From Mining Days Gone By

09Sep20

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 […]

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Tags: abandoned, building, Colorado, history, mill, mining, San Juan Mountains

Crystal Mill … Check!

20Jun18

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 […]

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Tags: abandoned, bucket list, Colorado, Crystal Mill, mill, old, photography, silver mining, weathered

Abandoned Utah

04Feb18

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 […]

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Tags: abandoned, cabin, car, mill, photography, rurex, rust, shack, Utah, weathered, worn

Going Back

23Mar13

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

Smoky Mountains Mills & Barns

05Jun12

The Great Smoky Mountain National Park is loaded with historic structures; mills, barns, schoolrooms, churches and many cabins. It was both interesting and a fun exercise to stop at each site and create some compositions. Even though the light was not always ideal, I tried to make the best of things, worked the scenes and […]

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Tags: barns, Cades Cove, fine art, fine art photography, great smoky mountain national park, historic, mill, miller, mills, old fashioned, photography, Roaring Fork Motor Trail, Smokies, Smoky Mountains, structures, Tennessee, TN