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Day 12/365
How beautiful is this road? I love it when I get the chance to drive through here, (processed in Lightroom 4 with Whipped Cream Lightroom Preset - Queen Pack) I only wish I went here more frequently - there are some gorgeous locations around here!
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Fonthill was the home of the archeologist and tile maker Henry Chapman Mercer. Built between 1908 and 1912, it is an early example of poured-in-place concrete and features 44 rooms, over 200 windows, 18 fireplaces, 10 bathrooms and one powder room.
Mark IV driving car no 4002 pilots a Cork - Dublin express through Clondalkin/Fonthill under threatening skies. 229 was on the rear providing power
1959 Chevrolet Hood Ornament. Photographed at Fonthill Castle, Doylestown, PA. Motors for Music Auto Show. AKA: Motor Mascot.
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Coming back from dropping a family member off at his home, I noticed a gold-painted 1953 Buick Special at an auto-body shop along the highway. I took the opportunity to get out of the car (in a safe place, of course) and capture this tight framing of the distinctive grille of this vintage car. But then I noticed that some details did not fit the 1953 model, notably the Headlight surround which looks to be from a 1954 model as does the lack of a medallion on the leading edge face of the hood. Nominally this appears to be a 1953 but clearly some customization has crept in rather than a more conventional restoration. Anyway, I like the result. It is also somewhat similar in composition to my earlier image: www.flickr.com/photos/jwvraets/42937207851/in/photolist-2... - JW
Date Taken: 2022-08-10
(c) Copyright 2022 JW Vraets
Tech Details:
Taken using a tripod-mounted Nikon D800 fitted with an AF Nikkor 70-210mm 1:4.0-5.6 lense set to 170mm, ISO100, Daylight WB, Matrix metering, Aperture Priority Mode, f/8.0, 1/160 sec. PP in free Open Source RAWTherapee from Nikon RAW/NEF source file: set final image size to be 9000px wide, crop to approximately a 16x9 format to get rid of the licence plate and also to get a more symmetrical image, use the Graduated Neutral Density/GND to darken the top half of the frame and get a better match the tonality of the lower portion of the frame, enable both Tone Mapping at default levels, enable Tone Mapping at default levels, use the Vignetting correction tool to add (NOT remove) corner vignettes, slightly boost Contrast and Chromaticity in L-A-B mode, slightly boost Vibrance, slightly boost Black Level, sharpen (edges only), save. PP in free Open Source GIMP: use the Curves tool to darken the bottom 700% of the tone curve and get the gold paint to a suitable brightness, slightly increase overall contrast, sharpen, save, scale image to 6700 px wide, sharpen, save, add fine black-and-white frame, add bar and text on left, save, scale image to 3500 px wide for posting online, sharpen very slightly, save.
Still looking relatively clean (if you ignore the bogies) 215 pushes a Cork - Dublin service through Clondalkin/Fonthill Station
Pine cone tumbles down,
Settling in the clover's arms—
Green cushions its fall.
Nature's soft, embracing touch,
Autumns's whisper on the breeze.
©Maggie Dee Photographer
Gypsy Vanner
Breeder Vanner Manor, Fonthill Canada
I would like to thank Steve and Rita for their time and education, I really appreciated the time you spent with me and your stunning horses.
Gypsy Vanners:
These horses, bred by the Gypsies, are easily recognizable by their long, flowing manes and tails, and the profusion of feathers on their legs. These make them look as if they fly when they run.
Published on November 19th 2020 - "Class 142 - The Bus That Became a Train" is my latest book. Published by Fonthill Media, the ISBN number is 9781781558232 and is available direct from the publisher, Amazon, Waterstones, W.H.Smith and many other booksellers both retail and online.
The book chronicles the 142 story from the BR 1950's Railbuses, through to the various Leyland National prototype railbuses, the class 140 & 141's leading onto a detailed look at the 142 fleet in words and pictures. There are many images across the network, from their early years through to their twilight period of operation. Both the Northern and Transport for Wales fleets are included. There is a chapter on the maintenance of the Northern fleet, a review of the various interior layouts and fittings, and a chapter listing the various scale models of 142's that have been made over the years.
Does that look a bit spooky to you? Just a slight hint of dread foreboding and ancient, unworldly horrors summoned from their deathless slumbers by vile, unholy ritual?
OK, just me then.
GMTX 340 pulls a single car up the Fonthill Spur. Time is ticking on this operation, as it's slated for abandonment soon.
Fonthill Castle was the home of the archaeologist and tile maker Henry Chapman Mercer. Built between 1908 and 1912, it is an early example of poured-in-place concrete and features 44 rooms, over 200 windows, 18 fireplaces, 10 bathrooms and one powder room.
The castle contains built-in furniture and is embellished with decorative tiles, made by Mercer at the height of the Arts and Crafts movement. The castle is filled with an extensive collection of ceramics embedded in the concrete of the house, as well as other artifacts from his world travels, including cuneiform tablets discovered in Mesopotamia dating back to over 2300 BCE. The home also contains around 1,000 prints from Mercer's extensive collection, as well as over six thousand books, almost all of which were annotated by Mercer himself.
The Castle was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, and was later included in a National Historic Landmark District along with the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works and the Mercer Museum. (Wikipedia)
Fonthill Castle was the home of the archaeologist and tile maker Henry Chapman Mercer. Built between 1908 and 1912, it is an early example of poured-in-place concrete and features 44 rooms, over 200 windows, 18 fireplaces, 10 bathrooms and one powder room.
The castle contains built-in furniture and is embellished with decorative tiles, made by Mercer at the height of the Arts and Crafts movement. The castle is filled with an extensive collection of ceramics embedded in the concrete of the house, as well as other artifacts from his world travels, including cuneiform tablets discovered in Mesopotamia dating back to over 2300 BCE. The home also contains around 1,000 prints from Mercer's extensive collection, as well as over six thousand books, almost all of which were annotated by Mercer himself.
The Castle was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, and was later included in a National Historic Landmark District along with the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works and the Mercer Museum. (Wikipedia)
TRRY 1859 sits on the Fonthill Spur, about to lift a boxcar left behind from a previous day's train. They were left up here to due a fatality on the Grimsby Sub, and were unable to service St Catharines. They lifted all but one in the morning, and came back for this one in the afternoon.
Fonthill Castle was the home of the archaeologist and tile maker Henry Chapman Mercer. Built between 1908 and 1912, it is an early example of poured-in-place concrete and features 44 rooms, over 200 windows, 18 fireplaces, 10 bathrooms and one powder room.
The castle contains built-in furniture and is embellished with decorative tiles, made by Mercer at the height of the Arts and Crafts movement. The castle is filled with an extensive collection of ceramics embedded in the concrete of the house, as well as other artifacts from his world travels, including cuneiform tablets discovered in Mesopotamia dating back to over 2300 BCE. The home also contains around 1,000 prints from Mercer's extensive collection, as well as over six thousand books, almost all of which were annotated by Mercer himself.
The Castle was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, and was later included in a National Historic Landmark District along with the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works and the Mercer Museum. (Wikipedia)