Collectors are pretty active in Randolph County. Images are from the property of Raymond Frazier of Level Cross. His collection of old stuff is beyond words.
(Photographs copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)
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52 Willys
(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)
52 Willys from a location scouting trip in the neighborhood.
Old Greensboro Corner
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A view along Elm St. near my studio in Greensboro, North Carolina.
(Things are a little up in the air with my business right now. Friday I was hit with a freak incident that ended up leaving my studio flooded. I intend to keep my blog going, but things may be hit and miss in the next few days or weeks. Please bear with me.)
Firefighters and the Flood
Some days are better than others and of course, some are more trying. Today was one of those trying ones, for sure. Late this morning while I was beginning to edit a job, the fire alarm in our building went off, which is never a good sign. After checking things out, I found out a cable worker had knocked a sprinkler head off in the hallway above my studio, directly above. A deluge of water soon began to pour through my ceiling and I started the rush to move my computer and camera equipment before it was ruined. With the help of my wonderful building neighbors, I was able to move everything that could be horribly damaged (I hope) including my film archive. Still, a lot of water came in and a lot of damage was done. A flood. Bright sunny day, my studio is on the second floor, fifteen feet above the ground, and I have a flood.
However, even in adversity comes opportunity, I guess. I’ve been thinking of doing portraits of firefighters, and have been thinking about who to approach. This morning, they approached me. The firemen of the Greensboro Fire Department showed up at my door and I grabbed a couple of images of them as I was documenting the damage to my studio.
(Photographs copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)
Portrait of a Neighbor, Friday Faces
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Portrait of Larry Routh.
Planting Potatoes
A stop by the CSA plot at Goat Lady Dairy in Grays Chapel, North Carolina caught farm manager Daniel Woodham spending some seat time on the John Deere covering the 750 pounds of potatoes a crop mob of volunteers had planted earlier in the morning.
(Photographs copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)
Lambing Season
Lambing season, Rising Meadow Farms in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.
(Photographs copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)
Local Collection
While on a local location scouting job, I dropped by neighbor Robbie Coble’s home in Grays Chapel, North Carolina. Robbie is an avid collector of old service station and store memorabilia, and has gone as far as building replicas of an old general store and a Texaco service station on his property. The store houses old fashioned merchandise, while he uses the station to display several vintage cars. A walk in Robbie’s backyard is like a walk in time.
(Photographs copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)
Tiger Swallowtail in March
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Things are happening a little early this year. A tiger swallowtail works the plum blossoms Friday in my yard in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.
Sawmill Portrait #2
Charlie Latham at Gary Mac’s sawmill in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.
(Photographs copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)
