Farm Community

The morning light on the metal barn caught my attention and I needed to get this image. I wasn't expecting to see such a modern looking barn in rural Pennsylvania.

Old Stone Mill

A different angle of Herr's Mill. The brown stones made a nice contrast against the bright green duck weed.

Station Break

A train conductor sits on a bench waiting for the signal to go.

Power Up

Nothing too spectacular about power lines, but I liked the dramatic clouds in this picture.

Thomas the Train

While we were at Strasburg Rail Road Station we took Wendy's grandson on the famous Thomas the Train ride. He totally had a blast and was super excited to see Thomas in person.

Strasburg Rail Road

Old time stream engine at Strasburg Rail Road Station.

Ye Ole Print Shop

Here's an image I made of the print shop used by the Cloister in Ephrata. One of the Society's outstanding contributions to its communities was the steady flow of books, broadsides, and tracts that rolled off its printing presses. I used 3 images merged together in Photoshop CC. Then processed in Aurora HDR Pro. I have been experimenting with blending Source Image > Custom Textures in this program with a vast array of colored and textured backgrounds I used in my portrait studio. I am happy with the effects I can achieve to give my work its own style and look. I will do a tutorial on that soon.