partner picked me up again at lunchtime today on his way to deliver something to an office at the distillery district. this time, we went up the top (fifth) floor and he showed me this part of the old distillery where the barley comes out from the silos into the thresher (i think that's what he said). the barley is real and is kept as part of the décor/motif of the building. i would guess that it had been 'treated' so they don't rot. it is not within normal reach of anyone and if anyone tries to mess with it, he'd run the risk of falling down where death is certain and if not, he'd be a total vegetable, because he'd be hitting all sorts of sharp and nasty stuff on the way down. plus a lawsuit from the building.
it always leaves me in awe looking at the walls and old machines and tools that are kept around here to remind anyone that this place was once the world's largest distillery.
"The Gooderham and Worts Distillery was founded in 1832, and by the late 1860s was the largest distillery in the world; once providing over 2 million US gallons (7,600,000 L) of whisky, mostly for export on the world market..." - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distillery_District
no challenges this month to pre-occupy me in my photographic pursuit but will put in an entry or two where the photo fits a theme or challenge.
converted from raw to bring out the grains of the wood and details of the barley then processed in ribbet, using b&w with selective colouring, 80% hdr and 50% cross process.
thank you for your kind visits and comments; know that they are greatly appreciated.
@cheribug - thank you, my cheribug. are you slacking at work? oh, yes, that's right, you're the boss of you. i'm off today, boss. i have a photo shoot for my friend's book cover. out to explore new places.
Great shot- those old buildings and the stuff in them always have the most interesting things to shoot. Well done on the processing. It brings out the best of this shot.
Wouldn't dream of touching that barley now that you have described the hazards...eeek! I love old working buildings too, there are plenty here in England. Great viewed large, I love the old wood. Fab shot!
Interesting shot, and to read about the distillery. That is such a vast amount of whisky that's been produced there! I like how you've processed the photo.
