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I've been working with a writer who is publishing a poetry book about rocks and one of the main photos he wanted was of what is called a dry stacked stone wall--one that's built entirely of stones using no mortar or cementing agent. I just returned from searching the part of Wisconsin that borders Lake Michigan where the last glacier pushed large amounts of stones ahead of it that were left behind when it receded. In order to farm the land, the stones had to be removed from the fields so a natural use for them was to make walls and houses. I found a few surviving examples in the area around Sheboygan and Plymouth. It's hard to imagine the amount of time and effort that went into building these things.
Cheers,
Brent

Dry Stacked Stone Wall #1

LEICA M10 MONOCHROM Summicron-M 1:2/28 ASPH. lens 28mm f/13.0 1/500s 2500 ISO 0.0 EV

Dry Stacked Stone Wall #2

LEICA M10 MONOCHROM Summicron-M 1:2/28 ASPH. lens 28mm f/9.5 1/250s 160 ISO 0.0 EV

Dry Stacked Stone Wall #3

LEICA M10 MONOCHROM Summicron-M 1:2/28 ASPH. lens 28mm f/9.5 1/500s 2500 ISO 0.0 EV

Sep 09, 2024 at 08:42 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Stoned

Nice images, enhanced by a great background story. #2 is probably my favorite, I like that long “S” curve.

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Sep 09, 2024 at 08:52 AM

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524f44 wrote:
Nice images, enhanced by a great background story. #2 is probably my favorite, I like that long “S” curve.

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Thanks, Rod. The second one is definitely the most impressive. I'm kind of partial to the last one. I like the bird house on the pole that is sticking out of it. I gave them six photos. No idea which one they'll use.
Cheers,
Brent

Sep 09, 2024 at 05:34 PM

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That is an impressive wall of stone, Brent!
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Sep 10, 2024 at 07:07 AM

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I hope they selected #2 as the cover image for their book.

Sep 10, 2024 at 07:52 AM

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bnfotografie wrote:
I've been working with a writer who is publishing a poetry book about rocks and one of the main photos he wanted was of what is called a dry stacked stone wall--one that's built entirely of stones using no mortar or cementing agent. I just returned from searching the part of Wisconsin that borders Lake Michigan where the last glacier pushed large amounts of stones ahead of it that were left behind when it receded. In order to farm the land, the stones had to be removed from the fields so a natural use for them was to make walls...Show more →
The writer would LOVE the stone walls around here Brent! Many, MANY have survived the Civil War. Yeah rocks, flagstone had to be replaced, repaired but no cement at all!
Look forward to more images!
Dan

Sep 10, 2024 at 04:53 PM

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douter wrote:
That is an impressive wall of stone, Brent!
Douglas

Thanks, Douglas. The guy who built that long wall was in his mid-70s when he finished it. Talk about stamina! His name is Joe Weinbauer and he's now 86. He calculated that he lifted 2.3 million pounds of stone to complete the long wall around the Greenbush, Wisconsin, cemetery.
Cheers,
Brent

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Al Trujillo wrote:
I hope they selected #2 as the cover image for their book.

Thank much, Al. I'm not sure what's going on the cover, but you've given me a good idea.
Cheers,
Brent

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Danpbphoto wrote:
The writer would LOVE the stone walls around here Brent! Many, MANY have survived the Civil War. Yeah rocks, flagstone had to be replaced, repaired but no cement at all!
Look forward to more images!
Dan

Thanks, Dan. I'd love to have talked them into paying me to come out there for more photos but it was hard enough to get them to cover me for these in State photos. Your area was the first one that came to mind when they mentioned dry stacked stone walls. I've seen lots of Civil War photos that show them!
Cheers,
Brent

Sep 10, 2024 at 05:06 PM

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My back hurts...

Sep 11, 2024 at 11:21 AM

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photonoclast wrote:
My back hurts...

Ha!! Ironically, so does mine!!!
Cheers,
Brent

Sep 11, 2024 at 03:03 PM


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