I made a quick trip over to the Buffalo River area to check on the color, and had to photograph this old smokehouse. Looks like the maples still have a way to go...
Oh yeah, Daniel, there's a hummer in there if you look closely - just a hair left of dead center, between the dark red and green leaves
D2x; 24-70mm, f/11, 1 sec., Orton layer applied
Posted by Scott Bean on October 4, 2009 at 9:12 PM
Very nice shot. Imagine this will be fantastic with some color on the trees. The boardwalk in the foreground would look great with some fall leaves scattered around on it too.
How do you add the Orton affect?
Posted by Tom Kennon on October 4, 2009 at 9:18 PM
Bill, the contrast and the Orton effect are really nice in this photo. I think I see another canvas print in the making. Great work!
Really nice photo.....I too like the Orton effect. Wish I knew where all these spots are at in Arkansas. I guess I need to be more adventurous when visiting
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on October 4, 2009 at 9:48 PM
Wow, what a print this would make! A beautiful setting perfectly rendered. Great work Bill.
Posted by Rob Graham on October 4, 2009 at 9:51 PM
Beautiful scene, Bill. The orton effect works well to bring out the color and soften the overall look.
Posted by Karla Hall on October 4, 2009 at 10:01 PM
This is great! The orton effect does really add to it. I bet this would look really good printed on a high gloss paper. Sweet little area...I don't think I've ever seen this. Where exactly is it, if you don't mind me asking?....
Scott, here's the link on how to add an Orton effect. The original photographer for which it is named is Michael Orton.
Karla, since you and Mike are planning to participate in the fall gathering, it might be best if I just showed you where this was shot.
I just noticed this, but it looks like a CAT sitting in the window, or is it just wishful thinking? I'll have to check the file when I get home this afternoon.
This neat scene that Bill has captured is in the side yard of the Ferguson house right in the middle of Boxley Valley. It is across the street from one of the largest barns - the one with the civil war relic off to the side (one of the old giant iron kettles that came out of Cave Mountain Cave during the civil war). (the mileage is in the Arkansas Nature Lover's Guidebook).
One note about taking pictures on private property like this - I'm sure that Bill got permission to stand in their yard to take this photo (and probably enjoyed the conversation with Mary Virginia and/or Hubert too), and that is absolutely what you need to do before going onto private property. It is not only the right thing to do but it is the law. You do not need permission to take photos OF private property as long as you are standing ON public property - like a highway - as long as what you are shooting can be seen from that public property. But when getting a closer view and going onto private property like Bill did you need permission first. It does nat matter if there is anyone home or if there is a posted sign or not.
By the way, I know some folks here have noted how they like to photograph "abandoned" buildings from the inside, but gosh folks, those "abandoned" buildings are private property and unless you had permission from the land owner to be there you were trespassing. Just because a building looks "abandoned" does not give you the right to trespass. Again, you are certainly welcome to photograph it from the road, but not to step onto the private property. And posting the land has nothing to do with it either. My general rule is that if I don't know if the land is private or public, I stay OFF of it until I can find out. And most buildings (outside of the historic buildings in the Buffalo National River) are private, no matter how "abandoned" they may appear. One exception is the old barn on Hwy. 16 that we've all been photographing for decades. As I had noted before it was recently given to the forest service and so is now public property.
Like many things, I bring this up in the light of being from both sides of the fence - I love to photograph old barns and other property, but I also own rustic buildings that others like to photograph (like the one on today's Cloudland Journal post). So please, if you don't know for sure who owns the property and have permission to be there, please don't trespass - it gives all of us a bad name...
Posted by Bill Dark on October 5, 2009 at 12:36 PM
Yep, I talked with Hubert beforehand, and got permission to photograph this neat old place. Built in 1915...
He is a character for sure and has tons of great stories! You can often see them sitting on their front porch of the evening sipping on a bit of gin and looking at the elk and cattle through their spotting scope. Always a good idea to drive slow when going past their house. By the way, all of the flowers and landscaping in their yard is done by none other than the ex-wife of one of the great watercolor artists in this part of the country - William McNamara. Her yard (Milancy) is very nice too, but you can't see if from the road. She lives up on Cave Mountain Road just across the road from her ex.
I think there were a few passers-by that thought there was an elk in their yard or something. All one has to do is put a camera on a tripod and it slows traffic down to a crawl.
Posted by John Moore on October 5, 2009 at 2:29 PM
Of course the first step to any great picture is the photographer's ability to recognize the scene. I've driven right by this same scene countless times and never saw the picture. Great job Bill.
Hey Brian - it is. Belongs to the park service. Someone put up those big ugly signs around there last year trying to keep people out but they have since taken them down. They don't want you going into the building other than by appointment, but the property immediately around the mill belongs to all of us - in fact they are restoring it...
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17 repliesOh yeah, Daniel, there's a hummer in there if you look closely - just a hair left of dead center, between the dark red and green leaves
D2x; 24-70mm, f/11, 1 sec., Orton layer applied
How do you add the Orton affect?
Scott, here's the link on how to add an Orton effect. The original photographer for which it is named is Michael Orton.
Karla, since you and Mike are planning to participate in the fall gathering, it might be best if I just showed you where this was shot.
I just noticed this, but it looks like a CAT sitting in the window, or is it just wishful thinking? I'll have to check the file when I get home this afternoon.
Thanks again!
One note about taking pictures on private property like this - I'm sure that Bill got permission to stand in their yard to take this photo (and probably enjoyed the conversation with Mary Virginia and/or Hubert too), and that is absolutely what you need to do before going onto private property. It is not only the right thing to do but it is the law. You do not need permission to take photos OF private property as long as you are standing ON public property - like a highway - as long as what you are shooting can be seen from that public property. But when getting a closer view and going onto private property like Bill did you need permission first. It does nat matter if there is anyone home or if there is a posted sign or not.
By the way, I know some folks here have noted how they like to photograph "abandoned" buildings from the inside, but gosh folks, those "abandoned" buildings are private property and unless you had permission from the land owner to be there you were trespassing. Just because a building looks "abandoned" does not give you the right to trespass. Again, you are certainly welcome to photograph it from the road, but not to step onto the private property. And posting the land has nothing to do with it either. My general rule is that if I don't know if the land is private or public, I stay OFF of it until I can find out. And most buildings (outside of the historic buildings in the Buffalo National River) are private, no matter how "abandoned" they may appear. One exception is the old barn on Hwy. 16 that we've all been photographing for decades. As I had noted before it was recently given to the forest service and so is now public property.
Like many things, I bring this up in the light of being from both sides of the fence - I love to photograph old barns and other property, but I also own rustic buildings that others like to photograph (like the one on today's Cloudland Journal post). So please, if you don't know for sure who owns the property and have permission to be there, please don't trespass - it gives all of us a bad name...
Simply screams ozarks (in a subtle sort of way).