#early photogrpahy

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"Annie Liggett Bryner, sister of George, Carrie, Laura, and Emma," 1886 by Ann Longmore-Etheridge Via Flickr: Annie Liggett was born in Saville Township, Perry Co., Pennsylvania in December 1859 to Samuel (1811-1889) and Anne Milligan Liggett (1821-1888). The couple had married on April 28, 1846. Her elder sister Laura Jane was born in 1849; brother George Alfred had been born in 1852; sister Emma Ada had been born in March 1856; Carrie Eleanor was born in 1862. On the 1870 census, Annie can be found living her father who is the 59-year-old proprietor of an iron factory; her mother, Laura, Emma, and Carrie, as well as 18-year-old George, who works in the foundry. According to the book "The History of Perry Country," 1922, by Harry H. Hain, this was Clinton Foundry, which Liggett had built and owned. Laura Liggett married William Flickinger in November 1876. She died in 1933. By 1880, George--now an engineer, presumably at Clinton Foundry--has married a woman named Leah and moved out to start his own family of two daughters and 2 sons, but he hasn't strayed far, living right next door to his parents. (As late as 1910, George is living in Perry Country with his wife, several of his daughters and grandchildren.) Annie married Dr. Newton E. Bryner on October 14, 1886. He seems to have come into the area to replace the previous local physician. The above cabinet card was probably taken at the time of their marriage. Unfortunately, Newton, a graduate in medicine of the University of New York, was dead in less than a year. He passed in April 1887 at Cisna Run (his father's farm), Perry Co., PA. (Note: there seems to be some confusion amongst the Liggett siblings. There may have been another daughter--or the daughter of another Perry County family--named Anna Eliza who was born in 1859 and died in 1877. If this is the case, she was not the woman who marred Newton Brynner in 1886, clearly, as this photo and subsequent census listings bear out. There is also confusion about the death date of Dr. Bryner with some sources giving it as 1877. His alma mater, the University of New York, clearly states in its roster of graduates that Bryner died in 1887.) Annie appears on the 1900 census for Saville Township, Perry Co., as a 40-year-old widow living with Emma Liggett Scott, her 44-year-old sister, who lists her occupation as a farmer who has been married for one year. No husband appears to live in house. The situation had not changed 10 years later, when on the 1910 census, both sisters are still living together and living on their own income. This was derived, presumably, by Emma's ownership of her father's foundry, which is noted in the Haim history. By 1920, the husband had returned: he is 55-year-old James W. Scott, who is a decade younger than his wife. All of them appear to be living on their own incomes. Annie Liggett Bryner in 1927. "Hector Kraus, 408 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA" Albumin print cabinet card.

[gzabu]

In the calm hours of the morning.

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(x)

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hotel moments

[matchart-travel]

Sunrise at Angel road, Shodoshima

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Seeking comfort in solitude.

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『仙台おもてなし花壇』

休日の早朝。

人通りのない、少し寂し気な定禅寺通りを抜けて、近くの公園へ。 爽やかな光に溢れた定禅寺通りには、静かな時間が流れています。

『仙台おもてなし花壇』の看板が添えられた、丁寧に手入れをされた小さな花壇には、可愛らしいお花たちがにこやかに肩を並べていました。こんな、街のささやかな心遣いが嬉しかったりします。

いつの日か、このおもてなし花壇が、訪れた人たちを笑顔にできる時がくるといいなあ。

『Hospitality flowerbed of Sendai City』

Early morning of the holiday. I go through Jozenji street to the nearby park. The Jozenji street is filled with fresh light and quiet time flows. I find a small flower garden with a 『Hospitality flowerbed of Sendai City』 sign. The flowerbed was carefully cared for, and adorable flowers stood side by side smiling. I am happy with the small consideration of the town. One day, I hope that this small 『Hospitality flowerbed』 will make visitors smile.

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Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature - Gérard de Nerval🌸

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Happy Spring

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A little Humming Bird nest that is soon to be reclaimed as the migration makes it to Canada.

Photo By Arawn

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I struggle to get up the early morning in this season :0

[gzabu]

Quiet and still.

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SHIJE BRIGHT LIKE A DIAMOND,.... My darlings!!! - and shine bright like a polka dot shirt by @D&G from their 2014 Spanish collection called “Flamenco”. Today in studio with Hassan Rasul for a B&W editorial, just right my taste - Black Ana White !! . Full of black chunky glassframes by Framed Ewe Optical (Los Feliz) Happy Early Bday to me, I guess !!!# #OscarDeLasSalas #WjatWouldOscarDo #photogrpahy #Life #Arizona #Phoenix #MiCasaSuCasa #latino @framedewe @dolcegabbana @framedewe @sweetculture @fordrba @fohr.co (at Blok Photo Studio) https://www.instagram.com/p/By_vPgPH_qL/?igshid=zk5jur384lrh

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Searching, Searching | Spotted Sandpiper | New York

Searching, Searching | Spotted Sandpiper | New York

Early spring is also a great time to see shorebirds like the Spotted Sandpiper. Watch for these small shorebirds along the edges of water at your local parks and rivers. The Spotted Sandpiper will search the edges of local ponds, lakes, and rivers looking for food. Our local parks have always ben a goldmine for my birdwatching and photogrpahy. This Spotted Sandpiper standing up on a piece of…

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March 2022 update.

Its been a while since i posted a blog here. I've been busying myself with work and some personal photography projects.

Spring is here in the UK where i live and I've a few things planned as we move into better weather and longer periods of daylight. As we move to longer days I'll be moving away from night shoots and I'll be thinking about what and where to shoot in my street photography.

If any of you have been struggling for inspiration on what to shoot, you're not alone. As the sun becomes more prevalent and as it starts to reach higher in the sky than in the winter months we know that there will be harder edged shadows cast. For me I will be looking to use this to my advantage. In street photography I'll be looking for sharp edged shadows cast by buidlings and perhaps shadows cast onto walls by people etc.

If you are looking for a specific project to complete yourself, search Google for some ideas and just type in 'Street photogrpahy projects for day time'., or something similar. Maybe search for landscape ideas, seascape, city scape the list goes on.

If you don't mind spending a bit of money on a book, I'd recommend Brian Lloyd Duckets '52 Street Photography assignments.' He also does a specific one for black and white photography. They're inexpensive and Brian has some great ideas to insprie you that makes it easy.

I'm currently producing and compiling my fine art Street Photography, with a view to printing them in high quality photobooks early in 2023. I'm also building a new website where I will be displaying more of my images and I plan to write a more regular blog there that will cover my adventures and photos taken througout this year so keep an eye out for that.

York.

My most recent night shoot was about a week or so ago in the City of York, Yorkshire, England. This place is just so atmospheric and characterful for street photography and i have felt more of a pull to shoot at night as the street empty. It's at this time, aboput 9 pm onwards, that the streets there take on a completely different look, one of mystery and a bit of spookiness.

The guy in the tall hat and coat tails appeared from the end of the street. Possibly a host for a Ghost tour of the City. I positioned myself ready to capture his image as he came into view, but when he saw me, he stepped into a doorway and disappeared into the building inside (at least i think that's where he went lol). Check out his features, gaunt and chiselled, yet no eyes, nose or mouth can be seen. Very spooky. My favourite shot of the night that tells a story of this scene and this city that is shrouded in millenia of history. This history started pre-Roman time, and the city itself, which .is a walled city, was in fact originally built by the Romans in 71 AD.

The history of this ancient city has revealed archaeological history dating back to between 7000-8000 BC. It later became occupied by the Vikings, it's name adapting to the Norse name , 'Jorvik'.

It was later to become an important Royal centre for the Northumbrian Kings. The City prospered for centuries, despite being severely damaged following the Norman Conquest of 1066. It became the 3rd largest city in England after London and Norwich. There are reported to be 2084 listed buildings in the city and 22 Ancient monuments.

So you can see the history surrounding this amazing city and just imagine the stories that these ancient streets could tell. I'm not a great believer in the paranormal, but if there is such a thing, this place is likely to be an epicentre for such links and activities.

I've been told that at certain times of the year mist rises up into the Shambles, which is the street in the largest image above. This is usually in the middle of the night and is rare, but I'd love to see and photograph this, so watch this space.

The top left image was a house name that just caught my eye as wqe wandered the dark and quiet back streets. The lighting and the textures just drew me to the scene and so I just had to shoot it.

The top right image is a shot of my pal accompanying me on the shoot on the night as he looked up at the architecture. The bottom image is a shot taken through the window of a Harry Potter style shot that sells 'Potions', and the like associated with cosmetics and soaps etc. It's a very popular shop and it's often got a huge queue outside of it during opening times. I loved this scene for it's old worldy look. I understand that J K Rowling took inspiration for a street in the Harry Potter series called, 'Dia Gon Alley', (apologies if spelled incorrectly, I'm not a Potter fan I'm afraid).

I did shoot a few more than these, but of the 30 ish images i shot that evening, these are my favourites. They all tell a story, ably assisted by the amazing atmosphere and backdrop that this ancient city provides. It's got probably 4-5 more shoots for me before I'm done for a while. I'll most likely leave it until next winter I think when I've got more chance of capturing that misty street scene that I've previsualised many times.

For thoss interested, i shot these images on a Fujifilm XE3 using an XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4.0 lens. Its a brilliant combo and I can shoot in film simultation mode and Raw at the same time and i can apply a different film sim post shot in camera or in Fuji X Raw Studio which I use on the Mac. However, these were all shot in standard mode and I made some tweaks in Adobe Lightroom to the RAW files. I chose the Fuji over one of my Sony cameras because of the way it handles low light noise. It makes it look like film grain and so retains more details rather than smudgy digital noise.

I don't fix my images. I get them right in camera then tweak them a little to adjust the lighting such as shadows, blacks and highlights in post. Less is more for me.

So that wraps up this post guys. As usual if you have any questions or comments, please fire them below. If you're ever up in Yorkshire and you fancy meeting for a night shoot in York, get in touch. It's better in groups of no more than 3, otherwise we stand out and become indiscreet. I like to blend into the background. Anyway, alll the best and see you again soon.

Regards,

Neil.