On 30 July 2012 16:41, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > These images are purely documentary, but for those of you who enjoy > "Ghost Signs" here are two examples from the same building in my home > town. Ghost signs painted on chalk brick (like these) tend to show up > best when the brick gets wet, and we were fortunate enough to get a > decent rain overnight (finally some moisture!) I drive past this > building on my way to work every day, but the way the signs were > "popping" and the overcast light this morning combined to provide the > motivation for me to pull over and get them recorded. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/7677143598/in/photostream/ > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/7677143294/in/photostream/ > > For those interested there is also a Flickr group dedicated to Ghost > Signs, which has over 21,000 images: > http://www.flickr.com/groups/10285999@N00/ > Thanks for posting Darren. I've always been interested in these. Here's one in Galena, Illinois which seems to be multi-layered: http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Galena/slides/_IGP2945.html
And here's a fun one in Cockermouth in the English Lake District, not quite as faded, but disappearing fast. It should be listed by English Heritage to preserve it: http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/LakeDistrict2011_/slides/_IGP8938.html Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
