User:Acroterion

This user has uploaded 5 featured pictures to Wikimedia Commons.

This user has uploaded 435 quality images to Wikimedia Commons.

This user has uploaded 2 valued images to Wikimedia Commons.

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About me[edit]

I've uploaded more than five thousand self-created images. Most were created digitally, but some are scans of my slide and negative archives dating back to the 1970s. Most of my work has been in architecture, particularly relating to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. I've been working to identify and upload public-domain images to help illustrate articles.

I understand French fairly well (to fr-2 level), but I don't write French well, so I'm keeping the Babel to fr-1.

I mainly use a Canon 5Ds, a Canon 6D and a Canon 7D Mk II. Lenses include EF 17-40, EF 24-105, EF 100 macro, EF 40 STM, EF 100-400 and a Canon TS-E 24mm II tilt-shift lens. When I have the time I scan my old slides and film with a Nikon ED5000 film scanner, but have recently switched to using a Canon 7DII in a copy stand with the 100mm macro and an extension tube, with good results. I've also started using my phone camera, a Google Pixel 6 Pro, which gives excellent results. I mostly use Photoshop CC for post-processing.

Now-retired cameras include a Canon 400D (which shot three of my featured pictures), a Canon 7D and a variety of compact cameras.

Images[edit]

Featured pictures[edit]

Opal Pool, Yellowstone National Park, FP on Commons and hewiki, POTD on Commons
The Sawtooth Valley, Idaho, from Galena Summit, FP on Commons and enwiki
Golden Gate Canyon in Yellowstone National Park
The cockpit of Ford Trimotor NC-8407
Catoctin Mountain and farm in winter sunlight

Quality images[edit]

Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park
The Rufus Wilson shop complex, near Hagerstown, Maryland
Mount Jackson in Glacier National Park, Montana
The Oregon Caves Chateau, Oregon Caves National Monument
The lobby of Glacier Park Lodge, East Glacier, Montana
The Golden Gate Canyon in Yellowstone National Park
The Tatoosh Range in Mount Rainier National Park
The casemates at Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas National Park
The McMurray-Frizzell-Aldridge Farm near New Windsor, Maryland
Hopewell Farm near Union Bridge, Maryland
View across Fort Jefferson with the Loggerhead Key light in the distance
Beaver Stadium at Pennsylvania State University
Lewis F. Powell Courthouse, Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia skyline and Lewis F. Powell Courthouse
New Croton Dam, Croton, New York
Camp meeting cottages in Ocean Grove, New Jersey
Steinbach Building in Asbury Park, New Jersey
The former Howard Johnson's restaurant on the beach at Asbury Park, New Jersey
Tent cabins at Ocean Grove, New Jersey
The Asbury Park Convention Center, Asbury Park, New Jersey
The old town hall, West Portal, New Jersey
The beach and pier at Ocean City, Maryland
Fort Miles coast artillery spotting tower, Dewey Beach, Delaware
The water tower at the former Colony Farm prison farm, Wawarsing, New York
Clover Hill Tavern, Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Barn at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia
Woodson law office, Appomattox Court House, Virginia
The stockade fort at Ninety Six National Historic Site, South Carolina
The TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York
The TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York
The observation tower at Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Maryland
The Sherrick Farm at Antietam National Batlefield, Sharpsburg, Maryland
The TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York
Brooklyn Heights Promenade
Brooklyn Historical Society Building detail
Brooklyn Historical Society Building detail
Starrett Lehigh Building and Hudson Yards, New York
Cessna 208 floatplane on the East River, New York
Midtown Manhattan from the East River, New York
The Manhattan Psychiatric Center from the Harlem River
London Terrace Apartments, New York
The Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum and the west side skyline, New York
North Fourth complex, Brooklyn, New York
The New York Highline at the IAC Building
Floatplane on the East River and New York skyline
Enid Haupt Conservatory and lily pool, New York Botanical Garden
The visitor center at Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
The interior of Assateague Lighthouse
Chilhowee Dam, North Carolina
The visitor center at Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
Petrified wood in Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Peaceful Valley ranch house i n Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Prairie dog in Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Scenic drive in the north unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Oxbow overlook in the north unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park
The Jim Gatchell Museum in Buffalo, Wyoming
The Oxbow Overlook shelter in the north unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Bison in Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Murie Ranch, Grand Teton National Park
Tepee Fountain in Thermopolis, Wyoming
The central Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park
Terraces at Hot Springs State Park, Thermopolis, Wyoming
Peaceful Valley ranch house, Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Roaring Mountain, Yellowstone National Park
Togwotee Pass and the Teton Range, Wyoming
The beach and pier at Ocean City, Maryland
Captains quarters, Fort Laramie, Wyoming
Hooper's Island Bridge, Maryland
SAGE control center, Stewart Air Force Base, New York
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge at Sandy Point
Digging dog at Delaware Seashore State Park
Head of a Manitowoc crane
Rabbit at Asssateague Island National Seashore
Laughing gull at Assateague Island National Seashore
Pony and foal at Assateague Island National Seashore
Delaware Seashore State Park
Indian River Lifesaaving Station
Assateague Island National Seashore
Sinepuxent Bay, Assateague Island National Seashore
Grain elevator, Snow Hill, Maryland
Dunes at Assateague National Seashore
Val-Kill in winter
Lucy the Elephant
Lucy the Elephant
One World Trade Center
Lucy the Elephant
Paramount Theatre and Asbury Park Convention Hall
Lucy the Elephant
Inside Lucy the Elephant
Hudson River State Hospital
Hudson River State Hospital
Lucy the Elephant
Barn at Appomattox
View east from Clingman's Dome, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Inside the Pennsylvania Memorial, Gettysburg National Military Park
Planned fire in Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Sharp Top and Abbott Lake, Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia
Industrial building in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Miller Farm, Antietam National Battlefield
Pack Horse Ford, Potomac River
The Pry barn at Antietam
John F. Kennedy grave, Arlington
The Little Missouri River in Theodore Roosevelt National Park
The B&O roundhouse at Martinsburg, West Virginia
The old federal courthouse and post office in Martinsburg, West Virginia
St. Mary's City, Maryland
Building and mural in Brunswick, Maryland
Knutti Hall at Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
The Gettysburg Seminary, Pennsylvania
The Gettysburg Seminary, Pennsylvania
Alumnae Hall, Hood College, Frederick, Maryland, FP and POTD on bnwiki
Union Knitting Mills, Frederick, Maryland
Middletown Memorial and Town Hall, Maryland
Masonic Hall, Middleway, West Virginia
Delaplaine Arts Center window
Alumnae Hall, Hood College, Frederick, Maryland
Window washers at a brownstone rowhouse in Brooklyn
Starrett-Lehigh Building, New York City
Wicomico River at Salisbury, Maryland
The post office in Annapolis, Maryland
The Maryland Inn, Annapolis, Maryland
Shop at Fleet Street and Cornhill Street, Annapolis, Maryland
Blue-winged scoliid wasp on goldenrod
Blue-winged scoliid wasp on goldenrod
Federal flatbed truck
Essex skipper butterfly on asters
Essex skipper butterfly on asters
Case threshing machine
Threshing machine
Detail of a threshing machine
Powell Hall at Bishop Claggett Center, Buckeystown, Maryland
John Brown's Fort, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
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Lewistown fish hatchery building, Lewistown, Maryland
Eagles Club, Frederick, Maryland
Allegany County Courthouse,Cumberland, Maryland
Allegany County Library, Cumberland,Maryland
Johnnie's Motel sign, McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania
Loch Raven Reservoir, Baltimore County, Maryland
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park visitor center, Williamsport,Maryland
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park visitor center, Williamsport,Maryland
Maple tree in fall, Braddock Heights, Maryland
Maple trees at vanished hotel site, Braddock Heights, Maryland
Maple tree in fall, Braddock Heights, Maryland
Ginkgo tree in fall, Frederick, Maryland
Ginkgo tree and fallen leaves, Frederick,Maryland
Fallen ginkgo leaves, Frederick,Maryland
Junior Fire Company, Frederick,Maryland
Frederick City Hall
Harris barn, Walkersville,Maryland
Ginkgo tree, Frederick,Maryland
Former rail freight building, Frederick,Maryland
Anthony Hall, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Brackett House, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
High Street, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Tree and field at Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland
Maryland Heights and railroad at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, ad Maryland
The Winchester and Potomac railroad crossing, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and Maryland
East Churchill Street from Federal Hill,Baltimore,Maryland
The Domino Sugar refinery, Baltimore, Maryland
Black bear skull
Farm and Catoctin Mountain, Maryland
Hoya carnosa blossoms
Hoya carnosa buds
High-wheel bicycle racers
High-wheel bicycle racer
High-wheel bicycle racer
Ambassador Theater, Baltimore, Maryland
228 N. Market St., Frederick,Maryland
Noon Formation at the U.S. Naval, Academy
Old Cumberland County Prison, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Mumma Cemetery, Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland
Mumma Cemetery, Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland
Mumma Farm, Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland
New York State Monument and field, Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland
Terrace Lanes bowling alley, Frederick, Maryland
Coblentz farm and Middletown Valley, Maryland
Bank of America Building, Baltimore, Maryland
Point Lookout lighthouse, Maryland
Morning clouds on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia
The Auto Train, Lorton,Virginia
The Auto Train, Lorton, Virginia
Illuminated boat display on Carroll Creek, Frederick, Maryland
Illuminated boat display on Carroll Creek, Frederick, Maryland
Majestic Theater, Gettysburg,Pennsylvania
Old Cumberland County Courthouse,Carlisle, Pennsylvania