Friday, May 27, 2011

The Weekend in Black and White: Old Railroad coal building


This is an old railroad coal building in Thurmond, WV. Although no longer used it remains as a reminder of the past.
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15 comments:

  1. Judy May 27, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    Being from up further north and not having ever seen the coal mining area before. I was really fascinated by it all.

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  2. Cezar and LéiaMay 27, 2011 at 9:58 AM

    Beautiful b&w composition!
    Happy weekend dear Carver!
    Léia

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  3. MaboeMay 27, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    I have never seen this before, interesting!

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  4. anemonenMay 27, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    Thank you for sharing this. I love to read about such things. Lovely photo too.

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  5. RejenMay 27, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    Wonderful picture...;-D

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  6. Lucy Corrander : PhotosMay 27, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    There seems to be a spurt of interest in deserted buildings at present - I hadn't realised there are so many . . . and they almost always provide lots of shape and interest.

    Lucy

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  7. LesleyMay 27, 2011 at 2:37 PM

    I've never seen a coal mining area, either and my first impression was that this is one very tall building.

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  8. DimpleMay 27, 2011 at 3:37 PM

    I have seen similar buildings occasionally, but never was able to explain them. Perhaps they had the same use as this one!

    Nice shot, it looks good in b/w.

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  9. KarenMay 27, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    A great composition. Love the overgrowth surrounding it.

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  10. MariaMay 27, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    That's an amazing barn! Love the old structures that have "seen" a lot of history!
    Your sky watch photos are wonderful too. The green landscape against the bright blue sky and sprawling white clouds make these photos look like paintings!
    *have a very happy weekend*
    ~Maria

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  11. AnonymousMay 27, 2011 at 10:29 PM

    West 'By God' Virginia coal country. You captured the mood well.

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  12. lina@home sweet homeMay 28, 2011 at 3:59 AM

    Wow...looks amazing and classic!

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  13. DragonstarMay 28, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    Fascinating building Carver. I'm surprised at how good it still looks. There's so much texture in those walls.

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  14. IndraniMay 30, 2011 at 12:51 AM

    B&W adds more moods to the image. Great image.

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  15. HorsoonMay 30, 2011 at 1:58 AM

    This reminds me of the old John Wayne movies :)

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