After yesterdays shoot and researching Carl, I tracked down the address of the sugar mill that was left to him by his late father. Records say that they built between 1880-1920 and this was the base of the chimney stack, which is about the only original thing left on the site.
Weather has been totally miserable here all day but I wanted this shot to follow on from yesterdays find. After trekking thru the kneehigh wet grass, setting up the flash from the right and mucking around with the camera to get the brickwork exposed, but keeping the sky nice and dark to reflect the weather I think I got it right. Ended up soaking wet.
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I know it looks like I've done some cheap cloning across the middle of the photo, but it's cloud...
I had been watching, and hoping you would make your deadline! Good job, and this is an excellent follow up on yesterdays pic.
MadamMtnLion
It was worth trekking in the wet, I think you got he lighting right also, nice job, it looks great.
cl_UK
Where's Carl living now, then? Great mood to this shot
Yes, you got it right, wet footsies and all. Lovely lighting and rich deep colours. Love the followup to the research on Carl. One day I guess our legacy may or may not live on, and the way it does is dependent on how we live our lives now! A lovely followup to yesterday's shot. Well done
I love this. The dark, wet richness is awesome!
Beautiful image! The colors are bold and the composition fairly stark, but for the richness of the brickwork. Definitely worth the trek. I, too, am enjoying the commentary with the pictures! Keep it coming!
Stunning lighting! This is a lovely shot.
Great deep brickwork, I could use this for my collection :)
Wonderful shot!
I love that you followed up on yesterday's post. Took a lot of work, but was well worth it. :-)
I like how the dark foreground adds depth and your colors are very rich. Well done
It was worth getting wet to produce a photo like this. Love the colour of the bricks. Whatever else crumbles and disappears completely, the old chimney is what remains in most cases.
You made the old bricks look gorgeous!
essjaynz
You put a lot of effort into getting this shot and it was well worth it. Thanks also for the little history about the place. It's sad that that's all that's left of the structure.
Very nice lighting you have gotten here.
egonlinden
Great dedication you have there! And I think it was worth it. I like the story you've told with the photos too.
It seems to me now that you live in a area where sugarcane is an important product. I like how you produce different shots to tell that story.
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