Mill windows are interesting for their patterns and when textured express the colors and shapes of the outside while blurring the details. The color bands seen against the sharp outlines of the panes makes for an interesting contrast.
These images were made in Greenville Center for Creative Arts in Greenville, SC (https://www.artcentergreenville.org). The Center houses artists’ studios, gallery space and an Art School. Go visit.
I pass Gilreath’s Mill a lot in traveling around my area and it is another magical place for me. Here is an historical link, http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/greenville/S10817723009/.
I generally do not shoot rivers and waterfalls but I am finding some in my files, so I must have been there.
As you tell, this place holds great attraction for me.
This is one of my favorite sites to photograph and was one of the first places I photographed when Iwe moved to SC. The mill is slowly slipping into complete entropy, which is sad because I think it should be made into historical site with a full but correct renovation as it is part of our history in the Upstate.
I always find it worthwhile to revisit places I like, whether by looking at old pictures or making new ones.
This is a site that should not be missed as it is historic and will most likely disappear soon. We did not go inside the buildings as they look ready to devour anyone who enters. Here is a link to more information,http://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/anderson-county/pendleton-oil-mill.html.
The GCCA spaces in the renovated Brandon Mill are always fascinating and I keep going there and finding subjects that interest me
Al and i rode around yesterday and shot an old mill near Spartanburg and Greenville, SC.The first two images were from the outside of an old mill near Spartanburg and the rest are from a mill near Greenville. Both exteriors and interiors hold abundant secrets to photograph.
This is one our favorite places to photograph. It is on National Register of Historic Places and is the only extant, complete roller mill of its type remaining in SC.
One of the joys of photography, film or digital is that one can relook at an older image with fresh eyes and better wet or digital darkroom skills.
Yesterday we rode around and found a few old barns and an old mill which we photographed before they disappear.
The Wile Carding Mill is a small but interesting historical site with a lot to see in a small, dark space. ” From 1860 to 1968, this water-powered mill lightened the workload for Nova Scotian farm families by carding a week’s worth of wool in one hour!”
Photography is like memory except you can go back to photographs and rethink them or share some images you haven’t shared yet. This occurred to me when I went back to the recent shoot with my friend, Al so here are some more old mill pictures with demolition and graffiti images.
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This and the next few entries will be of things generally hidden from view unless you prowl a bit. The old chairs near and exit area certainly carries a story. The graffiti are always entertaining and occasionally a tad annoying.
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I am going to rest a bit from my NY trip and today’s blog is from a trip to an abandoned mill with my buddy, Al. The contrast between the mill, which is being demolished, and the trees and other greenery taking over the place is interesting to me.Walls and doors with vistas and graffiti are rich visual experiences.
Most mill buildings look good in either black and white and color and here are a few for comparison.with yesterday’s black and white pictures.
We did wander around outside Taylors Mill before we went in for coffee. Gere are some black and white images of the outside and tomorrow I might put some color images of the mill out into the world.
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