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Retrospective: The Doors of Ft Lupton

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There are many ‘Forts” in Colorado.  But none of them were military outposts.  Instead, these were fortified trading posts for Indigenous Peoples and early Trappers.

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Fort Lupton has been completely reconstructed on a site adjacent to the original location.  It was established in 1836 by Lancaster Lupton, a former soldier and West Point Graduate. Click on the link above for the details of the Founding of the Fort.   He had passed through the area with the Dodge-Leavenworth Expedition in 1834.

Trading Gate, interior, the Natives were kept in this smaller area and never allowed into the main Fort.

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The Watch Tower Interior & Exterior:

Private Dwelling Door:

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Check out the History of Ft Collins, Ft Morgan, Bent’s Fort and there are more Forts, some even were military…………

Architecture, Film Photography Projects, Interior Spaces, Intersections, Personal Vision, The Story, Themes

Ash Wednesday

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Lent Begins Today…….40 Days of Reflection.  I received Ashes, but they were very ‘photogenic’.  So I will Share with you the Alter at my Church, St Mary Magdalene:

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Eventhough this was taken with my Android Phone, I’m going to cheat and place it in my “Faith on Film” Images

Architecture, Interior Spaces, Personal Vision, Themes, Urban Landscapes

Last Recall from Holga Week 2013

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Also at the Lafayette Library.  They used to sponsor a very nice Pinhole Day event……

Holga Week Officially Starts Today for Postings.  None of mine this year were very spectacular.  But I will share them here starting on Sunday………

 

Architecture, Urban Landscapes

Doors From Evans School

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I like shooting doors through doors and windows, etc.  And I think I’m going to post this on Thursday Doors Too.

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Click here for more Doors Open Denver from My Photo Diary.

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Alternate 5-Frames: Walker Ranch

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So here we go.  I’ve decided to re-publish my Emulsive Articles here, after my submission that will post for Halloween disappeared into the ether of the internet.  I explained my position and recommendations on the subject here. All re-publishings will be marked as “Alternate”.

5 Frames of T-Max 400, Exposed @ ISO 200 (6X7 120 Format) by Kathleen Johnson

Last July I spent an afternoon at a special Photographer’s Open House at the Walker Ranch Homestead, a part of the Boulder County Parks and Open Spaces. Located in the Front Range Foothills above Boulder, Colorado, it is a popular hiking area, but the Homestead site is only open to the public a few times per year.

I took my favorite Mamiya 7 with the Mamiya f/4.5 43 mm lens. Some of these images have been cropped. I exposed the film @ ISO 200 with additional compensation for my yellow filter.

An overcast and windy day, so the outdoors photos were so-so. But I fell in love with the Homestead Attic living space. So I present the exterior and we move upstairs.

 

The view through the window was exposed @ f/8 1/60s; Cradle exposed @ f/4.5 4s; Nightstand exposed @ f/4.5 2s; Bed and Chairs with window exposed @ f/8 1s. Of course, all using a tripod and cable release. One neat feature of the Mamiya 7 is that you have a maximum timed exposure up to 4 seconds before you have to use the Bulb setting and time it yourself.