Highland Fall

[Wicked Dark]

Life has sidelined me from photography for the nonce, but I have literally hundreds of slides and negatives that can occupy my time and my scanner.

I found this one the other day. It's an abandoned farm that I got to explore (not well enough - oh hindsight!) back in the early 90s. It's now roped off, completely stripped and no trespassing signs abound. When it was a farm its main crop was apples (I found some ledgers and bills of lading that showed that). Now the orchards are subdivisions planted with cookie-cutter houses and few trees. It makes me sad, but what can you do, in the wise words of Clutch, you can't stop progress.

1991 shot on Kodachrome with either the OM-1N or the OM-G and the Zuiko 24mm f2.8 lens. the crispness and depth of Kodachrome 64 are impossible to capture or reproduce, but here it is anyway -



Just for contrast, here's a shot from late last year.



I couldn't get nearer because of the ropes and signs. I didn't even get out of the car. I have no idea what the plans are for this lovely building, but I hope no one decides to tear it down. Set of more images here (they're not so great, so be warned).

edited to add 2nd shot. I was frazzled this am and couldn't get my **** together.