Thursday, March 21, 2013

Agriculture, Industry and Commerce


This photograph was taken at Dean Clough, Halifax, thirty or so years ago. A few decades earlier it was one of the largest working mill complexes in the country and the home of one of the biggest carpet manufacturers in the UK. A few decades later it had been converted to offices for insurances companies, banks and the like. My picture captured it during its transition when it provided good grazing for a horse or two.

8 comments:

  1. Quite a mix of 'ages' of architectue in a relatively small area. Just shows how places grow up as a 'mish-mash'.

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  2. I expect to see animals grazing among the ruins of Detroit, like this, soon.

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  3. Mill chimneys in West Yorkshire always make it easy to compose photographs using the rule of thirds. Looking at this photograph inspired me to go back to some of my photos to see if I could find one with a chimney when the rule of thirds wasn't followed. Needless to say I failed.

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  4. An image that encompasses the whole of life.

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  5. You have a very interesting mix...pastoral, industrial, modern apartment.

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  6. ha. you have it all in one...would not mind escaping to where the horse is at lunch...bet its a bit more relaxing than down below...

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  7. Super composition, Alan.

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  8. An interesting picture by any standards but the horse just adds a whole new focus; wonderful!

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