A Mabry Mill Autumn
by Darren Fisher
Title
A Mabry Mill Autumn
Artist
Darren Fisher
Medium
Photograph - Photography/ Digital Art
Description
A beautiful Fall day along the Blue Ridge Parkway in VA at Mabry Mill. The image was taken on a rainy over cast day. I added effects to give the photo the look of a painting. Mabry Mill is a watermill located at milepost 176.2 of Blue Ridge Parkway in Patrick 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. 1
During peak seasons, demonstrations of crafts are given by National Park Service volunteers at Mabry Mill.
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September 19th, 2015
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Comments (20)
Bob Christopher
Hi Darren... I like your image...A wonderful location and beautifully photographed and presented...Cheers Bob fv
Ruth Housley
Great autumn capture of the grist mill Darren!! This is photographed so much but is a very pretty place to photograph!! l/f Ruth
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Jean OKeeffe Macro Abundance Art
Congratulations for the feature of your artwork on the FotoPainting homepage 9-20-15!
Randy Rosenberger
It is a true honor and privilege to FEATURE this creative and wondrous piece of art work on the WFS site, from one of our honored and prestigious members. This awesome piece of beauty is what we are looking for to promote and let others see, including other artists and potential customers, as your works are some of the Best of the Best in my Book! Thanks much for sharing this beauty with us. Liked Forever, Elvis
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