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The sign reads Welcome to Bristol Virginia, Tennessee a Good Place to Live. It is situated near the historic Bristol Train Station which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Originally a depot which figured in two engagements of the Civil War, one of which is known as Stonemans Raid. It resulted in it being called the final blow to the Confederacy.

After the war, Bristol continued to grow, due in no small part to the railroad. Several more depots were built until this stone and brick station was built in 1902.

The station has been wonderfully restored, including a classic grand ballroom. Today it hosts weddings, banquets and conferences amid the rejuvenation of Bristol Tennessee, Virginia.

It is indeed a Good Place to Live

My body of work ranges from photographic digital art to the more traditional use of a camera photographing scenes of landscapes and everyday life. My photography has its roots going back to my experiences with infrared film. It was there that I saw how an image could be manipulated to something much more different than what was first seen. I still compose some photos from the infrared spectrum only now I use a camera converted to IR. When digital came along it was an easy move to software and all the possibilities that were and are now possible with their use. Still the initial composition in camera is paramount and once the shutter is closed and image transferred to computer, I can turn my imagination loose and enhance or create...