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Fun with MF images 2024

P. Chong

P. Chong

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An interesting building I had wanted to photograph for a while, but never got round to it. This is the Tuberculosis Control Unit of Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Located at 144 Moulmein Road, the colonial style bungalow has a rather interesting history. The house had once been the home of a Chinese businessman who was the proprietor of a goldsmith shop and was on the board of a local bank. He was also a prominent member of the Hakka community. He passed away in December 1952 as a bankrupt. His death came just two days after the bankruptcy adjudication order was delivered. Attempts were made by the Official Assignee to dispose of it failed and it eventually came into the possession of the hospital. It was a chapel for hospital staff before being the home of the Department for Tuberculosis Control, later known as the Tuberculosis Control Unit.

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Fujifilm GFX 50S II with GF 30mm/f5.6 T/S.
 
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MGrayson

MGrayson

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cunim said:
The conversation.
IQ4, 138HR

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Aaaaaah! On the right! My very first camera and a briefly owned tripod. Memories of my first disastrous foray into photography. XA -> Fuji SLR -> Yashicamat TLR -> Pentax 67 -> Tachihara 4x5 -> Centruy 8x10 & Majestic Tripod -> nothing for a few decades. Should have stopped at the Yashicamat.
 
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darr

darr

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907x 50c + 45p

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This image is of the "Suwannee River,” the title of a timeless tune penned by Stephen Foster in 1851. Here's the kicker: Foster never even laid eyes on the Suwannee River his entire life! Talk about composing a hit from the comfort of your imagination.

Foster and his brother dove into an atlas, looking for the name of a river that would fit the lyrics. They came upon "The Swanee," saying "this little Florida river" that runs down to the Gulf of Mexico would fit the song. However, the Suwannee is no small fry! It begins in the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia, meandering through North Florida, racking up 246 miles before reaching the Gulf of Mexico.

The image was taken from the Hillman Bridge in Ellaville, Florida (a ghost town); it's a prime example of those robust Pratt metal truss bridges that were popular from the mid-1800s until the end of World War II. And that railroad truss bridge you see spanning the river is the former Pensacola and Georgia Railroad line, now under the CSX banner.

And that little ditty, "Suwannee River," has been Florida's State Song since 1935. :)
 
drunkenspyder

drunkenspyder

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darr said:


907x 50c + 45p

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This image is of the "Suwannee River,” the title of a timeless tune penned by Stephen Foster in 1851. Here's the kicker: Foster never even laid eyes on the Suwannee River his entire life! Talk about composing a hit from the comfort of your imagination.

Foster and his brother dove into an atlas, looking for the name of a river that would fit the lyrics. They came upon "The Swanee," saying "this little Florida river" that runs down to the Gulf of Mexico would fit the song. However, the Suwannee is no small fry! It begins in the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia, meandering through North Florida, racking up 246 miles before reaching the Gulf of Mexico.

The image was taken from the Hillman Bridge in Ellaville, Florida (a ghost town); it's a prime example of those robust Pratt metal truss bridges that were popular from the mid-1800s until the end of World War II. And that railroad truss bridge you see spanning the river is the former Pensacola and Georgia Railroad line, now under the CSX banner.

And that little ditty, "Suwannee River," has been Florida's State Song since 1935. :)
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I know the river and that bridge. Lovely. Great memories.
 
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