No more calls to board,
The last tickets to ride have long ago been sold,
Even the rails no longer pass,
Broken in spirit,
Yet not ready to succumb,
Maplewood Depot, Bethlehem, New Hampshire
Jeff Sinon Photography
Nature Through The Lens
The Last Train, Long Ago.
great house, great photos
Thank you. There is another old train depot in town that was actually converted to a house. It’s too bad this one is suffering a very different fate.
True but beauty can be found in decay as well
Oh yes! I love finding old barns and other buildings to photograph. The closer they are to collapsing the better. I feel a stronger sense of history when I’m photographing something like this. The perfectly restored or maintained, even if they are just as old, just seem too “new.”
Cool images!
What an incredible location. Your photos of it are breathtakingly evocative.
Thanks, Laura. I’m just glad I was able to photograph it before it finally falls in on itself. Not sure how many more north country winters this place has left.
perfect choices
Cool place. Nature is reclaiming it.
Slowly but surely you are right. The lean of the building is accurate. I used my TS-E 17mm F/4L to correct for perspective and the keystone effect. All the lean you see is 100% the way the building is standing.
It’s kind of sad really. As I mentioned in another reply, there’s another very similar old train depot in town that was perfectly restored and converted into a home. Too bad the Maplewood Depot wasn’t so lucky. My next trip to the area I’m going to be sure to photograph the converted depot for comparison.
I’m looking forward to see the comparison shots.
Superbly shot and indeed interesting to see the comparison series .
Beautiful! your pictures and your rymes…
Good shots, Jeff. The room one is great!
Thanks!
A worthy derelict, surely with many ghosts and stories to tell. Thanks for the explanation of the 100%-accurate lean. I was worried about your inherent sense of balance and plumb. Also, lovely tone-mapping. Of course.
Stunning photos and sad that all this building became a state of broken down. Hope one day is will be repair to the former glory.
Thanks and have a wonderful Wednesday.