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kayaksailor In reply to Mac-Wiz [2012-08-28 04:33:09 +0000 UTC]

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The place is called The Barn....6111 Pleasant Valley Dr. El Dorado CA between El Dorado Road (which intersects hwy 50) and hwy 49 which T's into Pleasant Valley, about two blocks west of Poor Reds... (the link says Placerville, but it isn't, it is the tiny town of El Dorado - Not El Dorado Hills, often confusing )

Is that exact enough? I live about 10 miles from here

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Mac-Wiz In reply to kayaksailor [2012-08-28 05:42:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much. And yes is was "exactly what I needed. I will place this on my list of must stops when i drive the Lincoln Highway (US Route 50)

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kayaksailor In reply to Mac-Wiz [2012-08-29 04:04:46 +0000 UTC]

Another interesting area is up the hill from Placerville - Apple Hill in the Camino area. Apple orchards, vineyards, lavender farms that kind of thing - get off in Placerville at Broadway, turn right, eventually go right again under the freeway and head up Mosquito Road which will wind you around kind of following 50...there's something pretty no matter the season

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Mac-Wiz In reply to kayaksailor [2012-08-29 06:08:39 +0000 UTC]

You info is greatly appreciated

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kayaksailor In reply to djohn9 [2012-08-28 00:00:22 +0000 UTC]

LOL! Thanks

The "mantiques" comes from the store's sandwich board by their lot - more rugged and "manly" items hence the Man+antiques becoming "Mantiques" ... the store, called The Barn, has expanded from the more standard "antiques" inside the old barn out into what was probably a stock yard years ago. They have big and rusty items like a wind mill, lots of parted cars, tractors and such... it is a great place to shoot I loved the trays of stuff like stacks of old circular saw blades and a set of rot-iron (wraughtiron?) window bars leaning against an old paint peeling wooden door, old bird houses and the like

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djohn9 In reply to kayaksailor [2012-08-29 12:29:14 +0000 UTC]

Sounds like a real interesting way to kill a day.

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kayaksailor In reply to djohn9 [2012-08-30 02:41:06 +0000 UTC]

Oh, indeed it was

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kayaksailor In reply to natureguy [2012-08-28 00:01:16 +0000 UTC]

I'm so glad you enjoy it! I have such an eclectic gallery

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kayaksailor In reply to Pinedrop [2012-08-28 00:02:16 +0000 UTC]

All the stuff I was shooting was outside...don't think this would be nearly as cool without the bright sunshine

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Pinedrop In reply to kayaksailor [2012-08-28 16:04:34 +0000 UTC]

I would have guessed a mellow sunshine... the rust is so warm looking and there's no glare. Anyway, whatever the light it worked beautifully!

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kayaksailor In reply to Pinedrop [2012-08-29 03:33:44 +0000 UTC]

well, let's see...dawn was about 6:30 and I was shooting this around 9:30 so it was still side light - also it was so rusty, I don't think there could BE any glare

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Pinedrop In reply to kayaksailor [2012-08-29 14:51:50 +0000 UTC]

I expect you're right about rust though I haven't worked with it. Would like to though... I'm fascinated with everything old. (Maybe because I feel a bit of an antique myself sometimes.)

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kayaksailor In reply to Pinedrop [2012-08-30 18:58:34 +0000 UTC]

rusty stuff is great because of the colors and textures and I know that aging (with grace ) feeling myself!!

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kayaksailor In reply to davincipoppalag [2012-08-28 00:02:25 +0000 UTC]

Oh yes!!!!

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kayaksailor In reply to LadyAliceofOz [2012-08-27 06:31:53 +0000 UTC]

Man + antiques = mantiques Big rusty pieces parts. of cars and tractors and whothehell knows what they were originally

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LadyAliceofOz In reply to kayaksailor [2012-08-27 06:44:39 +0000 UTC]

Bob says it sounds like a place that you would go to get an old man ...and he's afraid he might be there soon... 'cos he's feeling older every day!

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kayaksailor In reply to LadyAliceofOz [2012-08-28 04:34:41 +0000 UTC]

It does!!!!

Sorry he's feeling older...my husband and I were just talking about that earlier today...sigh

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kayaksailor In reply to a-llonsee [2012-08-27 06:32:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Anyone wanting to use the bed frame for its original use would need a tetanus shot but it was cool!

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a-llonsee In reply to kayaksailor [2012-08-27 07:22:04 +0000 UTC]

ahah! Probably xD Yes, it would've looked quite beautiful back when it was made n - n

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