Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here is the correct link for the last image, but I am sure you probably figured it out since right now there are only three photos in the folder. gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s16/HW/Hollingberry+Hops-8105-2.jpg.html Thanks, Jim, for finding my mistake. Aram Aram Langhans (Semi) Retired Science Teacher & Unemployed photographer ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself would ever have dared dream.? James D. Watson -----Original Message----- From: Jim Nichols Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 7:59 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Tour of Hops Warehouse Interesting images, Aram. You need to change the link on the last one. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 3/24/2016 9:51 AM, Aram Langhans wrote: > I was out shoot around some of the fruit warehouses yesterday in search of > doors and windows. I was stopped by the owner of Hollingberry Hops. He > was just wondering what we were doing. After a brief conversation, he > mentioned his son liked to take photos, so he went off and sent Will out. > We had a great conversation. Turns out he knows quiet a few of my former > students. He then said there were many interesting doors inside, and > proceeded to take me into the depths of the warehouse where they process, > package and store hops. For those who do not know, Yakima produces 80% of > the US hops, 2/3 of which is exported to other countries. Only Germany > matches this production, some years more, some years less, depending on > weather. > > So, we went through cold rooms and storage rooms and equipment rooms. > Learned the history of the building which was built in 1926, and the > Hollingberry family has owned it since 2003. We went outside and chatted > a bit more, then he said the heck with his work, and took me into another > building for another historic tour. I think we were together almost 2 > hours. I did not get a chance to see the building where they were > actually processing the hops. Maybe another day. It was a very > interesting day, to say the least. There are hops farms just to the south > of our house, and when they harvest in the fall, there is quite an aroma. > I was glad to see this aspect of the agricultural chain. > > Here are a few shots from the buildings. > > This is an old compressor coil setup that is not in use. Lots of > equipment is not in use any more as they have installed newer more > efficient stuff, but they leave as much of the old as possible because > both dad and son re very much into the history of the buildings they own. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s16/HW/Hollingberry+Hops-8137-2.jpg.html > > It looks out of focus, but it is not. View it large to see why. > > An empty storage room where the raw hops are brought in the fall. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s16/HW/Hollingberry+Hops-8116-2.jpg.html > > One of the many interesting doors in the place. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s16/HW/Hollingberry+Hops-8116-2.jpg.html > > More later. > > Comments welcome. > > Aram > > > > Aram Langhans > (Semi) Retired Science Teacher > & Unemployed photographer > > ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself > would ever have dared dream.? James D. Watson > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >