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This image is of the memorial at Gettysburg Battlefield to the Massachusett's 11th Voluntary Infantry. It is at the intersection of Sickles Avenue and Emmitsburg Road. Known as the "Boston Volunteers", these soldiers became hardened at Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. Then came Gettysburg.

This monument was erected in 1885, 22 years after their engagement in July of 1863. Members of the 53rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry supported them early into the battle, one of which was my 3X grandfather. Sadly, this monument was vandalized and broken apart in 2006. Nearly a decade later, it was restored--but two other monuments which were destroyed along with this one were not restored.

This image is after the restoration.

Fujifilm X-T5; NIKKOR AF-S DX 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

Sodus Point, NY.

I cannot resist cemeteries. This image was taken in Mt. Pleasant cemetery, located near Howard, NY. Rural community burial grounds are for the most part quite modest in design and type of grave markers. But as often as not, there is something deep and personal left in tribute to someone who passed. In its own way, it is as remarkable as the grand monuments to death found in the Rural Garden cemeteries of the cities. This one marks the grave of Robert Coots, who obviously loved deer hunting. That fact is also reflected on the obverse of the marker.

Fujifilm X-T5; NIKKOR AF-S DX 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

The image Fuji RAF file was preprocessed in Capture One 23 with an export to monochrome as a PSD file. Several new layers were created in Photoshop for adjustment and the painting of tones.

This has not been printed yet, and I think that I will tinker with it a "wee bit" to get there!

Fujifilm X-T5; NIKKOR AF-S DX 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

One of the interesting things about being an architectural historian is not so much style--but the little elements and paint or surfacing that have appeared over time. Paint analysis can tell us what colors a structure has been (inside and out); when and how many times it has changed character. This is the real story of a building's life!

These evolutions add texture and substance--and it becomes not only a thing of beauty but also a puzzle to be solved!

This window canopy latch is part of an 1880s cast iron-front commercial building in Penn Yann, NY. Spend some time with the textural feel of the brick and iron as it transitions and follows its mold.

The post process is RAF conversion is in Capture One 23 Pro to PSD format, with final adjustments in PS2023 (beta). A Nik Collection Silver Effects 3 filter was massaged to emulate Pan-X and the use of Selenium toner.