[Leica] OOPS, link corrected : Tour of Hops Warehouse
Aram Langhans
leica_r8 at hotmail.com
Thu Mar 24 14:32:33 PDT 2016
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
>
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