Tag: Bridgeton

Bridgeton Covered Bridge Festival, Bridgeton, Indiana, October 2019

The most enjoyable aspect, for me, of festivals like the Bridgeton Covered Bridge Festival in Indiana is seeing the wide variety of antique items offered by vendors.

Old and Modern Carriages. iPhone photograph edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO modules.

Amish farmers and crafts people are common in this area.   Horse drawn carriages are still in use by the Amish.  The carriages pictured here are nearby an Amish vendor area, but since today is a Sunday, there are no Amish manning the booths.  These carriages may or may not be offered for sale by the Amish, these may simply be antique horse drawn carriages displayed by others.

Checking out a newer model. iPhone photograph edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO modules.

Old toys, tricycles and wagons are offered for sale.

A child’s pedal tractor tricycle. iPhone photograph edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO modules.
Old containers. iPhone photograph edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO modules.

And, of course, a wide selection of old home and farm products are in the vendors’ booths.

Butter Churns. iPhone photograph edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO modules.
Old Jugs. iPhone photograph edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO modules.

I like photographing these items; but I do not claim to be an expert at such photography.

Old Product Containers. iPhone photograph edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO modules.
Old Kerosene Lanterns. iPhone photograph edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO modules.

The variations in colors, patinas, shapes and sizes of old, collectible, nostalgic items and the wording and logos on old signs are fun to inspect and to photograph.

Old Signs. iPhone photograph edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO modules.
Old Bottles. iPhone photograph edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO modules.

Old, colorful bottles in different shapes and sizes have a magnetic effect upon me.

Old Bottles. iPhone photograph edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO modules.
Old Bottles. iPhone photograph edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO modules.

The photographs in this post are a few of the many possibilities for making interesting images of objects that one can find at the numerous covered bridge festivals in this area.   A small, unobtrusive camera, such as a phone or point and shoot, might work better in this environment than a DSLR.  The items in this post are photographed as found in the vendors’ displays.

That’s all for now,

Ken

 

Bridgeton Covered Bridge Festival, Indiana, October 2019

Our second stop in the  2019 Covered Bridge Festival was at Bridgeton, Indiana.  The original covered bridge here was one of several that were set afire by an arsonist.  The bridge was rebuilt as a replica of the original.

Bridgeton Covered Bridge. iPhone photograph edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO modules.
The interior of the Bridgeton Covered Bridge. iPhone photograph edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO modules.

The Bridgeton Mill is still in operation.  One can purchase a variety of  flour products in the mill and see a portion of the dusty flour milling operation.

Bridgeton Mill at the Bridgeton Covered Bridge Festival. iPhone photograph edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO modules.
Bridgeton Mill as seen from a window in the Bridgeton Covered Bridge. iPhone photograph edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO modules.
Bridgeton Mill as seen from a window in the Bridgeton Covered Bridge. iPhone photograph edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO modules.

There are many vendors of antiques, crafts, clothing, food and beverages available at the festival.  We were here on a Sunday afternoon and it was rather crowded.  We had lunch here and, of course, had to stand in a line for awhile to get our meal.

As at the Casey County Apple Festival in Liberty, Kentucky, I noted that there were many Trump promotional items, but no corresponding items for the current crop of Democratic Party Presidential candidates.

Vendor goods at the Bridgeton Bridge Festival. iPhone photograph edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO modules.

I’m sure that within the nearby urban area of Indianapolis, one would find a wider variation in political views.

In addition to shopping, one can take a carriage ride, enjoy arts and crafts and listen to local musicians.

Horse Drawn Carriage, Bridgeton, Indiana. iPhone photograph edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO modules.
Bridgeton 1878 House at the Bridgeton Covered Bridge Festival. iPhone photograph edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO modules.
Dulcimer players at the Bridgeton Covered Bridge Festival. iPhone photograph edited in Adobe Lightroom and DxO modules.

The nature of this visit was not conducive to carrying around a large, heavy DSLR; consequently, the images in this post are all made via an iPhone 7 Plus with post processing in editing software.

A subsequent post will have more photographs of some of the interesting items one can see at these type events.

Until then, thanks for following,

Ken