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Martin Street in Raleigh, North Carolina looking east. Various businesses are seen including, Strand Theater, Dillon Supply Company, Thompson Electric, Hotel Wright, and Circle Pharmacy. From Carolina Power and Light (CP&L) Photograph Collection (PhC.68), North Carolina State Archives.
Fayetteville Street looking north from 300 block. The Yarborough Hotel can be seen on right side of street. Automobiles, pedestrians, and streetcars can be seen. Raleigh, Wake County, NC c. 1925 From Carolina Power and Light (CP&L) Photograph Collection (Ph.C.68), North Carolina State Archives.
Elevated view of Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, NC looking south from the top of the NC Capitol dome. A banner is seen hanging across Martin Street advertising for the State Fair. Street cars, pedestrians and businesses are seen running the length of the street. Raleigh, Wake County, NC October c. 1926 From Carolina Power and Light (CP&L) Photograph Collection (PhC.68), North Carolina State Archives.
Laurel Mill in Louisburg North Carolina. Killing a little time before Thanksgiving Day football games on this dreary cloudy day. But Wait, just as we stepped out of the car , here comes the bright sunshine to replace the perfect lighting we had on the way. Just a few miles from my son's house. Sun was so bright, had to shoot this one with a polarizer & 6ND neutral density filters and still could not blur the water properly.
Did my first shoot since moving to the new Photography Studio in Raleigh. We are located within walking distance from the NC Fairgrounds and the JC Raulston Arboretum.
Pictured here is one of two permanent Cyc Walls, sometimes called Infinity walls. It's basically a backdrop made out of plaster and is permanent.
Here's a shot that goes with this setup -
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I'm looking forward to many awesome photoshoots at the new space!
Lighting -
Alienbee ABR800, 1/4 power flagged. 9 o'clock
Alienbee B400, 1/2 power, 48" Octabox 7 o'clock
Alienbee B400, 1/2 power, 48" Octabox, 5 o'clock
Alienbee ABR800, 1/4 power flagged, 3 o'clock
Triggered with PW PLUS III's
“In 1990, the Neuse River was on the brink of catastrophe. Nutrient pollution was robbing this river of so much oxygen that fish were dying by the millions every day. Toxic algal blooms threatened the river as a source for drinking water. People complained of strange burning sensations after swimming in the river.
To investigate the problem, WRAL researchers and reporters sought out experts from North Carolina universities and the Environmental Defense Fund to analyze wastewater along the Neuse from Hillsborough in Orange County to Ocracoke at the end of Pamlico Sound. The documentary that followed was screened at the state legislature, and lawmakers took action – across the aisle – to develop a bi-partisan plan to combat river pollution.
But something went wrong. The carefully crafted plan to save the Neuse River was blown off track.
Thirty years later, the Neuse is again in trouble.
“In a nutshell, the river is in very poor health and declining and continuing to decline,” says Dr. JoAnn Burkholder, aquatics ecologist at North Carolina State University.
Four prominent scientists who helped WRAL to study the Neuse in the 1990s agreed to help again. We also interviewed local and state political leaders, river keepers, activists and fishermen.” Source: WRAL INVESTIGATES. ******May 27, 2022 - “A group that monitors river quality in North Carolina says four sites are unsafe for swimming due to high levels of fecal bacteria.
The group, Sound Rivers, monitors over 50 areas in the Tar-Pamlico and Upper Neuse watersheds. Each week, a team of volunteers from the group gathers water samples from popular recreation sites from the Raleigh-Durham area to the Pamlico Sound. The samples are tested for the bacteria E. coli. The results were released to the public Friday.
In March 2022, Buffaloe Road canoe launch, Smithfield Town Commons and the Riverwalk and Neuse Golf Club in Clayton tested positive for fecal bacteria.
The numbers exceeded the recommended state and federal standards for recreation, according to Sound Rivers. “What that means is you don’t want prolonged contact — it’s a good idea to keep your eyes, ears, nose and mouth out of the water at those sites,” said Clay Barber, Sound Rivers’ Environmental Project Director.
Boaters, swimmers and their pets should avoid the water or practice caution at these sites, as exposure may come with an increased risk of gastrointestinal illness and skin infections.
Every week, the group tests 54 sites from the Raleigh/Durham area to the Pamlico Sound.@ SOURCE CBS-17.