In a message dated 2/8/2007 8:44:59 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: He might have made more money if his house had three other sides.<vbg>
Sorry, feebel humor atttempt. I like the shot and the conversion. Good detail in the logs and window. Dave ========= Thanks, Dave. Marnie aka Doe :-) On 2/8/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is the side of a house my great grandfather built in 1858. He came from > Scotland to California for the California Gold Rush. He did end up making a > good bit of money -- with a cattle ranch. :-) > > When I went up to northern Northern California to visit Scott Valley where > my father grew up, I went around and looked at historical sites, especially > sites related to my family. Most all I had seen before, but when I was much > younger so it was good to revisit them. > > The ranch is still there, owned by two doctor brothers as a tax write-off. > They, very nicely, have preserved all the old buildings. > > It wasn't very big, about 10x10' or 10x15' with a low roof. A larger house > was built much later. It snows up there in the winter, sometimes a lot. They > would have lived crowded into this little cabin in heavy snow. > > > I wasn't using a tripod, and I think it's just semi-interesting, but the B&W > conversion seems okay. > > http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/homestead.htm > > Comments welcome. > > > Marnie aka Doe :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
