Posts Tagged ‘mill’
From Mining Days Gone By
Following are some images from a semi-restored stamp mill, high in a mountain basin not far from my home. The hopes of striking it rich with gold and silver drew many west and as a result, Colorado’s mountains are ‘rich’ with mining history. Several nearby towns had larger populations back then, than today. Many others […]
Filed under: Abandoned, Colorado | 49 Comments
Tags: abandoned, building, Colorado, history, mill, mining, San Juan Mountains
Crystal Mill … Check!
Crystal Mill has been on my bucket list since moving to Colorado. Apparently it has been on many other photographer’s lists as well. It is one of the most photographed subjects on the Western Slopes. Yes … it has been done but that didn’t discourage me … I wanted to shoot it for myself! Only […]
Filed under: Colorado, Landscape Photography | 54 Comments
Tags: abandoned, bucket list, Colorado, Crystal Mill, mill, old, photography, silver mining, weathered
Abandoned Utah
The West has its share of abandoned buildings, and cars too … usually leftovers from mining or pioneer days. Simply built and now weathered, many seem to be hanging by a thread and against all odds! I’ve already discovered many that are close to home, and within reach, so it’s always fun to look for […]
Filed under: Abandoned, Landscape Photography | 41 Comments
Tags: abandoned, cabin, car, mill, photography, rurex, rust, shack, Utah, weathered, worn
Going Back
A few weeks ago I took a second trip back to the Lonaconing Silk Mill in Western Maryland. When ‘time was up’ there last summer they practically had to drag me out. I knew there were many more subjects left to photograph and I wasn’t done! Having shot a lot of the machinery and wider […]
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Tags: abandoned, B&W, black & white, factory, fine art photography, grunge, HDR, high dynamic range, Klotz Throwing Company, lonaconing Silk Mill, maryland, MD, mill, old, photo blog, photography, silk mill, textile, web log