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Ghost Crabs (Ocypode Quadrata). Focus stacked for 70+. Made the background come out odd but over all I like the result
I composed this image of an abandoned historic farm building while visiting the hamlet of Rowley, Alberta (population 11), a place now characterized as an Alberta ghost town.
For those interested, the history of this town is presented below.
Rowley (like many other prairie towns) was settled around 1910 by the families of nearby farmers to efficiently collect and load farm products onto trains bound for Calgary. The soils in the Rowley region are ideal for agriculture due to their high fertility.
It wasn’t long before the town of Rowley became a hub of activity: large fields were planted, harvested, and transported through the Rowley train station. Between 1915 and 1929, the local farmers built stores, banks, and other services in town so that they didn’t have to travel long distances to get what they needed. A school, post office, and church were built and Rowley was officially connected by rail to the rest of the province.
The Great Depression experienced across the entirety of North America had no mercy on its relentless tear across western towns. Rowley was no exception to the struggles of widespread drought and market collapse.
The grain industry lost most of its value. Farmers – used to dealing with hardships – toughed the economic ruin out and did their best to provide for their families and continue building the community despite the market. Farmers who had overextended themselves upgrading their farms and livelihoods were left being unable to afford the upkeep of their farm and business in town began to close.
By the 1940s people started packing up their belongings and using that new train station to leave town. Rowley, Alberta was in decline. The municipal district office was moved out of Rowley and fires had leveled many homes and businesses.
When Alberta’s highway system was constructed in the 1950s, Rowley was bypassed entirely and left behind. These roads made it easy for young people to leave Rowley in favour of Drumheller, Calgary, or Edmonton. In the 1950s, both the hotel and curling rink burned down and were never replaced. The school and railway station both closed down in 1965.
Ghost - Fantasma
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Stoke Newington High Street, London. Some old advertising resurfaces above a modern Turkish restaurant.
... just an old good song ;)
Devenir gris
Devenir gris
One man on a lonely platform
One case sitting by his side
Two eyes staring cold and silent
Show fear as he turns to hide
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Un homme dans une gare isolée
Une valise a ses cotés
Des yeux fixes et froids
Montre de la peur lorsqu'il
Se tourne pour se cacher
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Sent la pluie comme un été Anglais
Entends les notes d'une chanson lointaine
Sortant de derriere d'un poster
Espérant que la vie ne fut aussi longue
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Aaah, we fade to grey (fade to grey)
Feel the rain like an English summer
Hear the notes from a distant song
Stepping out from a back shop poster
Wishing life wouldn't be so long. . .
It's been misty and raining all day today. This morning I was looking across the river at the gloom, wondering where the eastern shore might have disappeared to, and then I saw this. When I raced downstairs to grab a suitable camera/ lens combination I returned to see that it had vanished! Then it reappeared after being behind some foliage ... or it was a real ghost ship? It did seem odd anyway ...
Norse Viking Music - Úlfhéðnar To get the real feeling^^
Úlfhéðnar... Úlfhéðnar...
At bersærkja ræiðu vil ec spyrja
Úlfhéðnar hæita,
þæir er í orrostu
blóðgar rander bera
vigrar rjóða
er til vígs coma
þæim er þar síst saman
Úlfa nú geyr mjök
Yfir skógar, yfir Miðgarð . . .
Wolf-warriors... Wolf-warriors...
I should like to ask thee of the position of the berserkir.
Wolf-coats are they called,
Who bear bloody shields in battle.
They redden their spears when they come to the fight,
And then they act all in a body.
Now the wolves howl vigorously,
Across the forests, across Midgard . . .
3exp HDR processed in photomatix and tweaked in photoshop
6/366 A
I went to check out the sunset tonight. It was nothing special but while processing decided to add a bit of punch to this ghosted version.
See version B for a more realistic look
Have a great night everyone
Abandoned on the exposed cliffs of the Cornish Coast and battered by the Atlantic sea, the Crown Mines of Botallack stand as a monument to a bygone era of brutal hardship for those who worked in their dark and dangerous depths. Ragged, black rock rises up from the ocean, telling a story of fortunes won, the despair of lives lost and the inevitable tide of change.
Thanks for viewing, take care and stay safe everyone :-)
I discovered this ghost in my garden, all excited about some autumnal goodies he'd just spotted!
I thought it would make a nice photo for Halloween 🍁
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The Rolls-Royce Ghost is a luxury saloon from Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. The "Ghost" nameplate, named in honour of the Silver Ghost.
This shot was taken at Qatar Motor Show.
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Died last night in my dreams
Walking the streets
Of some old ghost town
I tried to believe
In God and James Dean
But Hollywood sold out
Saw all of the saints
Lock up the gates
I could not enter
Walked into the flames
Called out your name
But there was no answer
And now I know my heart is a ghost town
My heart is a ghost town
Albert Szukalski created the Ghost Rider in 1984. He draped plaster coated burlap over human models and after it dried sprayed polyurethane to help preserve it. The statue is displayed at the Goldwell Open Air Museum near the Ghost Town of Rhyolite, Nevada.
No aurora Saturday night but the waning full moon was bright, Here the same view of Ghost river as February 23rd under a bright moon no northern lights.
Taken around 20 minutes before the Tangmere shot I've already posted, this was taken at F7.1 so the branches which were in he shot are still partially visible
During a heavy downpour in Bandarawela, Sri Lanka, I noticed this wet ghost through the windscreen of our van!
Isalo National Park, Madagascar
This leaf mimic mantid was one of several incredibly well camouflaged invertebrates found by the guide that also included a stick insect, a stick mimic mantid and a web-throwing spider. Incredible.