tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post2462379701232449413..comments2023-09-14T18:07:21.937-07:00Comments on Wirreandah Wandering: Pesky polesJofeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-15732555523516764322015-04-20T22:35:43.874-07:002015-04-20T22:35:43.874-07:00Love the shot of the fellas playing in the snow. A...Love the shot of the fellas playing in the snow. And at least now that telephone between the bride and groom can be easily removed. Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-44194298197121351922015-04-20T06:38:09.328-07:002015-04-20T06:38:09.328-07:00In some of my really old photos, I notice the tota...In some of my really old photos, I notice the total absence of poles, and I began to wonder when electricity came to those homes. But I just couldn't get a post together on that single thought. Your approach is so much more interesting.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-84775029283938594202015-04-19T13:54:41.323-07:002015-04-19T13:54:41.323-07:00As a long time practitioner of the art, I can conf...As a long time practitioner of the art, I can confirm that it's impossible to avoid those pesky poles and wires all the time. I've come to the conclusion that, apart from resorting to Photoshop, the trick is to use them to your advantage, tricky as it is to make them an integral part of the picture.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-34572920744675724122015-04-19T12:32:08.443-07:002015-04-19T12:32:08.443-07:00I enjoyed your approach to the theme. Now, you cou...I enjoyed your approach to the theme. Now, you could photoshop out the pole from Bob and Mary's photo but I guess it wouldn't have the same historical accuracy? As we sit and look at these old photos enlarging them and looking for details you realize how some of the background stuff provides so much information about the times and places. Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-52013393657693582192015-04-18T09:37:40.778-07:002015-04-18T09:37:40.778-07:00It is funny how we come to accept things that are ...It is funny how we come to accept things that are right there all the time, but we seldom see them. Until perhaps they're gone! Great old time photos. Thanks!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-1123550419138836072015-04-18T06:48:38.702-07:002015-04-18T06:48:38.702-07:00Normally I wouldn't even notice the poles - to...Normally I wouldn't even notice the poles - too busy looking at the other things in the photos. Some bleak looking country in some of the photos. Most interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-31504046575973062212015-04-18T06:42:16.055-07:002015-04-18T06:42:16.055-07:00Jo, I was laughing out loud when you commented tha...Jo, I was laughing out loud when you commented that they can't preserve everything in England of historical significance. I immediately saw people wading through markers, climbing over ruins of this and that (which I understand does happen occasionally,) from horizon to horizon!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-51295994190679814302015-04-17T21:55:01.855-07:002015-04-17T21:55:01.855-07:00Bob & Mary's wedding photo is lovely - pow...Bob & Mary's wedding photo is lovely - power pole & church spires notwithstanding. And how clever of someone to think of painting part of the power poles white so they wouldn't be run into during a blackout.La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-77316854163010600522015-04-17T19:38:40.962-07:002015-04-17T19:38:40.962-07:00A nice take on the theme photo, Jo. Bob's phot...A nice take on the theme photo, Jo. Bob's photos are interesting and I look forward to seeing more. <br />Nigel's comment about the white band shows how important the old sepia photos are, even if they show pesky poles.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-23537344205639190922015-04-17T18:07:07.459-07:002015-04-17T18:07:07.459-07:00I have a dislike of poles but I find pylons a terr...I have a dislike of poles but I find pylons a terrible blot on the landscape - both necessary evils as you say. How wonderful that you have access to Bob's collection of negatives and I look forward to seeing lots more. (other) Jo :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-63190807647223996182015-04-17T16:06:28.392-07:002015-04-17T16:06:28.392-07:00A very interesting fact, thanks for pointing it ou...A very interesting fact, thanks for pointing it out. I suppose they can't preserve everything in England that is of historic significance.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-81983394118653878092015-04-17T15:52:20.674-07:002015-04-17T15:52:20.674-07:00That pole in the centre of the photo tells a story...That pole in the centre of the photo tells a story which you may have missed, During the war lamp and telegraph poles near to the carriageway were painted with white band so that, when driving without lights in the blackout, you did not drive into them. A lamp post round the corner from my house survived with these stripes until a few years ago. I often wondered if I should persuade the Council to 'list' it, our mecahnics for preserving historic buildings and street scene, but sadly I was too slow and suddenly all the lamp posts were renewed.Nigel Aspdin (Derby, UK)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11287696605570389587noreply@blogger.com