.
Charles Becker and his wife became the first residents of the upper penthouse. The building immediately became a prestigious address, not only for the employees of Franklin Life, but also for others who chose to rent an urban-style apartment. Its beauty and unique history remain important features of the Aristocracy Hill Neighborhood and of downtown Springfield.
The building was the first high-rise luxury apartment complex in Springfield and was likely inspired by the earlier Hickox Apartments, a 1920s complex which set standards for luxury apartments in Springfield. It attempted to bring the more urban lifestyle of large Midwestern cities to comparatively smaller Springfield, and early residents boasted of their access to downtown and reduced housework. Shortly after its construction, however, the national trend of dispersed suburban homes made its way to Springfield; as a result, the Town House was the only luxury high-rise apartment ever built in the city.
Today the Town House apartments are sold as condominiums. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. Earlier this century the Franklin Life Office buildings were purchased by the State of Illinois, and now house the offices of the Illinois State Police.
Connecticut Southern train CSO-3 rolls south along Van Dyke Avenue in Hartford with a cut of empty cars for Murphy Road. In the lead is Providence & Worcester "Super-7" 2215 which has been on the property for a while now. Connecticut's Capital city is know as the "Insurance Capital of the World" as many insurance companies are headquartered there.
no, i didn't hurt my self as this one was made in photoshop, but i thought i could deliver this feeling like someone is gonna get hurt...:) tell me what you think?
I just dispatched a Progressive agent to help aid you with your insurance claim. My name is the half-blood prince and if you were satisfied by our customer service, would you be so kind as to leave a testimonial on our About page to further improve customer service quality.
Long Beach, CA
12-02-2015
Processed: 01/10/25
In December of 2015 I'd taken my photographic hobby to new heights. A month earlier, I began processing in HDR. I began utilizing auto exposure bracketing (AEB) in my 10 month old Canon EOS Rebel T5i, my very first DSLR. I wasn't very good at it, and am sometimes appalled at the cartoony look of my first HDR images, but I got better as the years ticked by, and a decade later, I rarely shoot anything other than HDR.
I always had a wide angle "attachment" to my Sony Cybershot, my camera for the previous 8 years. In December 2015 I got my first wide angle lens for the DSLR.
Here is a newly processed photo taken on my very first "Photo Expedition" with my then brand new Canon EF-S10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM wide angle lens.
I love to shoot as wide as possible, esp. when attempting to get tall buildings in the shot.
This morning (01/13/2025), I'm awaiting the delivery of my NEW wide angle lens, a Canon RF10-20mm F4 L IS STM. I've been using the previous lens, with an EF mount and an adapter, on my first full frame camera with an RF mount, the EOS R from 2020, and now the EOS R5. The lens I get today uses the RF mount and allows usage of the full area of the 45MP sensor. I've waited over a year for the lens to become available on Canon's website. It sold out almost as soon as it was introduced. I'm pretty excited.
From Wikipedia: "Registered historic building located on Broadway in downtown Long Beach, California, USA. The eight-story Beaux Arts building was one of the largest office buildings in downtown Long Beach when it opened in 1925. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003."
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 24-105 f/4.0L IS
Processing with Lightroom 3, Photomatix Pro 3
Best Viewed Large
Taken at the Kirkland (Washington State) Classic Car Show 2010.
Pamphlet for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. (c) 1956. No artist mentioned.
UPDATE: Several people got in touch with me and have said that the illustrator is most likely JP Miller. Thanks for the help, guys!
Again, a shame that there is no credit given to who did the wonderful illustrations on this Metropolitan Life Insurance pamphlet. I'd like to think that the jolly illustrations made for lighter reading on serious issues like illnesses, hearing problems, bad eyesight, cancer. Anything to take your mind off, I guess.
Farmers' Insurance announced it has become the first auto insurer in the nation to offer a five percent discount to customers who drive hybrid or alternative fuel vehicles. Councilmembers Wendy Greuel, Eric Garcetti, Jan Perry and Tom LaBonge with Kevin Kelso of Farmers'Insurance. Oct. 17, 2005.
As it was full moon I stayed local again and went to this house i've been meaning to go to for a while now.
Apparently an insurance scam gone wrong, a guy burnt down his own house for the insurance and they wouldn't pay out.
Now I believe it has been sold off at auction, bought by a developer, it will be knocked down and a few new houses to be built in its place, such a shame people get greedy.
Pacific Quality Insurance Services, North Azusa Avenue, Azusa, California
'Roid Week April 2025 - Day 6 #1
well a girl just doesn't know when trouble will come her in 1940s Europe better safe than sorry,
Having a mess around with my WW2 look even did my own hair do. Not totally happy with hair but the idea works and I really should stay blond.
I've done a few photos with look and I will be posting the best of a bad bunch over the next few days.
Would love to go to a 40s event dressed like this.
Even yet you’re profitable for homeowners insurance , we substantially wish we won’t have to use it. Short of a break-in, bursting pipes, or a kitchen inferno, we mainly will go years though wanting to ring adult your agent.
Sometimes you find a location that is just your sort of thing and the Allianz Arena in Munich was one such place for me. As the sun goes down the lights on the outside of the stadium come on – ideal for a silhouette type shot. This is a black and white version of a shot from a while back, I’m on a bit of a black and white phase at the moment!
I went to the bank for my usual transactions and met Marianne, an insurance agent—a friendly girl with an easy smile. She doubled as receptionist and was more than willing to explain insurance and other investment opportunities the bank had to offer. She has been in the bank for 6 months. She's into sports and loves to watch the sunset.
Uses: Anything relating to insurance.
Free Creative Commons Finance Images... I created these images in my studio and have made them all available for personal or commercial use. Hope you like them and find them useful.
To see more of our CC by 2.0 finance images click here... see profile for attribution.
Uses: Anything relating to insurance.
Free Creative Commons Finance Images... I created these images in my studio and have made them all available for personal or commercial use. Hope you like them and find them useful.
To see more of our CC by 2.0 finance images click here... see profile for attribution.
This platter goes out today for an insurance company having an open house. They wanted a variety of houses and cars, so hopefully they'll like these!
Technology arrives in the world of the insurance claim. One small bump in a car park, and a few photos later the repair is approved.
Most of it would polish out, and a bit of coloured tape makes the rear light legal, but the bent and cracked plastic bumper means a trip to the body shop. And that means an insurance claim.
This abstract is made up of just two photos, the rear light, and my reflection whilst photographing the VIN , buried under the wipers and windscreen.
Here is my website Kevin Best Still Life Photographer
Sorry I've been absent from Flickr Lately. I'm flat out working on an extremely ambitious still life. One of the things I've had to construct for it is a silver pomander. A perfume ball that was used to ward off the Plague. As if smelling nice and looking rich was enough to save you.
I made it with PMC, all good fun, but very time consuming.
PS this is not the big work, that will have 50 elements in it.
Some pictures taken by the late Michael Cleary in 1999.
I suspect this was the first day of the DLR extension to Lewisham opening on 22 Nov 1999. The rail Replacement service would have been Crossharbour to Island Gardens whilst it was being built. Did they keep it going on the first day as an insurance policy?
Operator was Capital Citybus.
INSURANCE
Tech: hdr to ldr 5 exposures out car window, no tripod no auto bracketing, nikon raw, photomatix, tweak in photoshop.
This is just a digital version of a work on paper. Please do not download and print. If you want a print of this image, let me know and I'll make you a really nice one from high rez source file on nice paper for a totally reasonable fee.
Thanks!
-tjh
(c)2009 Tim Heffernan
Pamphlet for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. (c) 1956. No artist mentioned.
UPDATE: Several people got in touch with me and have said that the illustrator is most likely JP Miller. Thanks for the help, guys!
Oh, the trials and tribulations of being a teenager.
These days, shopping for completely different kinds of insurance is terribly well-liked-auto, life, and therefore on. However, several individuals are still hesitant regarding buying burial insurance, when of course, this is one thing that they should pay additional attention to because it will...
Pamphlet for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. (c) 1956. No artist mentioned.
UPDATE: Several people got in touch with me and have said that the illustrator is most likely JP Miller. Thanks for the help, guys!
Look out for that step, Harold!
Uses: Insurance
Free Creative Commons Finance Images... I created these images in my studio and have made them all available for personal or commercial use. Hope you like them and find them useful.
To see more of our CC by 2.0 finance images click here... see profile for attribution.