The Fire Tower atop Belvedere Mountain ~ Vermont
Pretty High! What a View!
Bud’s almost to the Canadian Border...maybe, today:-)
"The sky is that beautiful old parchment in which the sun and the moon keep their diary.|
~Alfred Kreymborg
This post is linked with the Weekend in Black and White.
Bud’s almost to the Canadian Border...maybe, today:-)
"The sky is that beautiful old parchment in which the sun and the moon keep their diary.|
~Alfred Kreymborg
This post is linked with the Weekend in Black and White.
Yes, pretty high! Some of them were VERY high! I worked as a fire watch in Oregon one summer, it was the best job I have had in my life. The towers there had shelters, which this one is lacking. The view is incomparable!
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A really nice b&w shot. I think I'd be afraid to climb all the way up there. I'm not so fond of heights! :)
ReplyDeleteWe just found a fire tower this weekend, over on the Mogollon Rim in Arizona. I'll have to post photos of it soon. I really enjoyed seeing it as we don't have those here in Southern California.
ReplyDeleteI love these shots. Now I'm singing Stairway to Heaven.
ReplyDeletehurray for bud!
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to a picture of the trail crossing the border into Canada. I invision a dirt path through a grassy meadow with a weather beaten piece of wood and the hand scrawled word "Canada", no fence, no nothing. The truth no doubt will be far from that.
ReplyDeleteYou won't see me climbing these fire tower stairs anytime this lifetime while I am still in this body. The vertigo would make mincemeat of me! But good choice for b+w, Genie, especially the second one with all the lines.
ReplyDeleteThose are scarey stairs! Love the second photo.
ReplyDeleteWonderful geometry in that tower, it shows up really well in the black and white
ReplyDeleteLove this shot, and so perfectly outlined in b/w... I climbed a fire tower in Zurich a few years ago for the panoramic view and was so glad to look out in all directions.
ReplyDeleteYou have some hidden talents, mon amie. I did not know about your musical skills.
bises,
Genie, the other one!
great shots...I'm partial to the second.
ReplyDeletegret subject for a BW shot. So many interesting lines and angles. :)
ReplyDeleteGo Bud! The likes in the second shot are amazing!!
ReplyDeleteLike the top shot. Might be worth cropping the shot to cut out the trees and make it just geometrics against the sky.
ReplyDeleteI climbed a tower like that once and was almost too afraid to climb back down. I was terrified!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad Bud has almost reached his goal!
Genie, Nice shots--I like the sky behind the first one, and the second one could almost be an "abstract, modern art" pic. Sounds like Bud is making good progress on his journey--3 weeks goes by in a hurry (bet you will be glad when he is back home, but DO enjoy the peace and quiet while you have it). Mickie :)
ReplyDeleteHi there! New follower here, LOVE your photos!
ReplyDeleteI have a Rebel XSi as well and I can't say enough about it. It's a GREAT camera!
I never leave home without a camera of some kind, whether it's my phone, my tiny little Canon Elph, or my XSi.
Looking forward to following you!
Kat
wonderful perspective with these Genie. far-reaching, they soar. I'm so looking forward to seeing that border that Buddy has been walking towards for the past 3 weeks!!!
ReplyDeleteI love these! Black and white was the perfect choice!
ReplyDeleteNice composition, lovely set of lines, beautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteVery good black and white photos.
ReplyDeleteRegards!
Genie, glad you are OK with comments. I would not try to straighten the tower, very often angles add some vigour to a shot. Also, in straightening the software does what it can, and that can mean that in returning something to the vertical one result is that there is a loss of sharpness, it gets worse the more you have to 'straighten'. I used to try it, but now I very rarely bother unless it is only a very few degrees. Angles are good, in my book.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the week.
That's quite a climb, but I bet it gives a great view! Hope you hear that Bud made it today!
ReplyDeleteLove that second shot. All the angles and patterns work well together.
ReplyDeleteAmazing tower and all the angles -- perfect as always for your B&W shots.
ReplyDeleteGreat choice for B&W shots! Wonderful shots!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing;o)
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Have a nice and happy day. And hurray for Bud****
That is pretty high but I don't mind climbing that tower ^_^
ReplyDeleteGreat shot! Hope you are OK after the earthquake and hurricane.
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