Steamship Arabia: Cookware by auntietk
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Pardon the grain. Museum lighting is notoriously low, and this was before I got the 70D. One for the "content over quality" section.
The steamship Arabia went down in the Missouri River in 1856, and was excavated in 1988-89. The steamship was a cargo carrier, and its contents are a one-of-a-kind department store of pre-Civil-War goods.
Comments (20)
pimanjc
I have been to that museum several times. The opening of casks of goods is ongoing so there are new items to see every visit. Sadly, all of my pictures from there were lost when my computers were stolen last fall. For those that don't know, The Steamship Arabia was navigating the Mo. River between Kansas and Nebraska back in the 1800s. She hit a skag [sunken tree/log] and went to the bottom. The Steamboat was found around 1988, about a half mile into Kansas in a cornfield [River had changed course]. She had many casks [wooden barrels] of goods that in some cases, were like new condition. The Steamship was the "Walmart" of the 1800s to the Western provinces. During the excavation, the archelogists found the bones of a mule that historical records recorded as being tied on the deck when she went down. This Museum is located in Kansas City, Mo. Thanks for posting. JC
durleybeachbum
This sort of stuff has an honest dignity lacking in the present day fashionable kitchen. Very atmospheric pic!
Adobe_One_Kenobi
The grain helps this shot. Isn't it funny how the grain in images is now called "Noise" or colour and luminosity noise. Back in the day, near every shot had grain, unless you could afford on of the fancy shmancy 25 DIN affairs. Even ASA 100 had grain, and the nasty reciprocity failure with long exposures, now it seems we have gone the other way with the higher ISO cameras costing more than the low ISO ones. What a crazy world eh?
anmes
Great still life...the shapes, and light and shade create great atmosphere and much to admire
Wolfenshire
Oh cool, I want to know what's inside, if anything. I'd have to look
Faemike55
Wonderful capture in this case, the grain adds so much to the feel of the scene.
RodS
It still looks great, Tara! Wonderful light! I'm thinking about getting a 60D - and I'm determined to get to that museum this year!
photosynthesis
The grain fits the image perfectly - you should have just told us it was intentional. Great brown rust tones & very atmospheric shadows along with a strong composition combine to form one fine image...
Isabelle711
Gorgeous lighting. :))))))) I really enjoyed reading the history you gave. :))))) I would love to have some of those cooking pots. :))))))) Most excellent capture my friend. :))))))) Thank you for sharing all of the beauty you see. :)))))) Start each day with a smile. :)))))))
wysiwig
The very picture of a time capsule. The grain really does fit the atmosphere. Great catch.
beachzz
Aside from the subject matter that's so great, the fact that all the bales go in the same direction caught my eye. Like they're lined up and ready to march or something. Way cool!!
SunriseGirl
Wonderful capture. I love the antique look to this ...and as others have said the grain looks like it belongs. It adds to the atmoshere of the shot.
faroutsider
Texture, light and composition - wins every time over quantity! Love it!
MrsRatbag
I think the grain adds to the "honest dignity" (good phrase, Andrea) of the shot. Well used and worn, and the lighting adds to the feeling!
kgb224
Superb capture Tara. God bless.
moochagoo
Wonerful lighting and composition.
anahata.c
Well I don't know if the grain per se is what makes this gentle and aged, with that honest dignity that Andrea speaks of so eloquently: Your treatment in postwork or camera is what makes it so gentle and aged, because if the grain were more pronounced, yes, it would interfere. But it's soft here, and it gives the picture the same kind of dignified age as the rust and staining on the pots does. Your light and general feel give these an aged patina; and you did a lot with what was no doubt a problematic shot. And I loved Marilyn's observation about the bales. (I'd never heard that term used with pots before, I always thought it was a nautical term. I don't deal with a lot of old pots, though...) But yes, the same directions give this a real harmony, as do the beautiful shadows. I'm all for posting shots that pose problems; you did fine work with this, Tara. And those are beautiful old pots to be sure...
jocko500
time to cook some old fashion food here. cool shot. love the lighting
dochtersions
Fabulous, Tara. Again such a lovely mood, light and glow is on this special photo. I love all the shadows, textures and colors, which are so smooth soft.
Myel
Like the mood and the tones. M.