Post by ellacoya1 on Aug 3, 2013 19:01:51 GMT -5
Mt. Prospect, Lancaster NH.
John W. Weeks, native son of Lancaster, business man, Congressman,then Senator from Massachusetts and Secretary of War under Presidents Harding and Coolidge and the Man most responsible for the passage of the 1911 Weeks Act, which allowed for the Creation of the National Forest system in the Eastern U.S., built his summer home on the top of this small mountain near his birth place in 1912. The Estate was donated to the state by his children in 1941 and added to the National registry of Historic Sites in the 1980's.
I had taken Bob here once before several years ago. We decided recently to revisit it on one of the first really nice days in weeks...not too hot...not too humid...and no rain! I love the views...360 degrees that include all the highest peaks in New Hampshire, views into Vermont and Canada. I love the Arts and Crafts Style of the house. I love the collection of birds. It's just one of those places, a little off the beaten path, visited, but not heavily, that just. feels. good.
Bob had a vintage camera with him (I'm sure he posted somewhere what he was shooting with, ha ha) I took my Lumix G1. Although I had a couple of legacy lenses with longer focal lengths on them with me, I ended up shooting with the Olympus zoom lens that was purchased to go with it.
2013 07 21_2016 by rwethairyet, on Flickr
The carriage house and house from the parking lot.
The old stone observation tower...which has a fully functional fire tower inside it. You can see this tower on the summit of the mountain for miles. Taken from a window from the Great Room of the house.
2013 07 21_1918 by rwethairyet, on Flickr
The Great Room..
2013 07 21_1897_edited-1 by rwethairyet, on Flickr
The Front Porch...there was an angry hummingbird trying to drive people away from "his" feeder. He was doing a pretty good job at it ha ha
2013 07 21_1952 by rwethairyet, on Flickr
The Moose head...probably Alaskan, a gift from Teddy Roosevelt
2013 07 21_1894_edited-1 by rwethairyet, on Flickr
2013 07 21_1905 by rwethairyet, on Flickr
A small part of the Bird Collection (Dim lights, glass cases=way too many reflections)
2013 07 21_1936 by rwethairyet, on Flickr
The Dining Room
2013 07 21_1950 by rwethairyet, on Flickr
View from the cab of the fire tower
2013 07 21_1998 by rwethairyet, on Flickr
View from the carriage Road.
2013 07 21_2018 by rwethairyet, on Flickr
Although I've had the camera for a couple of years now, I've only just seriously started to learn how to use it. Most images shot in Aperture Priority, letting the camera pick the ISO and Shutter Speed
John W. Weeks, native son of Lancaster, business man, Congressman,then Senator from Massachusetts and Secretary of War under Presidents Harding and Coolidge and the Man most responsible for the passage of the 1911 Weeks Act, which allowed for the Creation of the National Forest system in the Eastern U.S., built his summer home on the top of this small mountain near his birth place in 1912. The Estate was donated to the state by his children in 1941 and added to the National registry of Historic Sites in the 1980's.
I had taken Bob here once before several years ago. We decided recently to revisit it on one of the first really nice days in weeks...not too hot...not too humid...and no rain! I love the views...360 degrees that include all the highest peaks in New Hampshire, views into Vermont and Canada. I love the Arts and Crafts Style of the house. I love the collection of birds. It's just one of those places, a little off the beaten path, visited, but not heavily, that just. feels. good.
Bob had a vintage camera with him (I'm sure he posted somewhere what he was shooting with, ha ha) I took my Lumix G1. Although I had a couple of legacy lenses with longer focal lengths on them with me, I ended up shooting with the Olympus zoom lens that was purchased to go with it.
2013 07 21_2016 by rwethairyet, on Flickr
The carriage house and house from the parking lot.
The old stone observation tower...which has a fully functional fire tower inside it. You can see this tower on the summit of the mountain for miles. Taken from a window from the Great Room of the house.
2013 07 21_1918 by rwethairyet, on Flickr
The Great Room..
2013 07 21_1897_edited-1 by rwethairyet, on Flickr
The Front Porch...there was an angry hummingbird trying to drive people away from "his" feeder. He was doing a pretty good job at it ha ha
2013 07 21_1952 by rwethairyet, on Flickr
The Moose head...probably Alaskan, a gift from Teddy Roosevelt
2013 07 21_1894_edited-1 by rwethairyet, on Flickr
2013 07 21_1905 by rwethairyet, on Flickr
A small part of the Bird Collection (Dim lights, glass cases=way too many reflections)
2013 07 21_1936 by rwethairyet, on Flickr
The Dining Room
2013 07 21_1950 by rwethairyet, on Flickr
View from the cab of the fire tower
2013 07 21_1998 by rwethairyet, on Flickr
View from the carriage Road.
2013 07 21_2018 by rwethairyet, on Flickr
Although I've had the camera for a couple of years now, I've only just seriously started to learn how to use it. Most images shot in Aperture Priority, letting the camera pick the ISO and Shutter Speed
