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This has several photo techniques on it. The first, a rainting, is right out of my camera, but through a window with rain on it. That is not really a post processing technique but merely choosing a way to shoot the picture. I coined the word "Rainting." Then the foggy sky was dreadfully dull; so I used an equalizing technique. That made the sky more interesting, but just about washed out *Scrawny* the little tree I named and then named the hill after. So I did some pen technique on the tree in black, but I don't have the steadiest hand in the world; so it was kind of too wide with the lines and too jumpy from point to point.. I used a light marker technique to soften the lines I drew for the tree, but leave them still evident. I embossed the whole photo,
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This is a photo of a very real, modern home in Springfield, Oregon USA. Every window on the front of the home, and there were a lot of them, was reflecting the sunset from that evening/night (November 6, 2015). There were a lot of bare trees in front, and I thought I would play around with some techniques on my photo programs, some watercolor, some fake snow, some saturation, some emboss, etc. I like how the vertical trees sort of played across the horizontal windows making kind of an artistic grid pattern. I did other versions of this house, but this version I specifically had in mind for the Sliders Sunday (group / pool)"
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Duck Pond Marsh in foreground and Mt. Jefferson in background
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The light from the sunrise was coming through this hole, which in my mind was a knothole. I thought it was pretty cool. However, it is not a knothole; it is the hole made on a split rail fence post in which to put the rail. I still think it is pretty cool, and I hope you will view it large. You can see it was a frosty morning.
For the admin of the Soul of the Photograph group, I feel that the soul is the (sun)light at the end of the tunnel.
I did a tiny amount of research and learned that Lichen is not a plant, but moss is. Thus, I am leaving this in my "Plant Life - Not Necessarily Flowers (album)"
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These two are up for adoption at Heartland Humane Society in Corvallis, Oregon. Actually you can adopt just one or both. My title was just being a little facetious The one on the bottom is Socks. The top one has a name that starts with *J*. I'll try to call to find out what it is.
By the way, Heartland suggests that if you are in the area, to please stop by and see the kittens and cats (and dogs too). If you are not in the area, they suggest that you not try to focus on one particular animal and then try to adopt it long distance. They (and I) would rather you be mindful that there are many animals that are available for adoption all across our Country. Please check out a shelter in your area. Heartland does not have a monopoly on cute pets.
OK, I went back to Heartland Humane Society today November 26, 2014) and got some information about these kittens. Socks is NOT the one on the bottom. The bottom one is Jasper and he is still there as of today (November 26, 2014). But Socks isn't the one on Top, either. Socks already got adopted in the past, and the tabby on top of Jasper also got adopted in the last day or so, but name wasn't available. Anyway, bottom is Jasper, top is unknown, but he isn't Socks and he did get adopted. I'm happy to report that Jasper was frolicking around his little apartment today.
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I know a tiny bit about the Owens Farm, but I'm going to go try to find out MORE about it. Not positive when the house was built, but the barn behind it was built in 1870. Not too long ago a tree fell on it, and some repair has been done. The house was occupied by Tom Owens who was 82, again, not too long ago. His great grandfather was the original homesteader. The over 300 acre farmstead has remained in the Owens family for 4 generations. The Knotts family fits in there somewhere, but I don't know the connection. I did find a William Knotts, born in 1805, at a nearby historic cemetery (Locke Cemetery) along with his daughter Mary Jane Knotts. Her stone has her dying about 21 years before she was born. Pretty obviously that was a stone carver's error.
Remember the old school house I posted not too long ago that looked as if it were being restored. Well it wasn't, at least not then and there. It was being prepared for moving down the road about a mile to this Owens Farm. Because the height of the school house would not fit under power lines and such, the roof was removed, and hauled separately. It was recently placed back on the schoolhouse. Much restoration will be done on it, the barn and the old home. Sort of a living history and learning center is planned. A number of people, and companies or corporations, have contributed to all these improvement happening and all this history being honored. I believe there are Parks and Recreation and Historical Society and Preservationists involved too, but because I am not sure of which ones nor of the accurate names of those groups, I am not trying to list them. I'm not purposely excluding them; I just didn't want to get my information wrong. I only happened upon the old school and photographed it recently, unaware that it was being moved to the Owens farm. The Owens children attended that school, possibly some Knotts children too. I don't know which generation of them attended, probably 4th. The Tom Owens I mentioned earlier as 4th generation may have.
I am not a historian. I am a photographer/storyteller. I like to get the photo and give the gist of the story with my own slant and/or humor and interpretation of it. If you are looking for historical accuracy, I am probably not the best source, although I try to get most of it accurately. My stories have written and visual qualities and heart.
I do know that Samaritan Regional Medical Center (Hospital), which is where I go for medical care, bought 85 acres of this parcel planning for future expansion. I'm fairly certain there was some sort of mutually beneficial deal to help with preserving the history of the property and having it thrive as an open space and learning center. I do not know the details. There were at least 2 other large purchasers of land made. I don't recall, nor know the name of each one, but again I think they going to preserve the rich history. None of the land purchasers will be allowed, for example, to build homes, or restaurants or the likes on the property.
Pretty soon I will post the school house right after it was moved with the roof still off, and one or two of it with the roof back on but not restored yet. It is placed on a piece of the property that is not accessible to me, as is the home in this photo. I had to take the photo from quite a distance away, hand held, so it is a tiny bit blurry, but gives the idea.
The original school had a bell tower, and there are plans to restore that. I had thought it was just a front porch. Also, the bell itself is missing, and there are hopes that it will turn up and get donated by someone.
By the way, the old schoolhouse was no long being used as a school quite some time back, like maybe 1930 or so. It became just a normal residence for a family, or for a series of families over the years, and most people didn't know it used to be a school.
If you want the facts about this, look elsewhere. If you want the general feel and look of it, stay here. I will try to post the first pictures I took of the old farmstead, and the school before it was moved near to this home. Then the second series of photos with what looked like restoration going on, and then the third photo, which was taken when the school house moved, but not the roof placed back on it, and then with the roof place back on, but not restored yet. Restoration on all this could take a long time and a lot of money.
This home is run down and very old, and the last Owens resident to live there has moved out, but it is not in any sense of the word, abandoned. It is being looked after, and has a bright future ahead. I love all the porch trim, but have never been close to this home.
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My story and photo are both copyright by me, Dorothy Delina Porter - 2014
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The sun shines on the sea and the sea is reflected in the glass of the building giving it a gorgeously warm colour. It looked very different when we arrived earlier on a cold, overcast day. After the sun had gone down it looked like this
This is the 'submarium' called The Deep in the city of Hull in England.
The glass panels at the front are actually the windows of the cafe and its viewing area.
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