The Old Mill After the Rain
by Amber Kresge
Title
The Old Mill After the Rain
Artist
Amber Kresge
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A picture of Mabry Mills which is located in Virginia. It took me about an hour and a half to reach this mill from when I started to ascend the mountain. About two-thirds of the way up I ran into heavy rain. I debated turning around but decided since I had climbed the crazy roads and braved the rain to get within 7 miles of my destination after an 1800 mile trip, I wasn't going back without a picture.
Mabry Mill is a watermill located on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Floyd County, Virginia. It is a tourist attraction mainly for the picturesque views of the mill itself. A short trail around the mill connects historical exhibits about life in rural Virginia. The trail allows visitors to view the gristmill, sawmill, and blacksmith shop.
Mabry Mill was built by Edwin Boston Mabry (E.B. Mabry). E.B. Mabry returned to Floyd County in 1903 and began the construction of the mill. It was first a blacksmith and wheelwright shop, then became a sawmill. By 1905 it was in operation as a gristmill. By 1910 the front part of the mill was completed and included a lathe for turning out wheel hubs, a tongue and groove lathe, a planer and a jig-saw. Between 1905 and 1914 E.B. Mabry bought adjacent tracts of land, mostly for the purpose of acquiring more water power.
During peak seasons, demonstrations of crafts are given by National Park Service volunteers at Mabry Mill.
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May 18th, 2013
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Comments (16)
Barbara Chichester
This was well worth the tremendous effort your exerted to achieve this capture of this magnificent old Mill...so well done and captured, the reflection, the lighting is perfect, it is easy to imagine while viewing this image that the rain has been falling down...now that it has stopped, the smell of the countryside is so fresh and it is so still and beautiful! Outstanding work, v/f/twt and FEATURED in Old Building and Ruins, Congratulations!
Mark Dodd
Love the textures in the siding and roof of the mill. v Might have to take a detour to see this now as I love old waterwheels
Amber Kresge replied:
Thanks Mark! It is a nice place. I wish it hadn't been raining and I hadn't had to rush out of there there's so much more there to see and photograph.
John Chivers
Beautiful image Amber!! truly breathtaking and scenic and love the profile pic the pair of you look wonderful. V/F :) If you have any spare votes I'm entering a image of mine for the TV context and am desperate for votes to go through to the judging round many many thanks for any help on this, john.. http://fineartamerica.com/contests/national-tv-photo-contest-2.html?tab=vote&artworkid=3831153
Amber Kresge replied:
Thank you for all your lovely compliments John! And of course I'll vote for you, anytime!