Weaver's Mill covered bridge

Lancaster county, Pennsylvania has an abundance of covered bridges like the Weaver's mill bridge above. They are an interesting part of history and make great photography subjects. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members and flooring from the weather. Uncovered wooden bridges have a lifespan of only 10 to 15 years because of the effects of rain and sun. Wooden bridges with covers last for centuries. Bridges having covers for reasons other than protecting wood trusses, such as for protecting pedestrians and keeping horses or cattle from shying away from water, are also reasons for covers on the bridges.

Red & Yellow

Colorful lilies from my garden today.

WCM

Wallace-Cross Mill is beautifully restored. A great place for pictures. I got down into the creek to get this great reflection in the water. The day lilies were bursting in color and a great contrast on the red mill.

Old Mill

I decided to do a four image pano in infrared to Baumgardner's mill. I used a long exposure along with a R-72 red filter to get the infrared effect. The four images were then stacked,aligned and blended together in Photoshop CC. I then boosted the contrast and converted the image to black and white.

Giraffe Says " What? "

Animal pictures are always great but if you wait and get that eye connection with the camera you get an even better image. Give me your suggestions on what you think this giraffe is saying or thinking.

Haine's Shoe House

Located east of York in Hallam is the Haine's shoe house. It has been turned in to an ice cream parlor now and touts " The best ice cream this side of the Mississippi ". Wrong haha, but the building is cool. As I was photographing this shoe house the sky started getting ominous and a storm was approaching. Later I found out they had tornado warnings out for that evening and didn't know it. The clouds did add drama to my images and added some additional interest.

Baumgardner Mill

Great find here. Baumgardner Mill and covered bridge is a photographers playground. The property looks abandoned and very neglected which right now makes for really interesting pictures but I fear in the future this place will be lost forever if something isn't done soon. Vines, bushes and tall grasses are taking over the property. The pano in an earlier post ( old House ) is really the mill / house/ farm. The image inside the bridge looks out at the mill house. I wanted to show the trusses inside and the scene outside so I did three exposures at EV -1, 0, +1. I then processed them in Aurora HDR Pro.