The Old Bike in 2009
In 2009 I was able to visit the Western Reserve Historical Society’s (WRHS) restoration facility in Macedonia, OH. This is where the historical society stored and restored it’s collection of old automobiles, airplanes, merry-go-round horses and all sorts of other items for it’s museums. Leaning up agains a wall was the old two wheeled bicycle, the type with the big wheel in front and the small wheel in the back. It was up against a blank wall and in poor lighting so I shot this silhouette. Space prevented me from capturing the entire bike so I concentrated on details and smaller sections and shapes.
Yesterday, I went to the Society’s Crawford Auto Aviation Museum. The museum has been remodeled and is not quite finished but much nicer than it had been. While roaming the lower level where most of the old automobiles had been, I came across the old bike again! It had finally made it to the museum itself.
The Old Bike in 2013
It was sitting in an area still needing completion and once again the lighting was bad and this time the background was very distracting. I resorted once again to shooting smaller details of the bike to de-emphasize the background.
It was like being reunited with an old friend and seeing that friend make it to the big show, almost! It still has a ways to go to be as prominent as some of the automobiles on the upper level, well lit and sitting in prime time space, but maybe the next time I stop in it will be displayed in better light and positioning.
Photography Unposed by Kolman Rosenberg 
These might be the best yet, very minimalist. They have some minimalist photography communities on Google+. I’m not sure if you checked out all the Google+ photography groups. There is one for Northeast Ohio and others. These are real fine photo’s they need to get out there.
Patricia
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Thanks Patricia! I’ll have to check out those minimalist groups! I’m on Google+ but not too familiar with it. Glad you liked these shots!
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Kolman, did you know that bicycles of that type were known as penny-farthings (because the sizes of the wheels were similar in proportion to the old British coins, the penny and the farthing, which was one-fourth of a penny)?
We haven’t been to the museum lately, but several years ago we had a tour of the Macedonia facility — delightful place. We even got to ride the old Yellowstone National Park bus on a trip around the neighborhood.
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That’s interesting Lenore! No, I didn’t know that.
They had some real treasures at that restoration facility, didn’t they? That must have been a thrill to ride in that bus!
Thanks for your comment!
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