Stump & Animas

Photography Now & Then #108

The torrential rains we’ve experienced periodically this year made it clear that our aging septic lines were no longer adequate. When the ground became saturated we would have problems with the drain system in the house.  Nothing really backed up, just less than adequate draining.  When a wet area started to appear in one spot in the back yard, we knew it was time.

Now: Stump removal in preparation for new septic system lateral lines, west-central Arkansas. April 19, 2018 (Apple iPhone 6s)

Before doing the excavation for the lateral lines, the crew cut down three trees last week that we wanted removed and leveled a large pile of dirt that had been sitting back there too long.  It turned out that removing the trees and leveling the dirt opened up the area pretty well for laying out the three lateral lines, one of which now ends where backhoe is sitting in the picture.

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One of the features I really like about my current primary digital single lens reflex (DLSR) camera is its recording of GPS location.  With that, I can determine where we were when I took the picture and, among other things, look at that location from different perspectives, such as the second image below, a 3D rendering of the canyon terrain and the spot where the photo was taken.

Then: Animas River Canyon, about 9 1/4 miles out from arrival in Silverton; A day trip on the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Colorado, September 28, 2015 (Pentax K3-II)

Animas River Canyon, Google map 3D rendering, enhanced with PaintshopPro

Photography Now & Then Notes:

• Series Photos
  • The Now photo is one that is almost always taken the day of the blog post.  In some instances, posts may be backdated if internet access is not available on the day of the photo or other reasons prevent posting Photography Now and Then.
  • The Then photo is usually a randomly selected older photograph from a batch of photos specifically “curated” for Photography Now and Then.
• Each photo in this series is an “original work” – a copyright term – of Michael Goad.
• Reference links were accessed on the date the blog post was published, unless otherwise stated.
• The title convention for Photography Now & Then blog posts evolved early on from one word related to each photo separated by “&” to usually being the first word in the caption description for each photo.