Monthly Archives: October 2010

A trick on the Fish, a treat for the Eagle

An adult Bald Eagle, having just caught his fish dinner, soars over the Susquehanna River in Maryland on Halloween Sunday 10-31-2010. Another very heavy crop in horrific lighting conditions. One day the sun, clouds, shadows and Eagles will all cooperate. For more information on Bald Eagles, visit the Cornelll Lab Of Ornithology.

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Raab’s One-Room Schoolhouse (York County, PA)

This one-room schoolhouse is located on the corner of Oak Road and Fruitlyn Drive in Dallastown, PA. It was built in 1857 on land owned by P. Joseph Raab. The current Raab’s Fruit Farm stands across the street. Classes ended at this school in 1952 when Pennsylvania school consolidation plans took over. Around the beginning...

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Y.A.C.C. (Yet Another Corn Crib)

Because you can never have enough photos of Corn Cribs, LOL. Millbrook Village. For more information on visiting Millbrook Village, please visit their web site at www.millbrooknj.com/. I shot this as nine bracketed RAW frames at .7 stop increments and then combined them into an HDR and tone mapped it with the new HDR Efex Pro...

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Looking out of Kreidersville Covered Bridge

A view from the northern portal of Kreidersville Covered Bridge out towards one of the neighboring country houses. To say this area is peaceful would be a huge understatement. The bridge was built in 1839 and spans the Hokendauqua Creek at a length of 96 feet. It is the only covered bridge in Northampton County....

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“I guess when you turn off the main road, you have to be prepared to see some funny houses.” — Stephen King

As we approach Halloween, I felt a Stephen King quote was in order. While shooting the covered bridges in Northumberland County back on April 2nd, I saw this little old birdhouse nailed to a tree just down the dirt and gravel road leading from the Keefer Station Covered Bridge. You can just about see the...

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Jackson One-Room Schoolhouse (Monroe County, PA)

The Jackson School was also known as the Appenzell School since it is located in Appenzell, PA. It ceased operations in 1940 and underwent an extensive eight year restoration at the hands of the Pocono Jackson Historical Society a few years ago. The school is open for tours every third Saturday from 1 to 4...

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Sciota Mill (Monroe County, PA)

This stone grist mill was built in 1800 by Bernhard Fenner. It replaced an earlier mill built of logs by Jacob Brinker around 1750. From the Fenner family the mill passed to a relative by marriage, George Snyder; then to Romanous Snyder; and from him to William Snyder. It ceased active milling operations in 1954....

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