Steam Roller Blues

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted September 13, 2014178 views4 comments

Huber Steam Roller - 1914 model
This baby was sitting in front of an old farm house in the Irish Hills area of Michigan. I stopped to take some pictures and a wonderful elderly Lady came out to talk. She said it belonged to her Grandfather who de-commissioned the steam roller in 1958 to use the diesel engine as a replacement in a 1931 Huber Tractor that is still being used on the farm to this day. Hand held, full frame.

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File Name Ramy_2899_CF43-2
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time 6/17/2014 2:25:35 PM
Author Michael Ramy
Copyright Notice Rock Art Ltd. All Rights Reserved
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/200
Av( Aperture Value ) 9.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -2/3
ISO Speed 400
Auto ISO Speed OFF
Lens EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Focal Length 52.0mm

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on September 14, 2014 at 6:05 PM

Nice old machine with great color and textures. I would like to see some detail in the dark areas on the left and in the shadowed part of the front roller.

--P

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on September 16, 2014 at 10:00 AM

Very special piece of 'Americana' from the 2nd the industrial revolution Mike, cool

What a great find, well done!

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on September 19, 2014 at 7:22 PM

What fun! Great photo, but I think the talk with woman would've been a highlight!

Congrat on the Pick, Mike.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 20, 2014 at 10:30 AM

Mike, congrats on the wp here. This is a fine look at a neat old machine. What a special find.

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