Honda displayed this racecar last year as well. In fact, a lot of the Honda booth seemed a bit recycled this year... hopefully that means they are gearing up for a big year to come... Anyway, last years shots were a little too similar to each other, so I tried to actively set up differently for each one this time around.
Here's a shot of the steps at Bear's Mill in Greenville/Arcanum, Ohio. The mill itself was built in 1849, and when I think of that it constantly amazes me at the skill and craftsmanship necessary to build places like this without modern tools or machinery... Yet, the mill continues to be operational down to this day.
I like this shot. It's got that nice blend between antique nostalgia and creepy mystery. I took this shot on the 2nd floor of Bear's Mill in Greenville/Arcanum, Ohio. I had to move the trike to position it between me and the window, but I got the nice shadows and back-lighting I was looking for.
Bear's Mill is part museum, part store, and part working mill. The first floor is dedicated mostly to the shop portion and offers pottery, mill ground goods, kitchen utensils, coffee, and other miscellaneous knick-knacks. Being a coffee lover I was drawn to this corner and had to get a shot of the old grinder.
I'm not a political person. Left, Right, honestly I don't think it really matters... They all work for whatever private industry pays for their office. So don't think I'm Obama-hatin' right now... But I couldn't pass this one up... I saw this spray paint stenciled on the outside of an abandoned factory in Union City, Indiana. I can't really tell if the stencil was originally just his picture and then someone added what looks to be horns, or if those were there on the original stencil. In any case, the irony is just too much...
What makes antique things cool? The Bear's Mill in Greenville / Arcanum, Ohio, has a collection of antiques and I just couldn't have been more happy to take pictures of them. I don't think the effect would be quite as nice with a bunch of those plastic Rite-Aid baskets... And yet, that's basically what these are...
Just off State Route 36 in Arcanum, Ohio, is the four-story part functional mill, part museum, part store, called Bear's Mill. I live about 45 minutes from this place and never even knew it existed. The mill itself is an awesome living/working vision into the past; but it also contains so many neat items from this bygone era of local history.
I found this place in Port Townsend, Washington, as we walked the shopping district by the sound. There's all sort of quaint shops and cafes and such. I can't remember if this place was a store or a business of some sort, but I loved the textures of the brick against the wooden door and teal paint. This is all pretty much par for the course for the people who live here, but contrasted with Dayton, Ohio (which is more like 1970-ish utilitarian) I found it pretty interesting.
The first time I visited Lake Crescent in Washington State, the weather was pretty awful. It was overcast, cold, and the water was a flat gray in appearance. I ended up making the decision to return on a nicer day just to get some blue-sky shots, but the moody cloudy day actually worked out better for this shot, that has a much more ominous feel to it.
Honda displayed this racecar last year as well. In fact, a lot of the Honda booth seemed a bit recycled this year... hopefully that means they are gearing up for a big year to come... Anyway, last years shots were a little too similar to each other, so I tried to actively set up differently for each one this time around.
Honda displayed this racecar last year as well. In fact, a lot of the Honda booth seemed a bit recycled this year... hopefully that means they are gearing up for a big year to come... Anyway, last years shots were a little too similar to each other, so I tried to actively set up differently for each one this time around.
Honda displayed this racecar last year as well. In fact, a lot of the Honda booth seemed a bit recycled this year... hopefully that means they are gearing up for a big year to come... Anyway, last years shots were a little too similar to each other, so I tried to actively set up differently for each one this time around.
See photo in original gallery.