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06-AUG-2007

Sawmill, Gold King Mine, Haynes, Arizona, 2007

A steam powered working sawmill is featured at this restored 19th century mining camp just outside Jerome, Arizona. I photographed some of the planks of lumber stored in the sawmill, featuring the different textures revealed by the blades that sliced through massive pine tree trunks. The planks were stacked vertically against a wall of the sawmill, and I arranged them in my frame as a series of diagonal thrusts.

Leica V-Lux 1
1/320s f/5.6 at 73.8mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time06-Aug-2007 12:15:24
MakeLeica
ModelV-LUX 1
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length73.8 mm
Exposure Time1/320 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.66
White Balance
Metering Modemulti spot (3)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (2)
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Phil Douglis15-Aug-2007 16:24
I am glad you noticed this, Mo. I was not even at the Grand Canyon when I made this picture, but was on my way there, and had canyons on my mind when I made this image. The texture is ambiguous, and that is what makes this photo intriguing.
monique jansen15-Aug-2007 06:25
Due to the way the planks are stacked, they resemble part of a stone canyon themselves at first glance. It takes a second look to establish this is wood, not stone
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