1939 North East MD, a strange title, I know.
I came upon this in The Chesapeake Wooden Boat Builders School in Havre de Grace Maryland where there was an old photo showing the family that owned one of the canoes that had been refurbished, complete with a copy of the original ownership papers. I was seeing and touching a piece of history.
This photo is resting in the actual canoe shown in the 1939 photo. The family seemed happy and content posing for this 73 years ago.
The age of these items called for a B&W conversion, as seen below.
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Nice capture of the artifacts, Jimi. There are so many little treasures that tell the story of our past in the museums, I just wonder that if in this fast paced, electronic media saturated era where to focus is on consumption whether or not the existence of these treasures is unknown to much of the public.
Wayne Frost recently posted..Daylilly Impression #9
Digging this shot Jimi. 1939 does not sound that long ago until you think about it, the year WW2 started, the immense social & political changes since.History indeed
Chris Maskell recently posted..Texture and Curves
Very nice photo!
Very cool image Jimi. Great history here and the textures and tones just pop.
Len Saltiel recently posted..Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Very cool shot Jimi! Really love your processing here! Great work!
That’s quite a piece of history and it shows that good craftsmanship will stand the test of time.
Rick Louie recently posted..McKenzie Bite
Love the B&W one Jimi! Nicely seen.
denise ippolito recently posted..Peacocks
I really like the way you composed this shot, and the processing brings out so much nice detail. Well done my friend.
Steven Perlmutter recently posted..Kiddie Land
Cool shot. I think the b/w version helps add a feeling of age that compliments the photo. Also, the wood grain is soooo yummy!
Chris Nitz recently posted..Walk the Plank
What a great idea! Love the minute details and textures in the wood. Nicely done Jimi!
Curt Fleenor recently posted..Sheet Metal Mash Up
Jimi, that first soft color photo rocks!! What a neat little find!
Adam Allegro recently posted..Three Monochrome Abstracts
I love this shot Jimi. Great composition but I’m favouring the color image> The old family photo just looks better in that sepia tone.
Edith Levy recently posted..The Corner Store at Via Della Panetteria
The details are incredible here man…love it!
Dave DiCello recently posted..Shining across
At first I was really captured by the color photograph and drawn into the story. Then I saw the black and white image. Wow Jimi it really it fits the age of the whole display much better. Great job!