The Old Hydro Electric Dam (4 photos)

stoneylonesome · 2nd of January 2005 (Sun)

Stitched 4 shots to get the dam and downstream.

2 shots along the top of the dam

and a close-up of the gate valves. I love old equipment

Dimitry · 2nd of January 2005 (Sun)

Cool shots! You are right, there is something about old rusty equipment that looks really appealing to the eye...can't really say what it is, but it's there for sure.

stoneylonesome · 3rd of January 2005 (Mon)

Thanks Dimitry for the comments. One thing for sure is that you don't have to travel to far to find old rusted out machinery

I took a few more of the gate valves and I was thinking of playing around with them in B&W or sepia to see how they'd look

marie · 3rd of January 2005 (Mon)

I love these shots Sandy

lovely to see them

stoneylonesome · 3rd of January 2005 (Mon)

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Originally Posted by marie

I love these shots Sandy

lovely to see them

Thank you Marie, I actually had to get out of the car and walk some distance to get these.

well worth it though.

Mills · 3rd of January 2005 (Mon)

Great Shots. No snow out there either I guess. The water over the dam looks great.

stoneylonesome · 4th of January 2005 (Tue)

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Originally Posted by mills

Great Shots. No snow out there either I guess. The water over the dam looks great.

Thanks for the comment, The snows coming Thursday,

course than change over to freezing rain.

Youngster · 4th of January 2005 (Tue)

Where exactly is that place? Perhaps I could visit it someday, it seems like a lovely place.

The photos are excellent!

dewmuw · 4th of January 2005 (Tue)

I like #3 the best! Like you I love seeing old equipment. Is the dam no longer in use?

stoneylonesome · 4th of January 2005 (Tue)

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Originally Posted by dewmuw

I like #3 the best! Like you I love seeing old equipment. Is the dam no longer in use?

No longer in use as a hdryo dam, there was/is talk about making it a power supply again, but there is considerable cost involved plus they would be required to build a fish ladder. So I doubt it will happen anytime soon.

jgbeam · 4th of January 2005 (Tue)

Very nice seamless stitch job on Photo #1, Sandy. Feels like I'm standing right there. Have you ever posted any of the other old equipment around the Collins Co? Lots of cool stuff around. You could stay right in town for years and not run out of great shots.

Jim

Belmondo · 4th of January 2005 (Tue)

Beautifully done, Sandy.

Some find this sort of thing to be an eyesore, but if there is any beauty to it at all, you've certainly captured it.

stoneylonesome · 4th of January 2005 (Tue)

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Originally Posted by belmondo

Beautifully done, Sandy.

Some find this sort of thing to be an eyesore, but if there is any beauty to it at all, you've certainly captured it.

Thanks Tom; I think this is why we take pictures, to show people a different way of looking at things, and if you look hard enough you can find beauty in anything, course you can make it work the other way also. Just look at some of your newspaper photography

They seem to find a way to highlight the ugly.

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Dimitry Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,038 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: The Old Hydro Electric Dam (4 photos) Cool shots! You are right, there is something about old rusty equipment that looks really appealing to the eye...can't really say what it is, but it's there for sure. __________________ Gear list My most favourite tool: my improving creativity!

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stoneylonesome Barn Stormer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 10,467	The Old Hydro Electric Dam (4 photos) Stitched 4 shots to get the dam and downstream. 2 shots along the top of the dam and a close-up of the gate valves. I love old equipment __________________ the name is Winston but they call me Sandy "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields Flowing River Photos

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jgbeam Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 998	Re: The Old Hydro Electric Dam (4 photos) Very nice seamless stitch job on Photo #1, Sandy. Feels like I'm standing right there. Have you ever posted any of the other old equipment around the Collins Co? Lots of cool stuff around. You could stay right in town for years and not run out of great shots. Jim

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Belmondo Admin Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: 92210 Posts: 42,710 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: The Old Hydro Electric Dam (4 photos) Beautifully done, Sandy. Some find this sort of thing to be an eyesore, but if there is any beauty to it at all, you've certainly captured it. __________________ I'm not short. I'm concentrated awesome!

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