I have been going through a bunch of my old photos and ran across this photograph that I took back in 2005 with my first digital camera. It was a 3 megapixel Canon point & shoot. When I first ‘discovered’ the old image I liked the photograph, but was a bit concerned with it’s lack of resolution. Then I had the thought of “Well, let’s take it into Topaz Adjust and smooth it out a bit”. Of course, it still does not have a lot of detail, (actually even less than before) but with the painterly effect, you don’t really need the detail and you end up with what I would consider a very pleasing photograph.

Several years ago a man found this spot on a small rural road in Pennsylvania and hand built an amazing log cabin. Every morning he woke to the sound of falling water & this view out his bedroom window. Unfortunately, the water district concluded it needed a reservoir and the decision was made to build a dam. They then condemned by imminent domain all the homes in the valley that would be flooded including the amazing cabin. I’m not sure if it was because of the unique location or because of the craftsmanship of his home, but the old gentleman was able to make an agreement where he was able to live out his remaining days in his home.
As it turns out, the valley was never flooded. The cabin still stands. It is without windows or floors, but the view out the windows remain as does the sound of the water caressing the moss covered rocks as it passes by.