People

100 Strangers

Something a little out of my comfort zone is capturing candid images of people. I recently came across this challenge, 100 Strangers, while surfing the net. This is the start of my challenge to myself, my collection of 100 strangers. It will probably take me some time to complete, but,  it should be interesting...

we'll see how it goes.

2/10/2013  

#1 Lady in a Top Hat with Red Feathers

#2 Children Enjoying the Leap Frog Ride  at the Jersey Shore

#4  The Sandy Castle

#3 Let the Race Begin

Painted Ponies...

The Magic The Grand Carousel, P.T.C. #59

In January 1998, Earl Jamison, founder and creator of Peddler's Village, found an antique carousel in deplorable condition, stripped of its original figures, he made it his mission to save and return to its opulent glory. 

Below are images from my photo galleries of the restored 1922 Philadelphia Tobbggan Company Carousel. To read more about the history of this beautiful carousel, known as P.T.C #59,  click on The Grand Carousel.

Dappled Grey

#59 Features forty-six hand-carved wood figures, by Master Carver Ed Roth from Long Beach, CA.

Briar Rose

Over 3,000 hours of hand painting was required to return this work of art to its original grandeur.

The Eagle and the Horse

Figures include: horses, armor horses, giraffe, goat, rooster, rabbits, lion, and spotted hog.

Carousel  in HDR

Thirty-six scenery panels have been restored in oil-painted landscapes, with children and animals.

Exploring Duke Farms

Statues at Duke Farms

Hillsborough, New Jersey

Today, Duke Farms is a lush 2,740-acre nature preserve. Back in 1925 it was the home of the late heiress Doris Duke. Doris Duke was just 12-years old when she inherited the property after her father died. Eventually she gained control of the property after suing her mother. Doris restored the property and moved in at the age of fifteen. She loved her new home and made it her main residence. Doris incorporated innovative ecological farming methods and  in 1958 she created and designed, over a five-year period, a unique botanical display in the Horace Trumbauer conservatory and greenhouses known as Duke Gardens. Duke Gardens opened to the public in 1964. Doris Duke died in 1993. 

After almost seven years of preparation, the preserve opened 1,000 acres of forest, meadows and prized orchids to visitors. It is one of New Jersey's richest natural habitats. 

The images on this page are part of my "Re-inventing the Romans" Photo Gallery.

Click on any image to bring you to my website.

Despair in Black and White - texture

Inside the old Hay Barn: At the time of its construction, the Hay Barn was near the center of farming activity, but as more land was purchased and the farming moved elsewhere, the structure was no longer needed as a hay press. Following a fire in January 1915, the building remained abandoned. Doris Duke used the ruins as an outdoor sculpture gallery, placing individual marble statues of human figures in linear arrangements along the walls, which can still be seen today.

Ponder -  soft focus 

Denial of Death -HDR Gritty

Thoughts of You -  piontillism