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"All I know to do is to light the candle that has been given to me."
-Fred Rogers
Reached Flickr Explore on Feb 15, 2008 #168
One more shot from Leesylvania this morning. I was all ready to leave since the sun was almost above the horizon, but this one tree caught my eye.
The deep silhouette against the pale orange hue of the sun breaking through the horizon was quite a sight - I'm not sure if it translated to the photo, but I gave it my best.
All comments and critiques appreciated as always.
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Late day after a storm. Old Stone House in Manassas National Battlefield Park, Prince William County, Virginia. USA
“One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever come to sit by it.
Passersby see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney and continue on the way.”
-Vincent van Gogh
Reached Flickr Explore on Mar 9, 2008 #251
This Lesser Scaup duck was enjoying basking in the early morning sun against the crisp chill of the morning.
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@ Mananas National Battlefield Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park, located north of Manassas, in Prince William County, Virginia, preserves the site of two major American Civil War battles.
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Two of my pawns facing off.
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@ Mananas National Battlefield Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park, located north of Manassas, in Prince William County, Virginia, preserves the site of two major American Civil War battles.
See my most popular photos by clicking JuanJ's TOP PHOTOS.
Thank you to everyone who takes the time to view, comment and Fave my photos!
Digital downloads and prints available at www.jlimages.net/.
This is a path next to the Old Stone Bridge in Manassas Battlefield Park. I went out to scout the bridge for future photo opportunities, but with the weather being 95 degrees, the wind blowing 20 miles per hour and not a cloud in the sky, I didn't get a chance to stay long.
I was originally going to do an HDR and tonemapped version of this composition to include some of the sky in between the trees, but after processing all of the images, this exposure seemed to exemplify the image as I saw it the most, so here you go.
Let me know what you think.
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Another shot from my Leesylvania Park trip - I really like the combination of the long fishing pier and the rising sun - especially in the cloud formations in the water.
I'm not too sure about the bit of beach on the bottom of the photo; it's there, but it's really not exposed enough to add any significant texture, but not dark enough to be a part of the silhouette of the pier - so I'm not sure how it fits into the whole image.
If anyone has any thoughts on whether or not this needs a crop or re-framing for a better and more visually pleasing composition, I am more than happy to hear it.
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EDIT: How is this photo in EXPLORE for more than FOUR MONTHS ?? I don't get it (I'm not complaining...)
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Caught this as I was driving home from work today - didn't have time to really find something to place in the foreground, so this is the best I managed.
"He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul's estate. "
Henry David Thoreau
Second try with the urban action set. mixed feelings, but could be i'm just so used to editing my own way, it's hard for me to adjust to actions!....i do love how fast it is though.
Reached Flickr Explore on May 16, 2008 #289
Published in the Autumn 2008 Issue of Life Images Magazine
Another shot from Asbury Methodist Church near Nokesville, Virginia. Absolutely breathtaking to behold. What a night!
The Fauquier and Alexandria Turnpike bridge over Bull Run, known simply as "the Stone Bridge," was originally built in 1825. Its ability to carry traffic across the steep sided stream even at times of high water gave the Stone Bridge a key role in the Civil War. The Stone Bridge served the needs of the Confederate Army through 1861. On March 9, 1862, the Confederates evacuated their winter camps in Centreville and Manassas in anticipation of fighting closer to Richmond. On orders from General Joseph E. Johnston, the Confederate rear guard blew up the Stone Bridge to prevent its use by the Union forces that soon occupied the area.
Union Army engineers eventually constructed a temporary wooden span across Bull Run using the remaining bridge abutments. This bridge served Union General John Pope's army at Second Manassas, August 28-30, 1862. After suffering another costly defeat, Union forces used the Warrenton Turnpike bridge as their primary line of retreat. In the early hours of August 31, the bridge was again destroyed, this time by the Union rear guard. By 1884, the Stone Bridge was fully rebuilt. The new bridge, very similar to the original bridge, remained open to traffic until 1926. In that year the road was realigned and a modern highway bridge constructed just downstream. The National park Service acquired the Stone Bridge in 1959.
Technical details:
Santa Barbara Pinhole Camera Company 4x5 75mm lensless pinhole film camera.
Fuji HR-T 30 double-sided blue base X-Ray film shot at ISO 80.
8 seconds at F230.
Developed in Pyrocat HD at 1:1:100 dilution for 8 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Jobo Multitank 5 with 2509N sheet film reels with drum placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.
Negative scanned with Epson 4990 on holders fitted with ANR glass.
Cropped to 6x12 to match intended composition.
I believe in your strength
Though I understand you've felt alone
'Cause when you need a friend
There's no one strong to fall back on
And your past will still burden you
But I'll hold you through the pain
So in the end it's just you
With your memories and your scars
Fall on me if you ever forget
How beautiful you are
I believe in your words and your eyes
And when you speak of your dreams I realize
That I will envy whoever you
Give your heart to
So in the end it s not just you
With your memories and your scars
Fall on me if you ever forget
How beautiful you are
And I will never let you fade away
And I want you to know that I love you
For all you are
And all that you'll be
So in the end it's not just you
With your memories and your scars
Fall on me if you ever forget
How beautiful you are.
-Matt Nathanson, Illusions Lyrics
Reached Flickr Explore on May 6, 2008 #120
A rear view of the Henry House and it's springhouse on the grounds of the Manassas battlefield in Manassas, Virginia. The present house was built in 1870 to replace the original one on the hill. That original house saw fighting in the immediate vicinity during the first Civil War battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861. During that battle the Henry Family matriarch, Judith Henry was killed, the only civilian casualty of the battles at Manassas. In 1940 the Henry House was donated to the National Park Service to become part of Manassas Battlefield Park.
From my ongoing "Farmscapes of the Civil War" project. More from that project available at: greggobst.photography/farmscapes-of-the-civil-war
It was a drizzling, foggy day but after a 4 1/2 hour drive I wasn't about to give up on photographing when I got here. I'm glad I stuck it out and the rain stopped just long enough to get a few images created.
Technical details:
Toko 4x5 wooden large format field camera.
150mm F6.3 Rodenstock Geronar lens in Copal BT shutter.
Arista EDU Ultra 400 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W 400 ISO film shot at ISO 400.
1/8th second at F32.
Developed in Pyrocat HD at 1:1:100 dilution for 11 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Jobo Multitank 5 with 2509N sheet film reels with drum placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.
4x5" Negative scanned with Epson 4990 on holders with ANR glass. Cropped to 16:9 ratio.
This slave cabin was part of the historic Clover Hill Farm located in Manassas, Virginia. The cabin, along with 8 acres that included the family cemetery, was donated to Grace United Methodist Church in 1987 by the Johnson family who owned the farm.
I know we are all seeing many pictures of last night's epic aurora. I never in my life dreamed I'd get to see it in Virginia! At one point, it was even directly overhead. This was taken at Asbury Methodist Church, near Nokesville, VA. What a fun night!
“History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time; it illumines reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life, and brings us tidings of antiquity.”
-Marcus Tullius Cicero
Reached Flickr explore on Feb 16, 2008 #276
Colchester Freewill Baptist Church is located at 10405 Schaeffer Ln. in Nokesville, Virginia. The church was founded in 1956.
The cannon lined trail leading up the hill to the Henry House on the grounds of the Manassas battlefield in Manassas, Virginia. The present house was built in 1870 to replace the original one on the hill. That original house saw fighting in the immediate vicinity during the first Civil War battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861. During that battle the Henry Family matriarch, Judith Henry was killed, the only civilian casualty of the battles at Manassas. In 1940 the Henry House was donated to the National Park Service to become part of Manassas Battlefield Park.
From my ongoing "Farmscapes of the Civil War" project. More from that project available at: greggobst.photography/farmscapes-of-the-civil-war
It was a drizzling, foggy day but after a 4 1/2 hour drive I wasn't about to give up on photographing when I got here. I'm glad I stuck it out and the rain stopped just long enough to get a few images created.
Technical details:
Toko 4x5 wooden large format field camera.
150mm F6.3 Rodenstock Geronar lens in Copal BT shutter.
Arista EDU Ultra 400 (re-branded Fomapan) B&W 400 ISO film shot at ISO 400.
1/8th second at F32.
Developed in Pyrocat HD at 1:1:100 dilution for 11 minutes @ 20 degrees Celsius in Jobo Multitank 5 with 2509N sheet film reels with drum placed on Unicolor Uniroller 352 auto-reversing rotary base.
4x5" Negative scanned with Epson 4990 on holders with ANR glass. Cropped to 16:9 ratio.
[ EXPLORE Highest position: 34 on Saturday, May 24, 2008 ]
Took this 10 minutes before the sun went up, still trying to work out the kinks of HDR
12/14/08 - It's funny, this photo was probably one of the first 100 I ever took after I figured out how to work my Canon S5 camera almost 7 months ago, and yet it's still one of my most viewed and interesting photos. Goes to show that experience, technique, camera equipment and skill have nothing on just having an eye and the random chance at finding colors like this in nature.
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nrhp # 66000039- This small frame house stands as the only surviving original structure of the crossroad village of Groveton. Widow Lucinda Dogan and her five young children moved here shortly after their residence, “Peach Grove,” burned in 1860. The family joined to smaller outbuildings to create the present dwelling.
The house was repeatedly caught in the crossfire of opposing Union and Confederate armies during the Second Battle of Manassas. Numerous bullets and shell fragments scarred the structure. Years later, the family sought compensation for property damage during the war. The government denied the claim.
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