This is a different perspective on the same structure that I posted in Overflow a few days ago. With a little trial and error I was finally able to line up the direction of the clouds with the angle of the pylon. Other than a massive amount of spot removal (the wind was blowing dust everywhere) processing was pretty straightforward, after a few adjustments in Lightroom I passed the frame through Topaz Black and White Effects then Denoise....

Today takes us back to Osceola Island at South Holston Dam and the Weir Dams that help add oxygen back to the water as it exits the dam and re-enters the TVA river system. The Weir Dams have huge concrete pylons every few yards that support the walls holding back the water pooled between them. When seen from a certain vantage point they appear to be close enough to allow you to walk across the water. I shot this in both landscape and portrait...

Brick and mortar give way to time and pressure in this Abingdon, Virginia cemetery. The wall seen here surrounds a family cemetery plot but time and the elements have begun to take their toll. Nearly 100 years of hot summers and freezing winters have caused the mortar to expand and crack until the brickwork is collapsing. It appears that attempts to repair the wall have been made over the years but time is simply an adversary that cannot be...

The “Stars and Bars” , the Confederate battle flag, marks the grave of a Confederate Soldier in an Abingdon, Virginia cemetery. Note: This is in no way a comment on anything (racial, political, personal attitude or otherwise). I was simply walking this cemetery when I found this monument with the flag and found it an odd thing to see in this day and...