Hornitos is Spanish meaning "Little Ovens."
The Town of Hornitos is just a few miles from Mariposa, California which is where I live. Mariposa is Spanish for "Butterfly." During the Gold Rush days of the 49'ers, Hornitos was a bustling community. Here, the locals baked bread in little ovens and, by way of wagons, delivered fresh bread daily to the miners in Mariposa and surrounding towns and camps. Today it's a mere dot on most maps but holds on to its rich history; maintaining original stores, homes and ovens.
These are quite good.
The HDR was rendered just enough to make them good looking.
Realistically, and not the usual mistakes others fall into
Thanks
Beautiful pictures of great subjects.
Interesting set Bill with fine work... but how sad that they let this town get to this state, they need to put more into maintaining these old houses.
Thanks for sharing and I appreciate the history behind it!
nison777 wrote:
These are quite good.
The HDR was rendered just enough to make them good looking.
Realistically, and not the usual mistakes others fall into
Thanks
Thank you Steve! Much appreciated! It's always nice to see a new visitor!
Thanks for stopping by Steve!
loosecanon wrote:
Beautiful pictures of great subjects.
Thank you LC! Much appreciated!
angela k wrote:
Interesting set Bill with fine work... but how sad that they let this town get to this state, they need to put more into maintaining these old houses.
Thanks for sharing and I appreciate the history behind it!
Thank you Angela! They did spend a lot recently on oven maintenance. It's a very small town with limited resources.
Sylvias
Loc: North Yorkshire England
Interesting set and information Bill, very good shots and pp.
Sylvias wrote:
Interesting set and information Bill, very good shots and pp.
Thank you Sylvia! It's a interesting little town! They have a huge swap meet every year that can't be missed!
Beautiful shots and interesting info, Bill. LOVE your processing. Just perfect for these.
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