Stone Smokestack
Happy Friday everyone! I thought I’d end the week with another re-processing of an older image. I used the same technique on this that I used on yesterday’s image, maybe with some slight differences. This is, of course, the Stone Mill in Lawrence, MA. Lawrence was the country’s first planned city and the Stone Mill was …
Bolton-Emerson Americas: Artie
Artie works in the Heat Treat Shop at Bolton Emerson. Here he’s operating a punch press. A giant flywheel in the back of the machine provides enough torque to punch a hole through piece of steel 3/8 inch. Related Images:
Bolton Emerson Americas: Bits
This is an image from the “tool crib” at Bolton Emerson Americas. It’s a detail shot of one of the shelves containing drill bits and other tools and parts which, back in the day, employees would sign out to use and sign back in on return. It’s all about accountability. Back in the day was …
Bolton Emerson Americas: Cradle
Once the iron bars that will become the “knives” of the pulping machines are forged in the oven, they are placed on this cradle and lowered into the vat of oil to be cooled. Moving them is a three man task. Related Images:
Bolton Emerson Americas: Littler Things
For those of you counting, this is day 10 of this series of images from Bolton Emerson Americas. Hope you are enjoying the images as much as I am enjoying presenting them. Todays image is another shot from the small machine section of the shop. Another glimpse into the working day of the shop. Lots …
Bolton Emerson Americas: Alchemy
The second day I shot at the machine shop, two of the gigantic King Milling Machines were busy at work, spinning metal into ‘gold’ for Bolton Emerson Americas. When shooting HDR, I usually try to avoid motion. It means lots of masking (at least) and it can result in unusable images. This is different. The …
Bolton Emerson Americas: Industrial Light
Thing is, I’ve driven past buildings like this before. They are not of the style of architecture that make you turn your head and say, “Damn. I need to photograph that.” They are part of the benign urban landscape. You just keep driving. No second thought. But light is an amazing thing. It can transform …
Bolton Emerson Americas: Stokvis Edera
A quick search on Stokvis Edera & Co., Inc. returned practically no results. I found a patent for one of their milling machines, and a mention in the classifieds section of a Popular Mechanics magazine from April 6, 1957 (a year before I was born, to the day!). But here it is in action. A …
Bolton Emerson Americas: Drill Baby Drill
I didn’t know it was a drill. When I think of drills, I think of the one I have in my basement. The hand held one, with the battery that is never charged when I need it to drill a hole in the wall. Well, usually two — maybe three — holes, since I can …
Bolton Emerson Americas: Long View
When I walked onto the main production floor of Bolton Emerson Americas, this was the first shot I actually “saw.” There was plenty to shoot before I saw this, but sensory overload hit me when I walked in. My head was pivoting back and forth trying to focus on something. I saw this barrel of …