Autumn at the Mill
by Darren Fisher
Title
Autumn at the Mill
Artist
Darren Fisher
Medium
Photograph - Photography/ Digital Art
Description
A beautiful Autumn day at Mabrys Mill along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virgina. The Mill is one of the most photographed places in the USA. I captured this one on a rainy morning which helped give a pop in the colors and the calmness of the water. I then used Topaz Simplify Painting and a texture to give this image the look of a painting.
Mabry Mill is a watermill located at milepost 176.2 of 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. 1
During peak seasons, demonstrations of crafts are given by National Park Service volunteers at Mabry Mill.
Uploaded
November 14th, 2013
Statistics
Viewed 940 Times - Last Visitor from New York, NY on 04/20/2024 at 9:06 AM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
Comments (19)
PAMELA Smale Williams
I adore the reflection here. Would like to see the original sometime! Awesome colors. V -PAMELA
Randy Rosenberger
Absolutely a gorgeous imagery of this superlative capture scenery, Darren! It is an honor and a privilege as an administrator of one of the top groups on FAA, our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group, to promote and highlight your awesome artworks on our homepage in one of the prestigious positions, on our group Featuring HOMEPAGE! Your artworks show your love of what you do, and is refined to where we not only accept and promote your fine works, but welcome that opportunity. It is a pleasure to have you as a member of our family of friends and fine artists in the WFS group. Thanks for sharing! Liked Forever, Elvis