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This abandoned water tower resides behind the Hope Mill in Hope, RI. The mills that have operated at this site have manufactured everything from pig iron, to cannon that were used by George Washington in the battle of Yorktown, to textile. Clearly much more than a symbol of hope, this water tower has provided hope for the region and indeed the nation.
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Created using my 1950's AGFA Clack with 4 year expired Fuji Velvia RVP120 (ISO 50) slide film cross processed with C-41. Photo scanned with an HP Scanjet 4890. No digital manipulation necessary!
13 Responses
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On 13 August 2007 JP Candelier said:
love this shot! thought it was polaroid pack film for a second...
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On 15 August 2007 Matt Forbes gave props:
Brilliant, you have captured a 50's look, with a circa 50's camera, on film, in 2007. Or you could have shot with a Canon 5D, run through DXO Optics Pro, tweeked in Film Pack filtered with Nik filters, dinked a little in Photoshop, and hey, you could have the same shot without all the hassel of real talent.
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On 20 August 2007 Paul Lavallee said:
thanx 4 the comments! if i believed in digital manipulation, i would have used the healing brush and erased the power lines in the lower left of the frame. damn power lines are always screwing up my composition!
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On 13 September 2007 veronica caycedo said:
nice pic, powerlines and all :) i really wish i could shoot film, i feel like it brings photography to another realm
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On 22 September 2007 Angela Garcia gave props:
powerlines are a good accent to any photo, never erase them! another great shot!
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On 26 September 2007 Elliot Ross gave props:
Love the surreal look to this photo!
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On 28 September 2007 Richard Gue said:
this looks a lot like the album cover for "The Hackensaw Boys" you should check it out
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On 28 September 2007 Paul Lavallee said:
thanks richard, that's too funny! via google, i found a photo of the album cover here. i have shot quite a collection of water tower photos, some of which look even more like their album cover. i should see if they need a photographer for their next album! thanks again
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On 8 October 2007 Vanessa Marie Gonzalez gave props:
I love the color blend of the blue and purple.
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On 5 June 2008 Colin Gilbert said:
Another fine shot of the water tower, each one brilliant in its own way - how lucky are you living near that ;-)
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On 6 June 2008 adniloj gave props:
I love it; we've had this same power line talk on one of my shots recently; I I saw a large tower with no "distracting" lines; I'd think somethings kinda fishy about this...well done paul
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On 6 June 2008 Shondy Jenkins said:
love this a lot alot, maybee i should look into getting a clack camera, seems really neato
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On 21 July 2008 Jacobsen Casper Tvede gave props:
Cool
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