Dan Routh Photography

Keys to My Grandpa's House

2012-02-02T12:04:00.000-05:00

Still-life of old keys.

Running Sheep

2012-02-02T07:04:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Sheep running in a pasture. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Resting on the Wood Pile

2012-02-01T07:42:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Neighbor Gary McMasters takes a break at his wood pile one afternoon last week in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

"I've Been Working on the Railroad"

2012-01-31T07:00:00.000-05:00

Norfolk and Southern has been working on their line between Liberty and Greensboro, North Carolina, replacing old wooden ties. They've been stacking them along the track near Pleasant Garden and they have created a mountain of sorts.

Executive Portraits in Greensboro and Beyond

2012-01-30T11:29:00.003-05:00

Bear with me as I make an unabashed pitch for work in these really tight economic times. Besides my other advertising and editorial work, I do executive portraits and head shots for use in magazine articles, websites, social networking, and for general PR. The image above was an environmental portrait of an executive who is also a water polo player. The one below is an image of a management team for a print article on teamwork. Others are for various website and collateral usage.

I also do traditional and lifestyle portraiture. If you need a headshot or a portrait, studio or location, please give me a call or drop me an email. For that matter, keep me in mind for any of your commercial advertising or editorial photography needs. OK, that's it, that's my pitch. Now I'll go back to just posting photographs. Thank You.

Abandoned Farmhouse

2012-01-30T06:55:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Old farmhouse near Pleasant Garden, North Carolina.

Esau Again

2012-01-29T07:31:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Neighborhood ram Esau once again. He is a handsome fella.

Ferrari 512

2012-01-28T15:06:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

Ferrari 512S at speed. Virginia International Raceway. Racing officially starts today in the US with the start of the 24 hours of Daytona. Cars like this one ran in anger there some forty years ago.

ATV Rider in the Field

2012-01-28T07:08:00.000-05:00

ATV rider from a commercial outdoor apparel shoot.

Old Horse Plows

2012-01-27T07:10:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Old horse plows in my Grandpa's barn.

Moving Hay

2012-01-26T07:01:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Casual fashion/lifestyle photography.

Ad Campaign

2012-01-25T07:33:00.000-05:00

I make my living doing commercial and editorial work, and I recently worked with a local ad agency on an ad campaign for a municipal development agency promoting the fact that they are capable of putting together shovel-ready projects. If I can help on your next ad or campaign, please give me a call.

Holsteins Sunning

2012-01-24T07:13:00.000-05:00

Dairy cows sun themselves on a warm afternoon at Williams Dairy near my home in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Mrs. Routh's Grain Drill

2012-01-23T15:55:00.003-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

An old horse drawn grain drill (missing it's wheels) sits in a corn crib on my road this afternoon in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Hen Eggs

2012-01-23T07:16:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Speckled bowl with hen eggs on the green table.

Harold Gibson's Barn

2012-01-22T07:59:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Many of the old buildings around our community Grays Chapel, North Carolina have seen many uses. Harold Gibson's barn/shed started life as Mr. Pugh's store.

Railroad Fashion

2012-01-21T06:38:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

A look back at a casual fashion shoot.

From Warmer Days

2012-01-20T07:11:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

A look back at an image I shot in warmer days. Tiger the cat and a bowl of figs.

Cooking Hog

2012-01-19T07:02:00.000-05:00

Barbecue in North Carolina means pork. Neighbor Tommy Routh pulls the meat from a 300 pound hog he cooked for some 24 hours this past weekend in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Plymouth

2012-01-18T06:57:00.000-05:00

An old Plymouth in a field in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Bird Hunting

2012-01-17T07:16:00.002-05:00

Saturday I tagged along with Cory Routh, his dad Larry and neighbor Austin Capps for a few hours of upland bird hunting at Blue Horizon Quail Preserve near Randleman, North Carolina. Ricky Nixon along with guide Chad Robbins manages about 200 acres of land set up and maintained for good quail hunting. It brought back memories of my Grandpa King, who absolutely loved to hunt birds. While shooting is a big part of the equation, it is most fascinating to watch a really good dog work. Ricky's English pointer Banjo is a master hunter and is the star of the show. He finds the birds, he points, and he retrieves every time. Ricky's wife also fixed one of the best stews I've had lately for lunch. For info on Blue Horizon, go to www.BlueHorizonQuailPreserve.com.

Preserve owner Ricky Nixon.

Guide Chad Robbins.

Three Old Fishing Plugs

2012-01-16T08:15:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Still-life, three old fishing plugs on the green table.

Snow in Bryce Canyon

2012-01-15T07:51:00.000-05:00

A lot of the time people equate red rock and Utah with hot and dry, but that area does indeed have winter. In the image above, a winter snow has dusted the hoodoos of Bryce Canyon and adds something extra to the famous formations. Hot and dry. The morning after these were shot, the temperature was -5 degrees F. But it was a dry cold.

White Ram

2012-01-14T07:03:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

White ram, Rising Meadow Farm. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Rick Smith, Still Hanging in There

2012-01-13T15:10:00.006-05:00

(Image courtesy of and © Richard Smith)

Last night I had the pleasure of attending a special 40 year retrospective of the photographic work of long-time Greensboro photographer Rick Smith. Randolph Community College's photography department honored Rick by hanging a show of his personal work going back some forty years. Rick was in attendance and gave a short talk on design, photography and how he has combined the two over the years to produce his extraordinary imagery. There was a large crowd there, including many former clients, associates and friends. The president of RCC presented Rick with a plaque in honor of the time and energy he has volunteered to the photography program at the school.

All in all it was a very special and moving evening. Rick was the first person to hire me as a commercial photography assistant. I worked as his apprentice. A large part of my photographic knowledge, in lighting as well as design, is directly because of his tutelage. Over the past 35 years, he has been a boss, a teacher, an associate, a competitor, the best still-life shooter I have ever known, a mentor, but most of all a friend. God bless you Rick.

(Black and white photographs copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

For all those interested, Rick's images will be on display in the RCC photo department in Asheboro, North Carolina until February 28, 2012. The public is invited to stop by and view them.

Grayson Highlands

2012-01-13T06:55:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Grayson Higlands, Virginia. Another postcard from where I would like to be.

Feeding Silage

2012-01-12T06:59:00.001-05:00

Dairy farming is an every day profession, 365 days a year. Michael Williams loads silage to feed his cows on a Sunday afternoon at Williams Dairy in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

A Pile of Stones

2012-01-11T06:40:00.003-05:00

If you walk around in the woods in Grays Chapel, North Carolina, especially in the winter, it's amazing how much evidence of the history of the area you can see. These images are of an old stone dam on Bush Creek some 300 feet long and 20 feet in height. A lot of the stonework is intact but the center of the dam was breached by a long ago hurricane and the creek now flows freely through. For some people, it probably just looks like a pile of rocks, but the rock work is beautiful and it is very special and significant to me on a personal level. My great-great-grandfather Isaac Routh built this dam in the late nineteenth century and it held back a five acre pond which powered a grist mill. Isaac and his son Wes ran that mill until it burned in the 1940's (replaced by a nearby engine powered mill) and the pond remained until a hurricane caused a breach in the 1950's. Wes's brother, my great-grandfather John T. Routh, learned his profession as a miller here before he moved on to his own mill business in Bonlee in Chatham County.

Sheep on the Hill

2012-01-10T07:19:00.001-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Sheep graze on a hill on a warm Sunday afternoon in January at Rising Meadow Farm in Grays chapel, North Carolina.

Clark Fork Postcard

2012-01-09T14:35:00.002-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

On a cold rainy day in January, it's nice to think of some places I would like to be, like this bend in the Clark Fork River in western Montana.

B&W Blow Torch

2012-01-09T06:41:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Old blow torch in the machine shed on our farm in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Cousin Tommy

2012-01-08T07:38:00.000-05:00

Cousin Tommy Routh feeding and checking on his stock down the road from me in Grays Chapel, North Carolina. He boards horses on his "Routh Ranch".

Neighbor's Mule

2012-01-07T07:27:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Mule at my neighbor's barn. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Box of Matches

2012-01-06T07:05:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Box of old wooden matches.

Buddy McNeil

2012-01-05T07:17:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Portrait. Buddy McNeil. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

"Backer" Barn

2012-01-04T06:59:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Tobacco curing barn near my home in Grays Chapel, North Carolina. Once there were barns like this on almost every farm in Randolph County, but they are disappearing rapidly.

Attic in the Barn

2012-01-03T07:14:00.001-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

Old "equipment" in a North Carolina barn attic.

Caldwell County Farmer

2012-01-02T06:35:00.001-05:00

Portrait, Caldwell County, North Carolina.

Happy New Year

2012-01-01T08:04:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2012 by Dan Routh)

Happy New Year to all my friends, family, and readers. May 2012 bring better times for us all.

From Warmer Days

2011-12-31T04:31:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

From a local farmer's fields during warmer times last summer.

Horse Harness

2011-12-30T07:16:00.000-05:00

Horse harness hangs on a neighbor's farm in Grays Chapel, North Carolina. The harness above is leather, while the antique collar below is made of zinc. The zinc was supposed to act medicinally to prevent the horse or mule's shoulders from getting sore and raw.

World Traveler

2011-12-29T07:08:00.000-05:00

Among the family visitors we had over the holidays was Brown Teddy, my son Devin's childhood companion. Teddy has been living in New Hampshire the last couple of years with Devin and recently had the opportunity to be the traveling companion of Dartmouth student Jocelyn Powelson on a trip to China, where the globe-hopping bear had a chance to view the Great Wall and take a ride on a camel in the Gobi Desert. After the New Year, his adventures continue. Next stop, New Zealand, and a chance to view the Southern Cross.

(Photographs courtesy Jocelyn Powelson)

Jocelyn

2011-12-28T07:44:00.000-05:00

Portrait, Jocelyn Powelson. On a visit to Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Farmall M Plow

2011-12-27T08:11:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

Old Farmall M plow in B&W.

Mowing

2011-12-26T07:33:00.000-05:00

Brothers Matthew (above) and Michael Walker (below) work to make one more cutting of hay before winter sets in near my home in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Merry Christmas from the Routh Family

2011-12-25T07:34:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

Merry Christmas from my family in Grays Chapel.

The Key to My Grandfather's House

2011-12-24T08:22:00.000-05:00

Another still-life study from the green table in my den.

Portrait

2011-12-23T07:45:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh.

Gary Mac. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Chevy in the Vines

2011-12-22T07:56:00.002-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

An old Chevy cab-over truck (1941?) emerges from the vines in Lineberry, North Carolina. During the summer it disappears.

I Saw Esau

2011-12-21T08:13:00.000-05:00

Esau is a ram at Rising Meadow Farm near my home in Grays Chapel, North Carolina. Farm owner Ann Fay said he was named for an old playground ditty. For those that don't remember the rhyme, it goes in one version:

I saw Esau, sitting on a see-saw,
I saw Esau, he saw me.
I saw Esau, sitting on a see-saw,
I saw Esau, he saw me.
I saw Esau, he saw me, and she saw I saw Esau.

Shiloh Decorations

2011-12-20T17:48:00.000-05:00

Natural Christmas decorations at Shiloh Church in Troy, North Carolina.

Roosting Guinea

2011-12-20T07:42:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

A guinea fowl roosts in a walnut tree at dusk at my home in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

At the Stockyard

2011-12-19T07:34:00.000-05:00

On Friday morning my son I took a load of yearling calves to Carolina Stockyards in Siler City, North Carolina. I went back by later in the afternoon and watched the auction for a while as I waited for my sale to be processed. There were a lot of cattle to be sold and the buyers in the auction arena were quite active. It's one of those places where if you scratch your head at the wrong time, you might end up buying a cow. I picked up my check, and while I was at the counter, I met a couple of young cattle barons making their very first sale.

Old Ford Truck

2011-12-18T08:21:00.000-05:00

An old Ford farm truck near my home in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Seaweed

2011-12-17T08:07:00.001-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

Kelp lies on the rocks at low tide near the Marginal Way in Ogunquit, Maine.

Marco Polo, RIP

2011-12-16T07:37:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

The crow is gone, but not forgotten.

Loading Shavings in the Afternoon

2011-12-15T08:11:00.000-05:00

Neighbor Greg Williams loads shavings and sawdust on his family's dairy in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Work Horse in the Morning

2011-12-14T08:19:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

A Belgian work horse in my neighbor's pasture in Grays Chapel, North Carolina. Yesterday morning.

Tug on the Waterway

2011-12-13T08:03:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

A tug moves through a drawbridge on the Intracoastal Waterway near Chesapeake, Virginia.

Devin Beside the Barn

2011-12-12T07:37:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

Portrait of my son Devin at my grandfather's barn.

Red Doorway

2011-12-11T10:03:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh.

Red door, Woodstock, Vermont.

Asheboro Municipal Building

2011-12-10T15:29:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

Another Randolph County, North Carolina historical landmark, the 1938 art-deco Asheboro Municipal Building.

Portrait with a Toothpick

2011-12-09T06:51:00.000-05:00

Portrait of a young man with toothpick.

Linney's Mill

2011-12-08T07:07:00.000-05:00

Linney's Mill in Union Grove, North Carolina is a working water powered grist mill producing stone ground corn meal and grits daily. Run by Billy "Smiley" Linney, the mill was built by his grandfather W.L. Linney in 1937 on Rocky Creek, north of Statesville, and was run by his father William beginning in 1954. Mills have stood on the site since 1790.

Supper Tonight

2011-12-07T06:57:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

Dried speckled lima beans.

Afternoon at Alvin's

2011-12-06T06:47:00.001-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

Alvin Ward, on the lot at Alvin's Automotive. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

In The Trailer

2011-12-05T06:53:00.001-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

Two equines have their breakfast before a fox hunt recently, near Greensboro, North Carolina.

Shiloh Tea

2011-12-04T07:31:00.003-05:00

Shiloh Church in Troy, North Carolina was decorated in natural Christmas decorations, greenery and candles Saturday afternoon for their annual Christmas Tea. Tea and cookies were served to chamber music and the bagpipes.

Kelly Hinson appeared in period costume to greet the guests.

In the Molasses Shed

2011-12-03T07:23:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

Waiting for the molasses to cook at Gary Mac's. Gray's Chapel, North Carolina.

Old Mill Machinery

2011-12-02T19:55:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

From a stop by the Old Mill of Guilford today.

York, Maine Sill Life

2011-12-02T07:31:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

Lobster floats on the dock in York Harbor, Maine.

Toad in the Woods

2011-12-01T07:01:00.000-05:00

Shiloh Church

2011-11-30T06:31:00.002-05:00

Shiloh Church (Methodist), built around 1883 in a grove of oaks near Troy in Montgomery County, North Carolina. The pews date back to an earlier 1836 log church. There are two doors in the front, one for men to enter and the other for the women. The building also served double duty as a school.

There is a website at http://www.shilohchurchtroy.com/.

Fox Hunting Photography

2011-11-29T07:07:00.001-05:00

I spent Thanksgiving morning this year with the Sedgefield Hunt Club on a farm in Rockingham County, just north of Greensboro, North Carolina. It was a splendid day with some gorgeous horses, a pack of energetic and handsome hounds, and a lovely young lady who like me was at her first fox hunt, except unlike me, she was riding.

Old Randolph County Courthouse

2011-11-28T06:52:00.000-05:00

Randolph County Courthouse, Asheboro, North Carolina. Constructed in 1909.

Fashion Face

2011-11-27T06:51:00.000-05:00

Julia, fashion model.

Old Ulah Homeplace

2011-11-26T16:42:00.002-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

Old Victorian house in the Ulah community this afternoon near Asheboro, North Carolina.

Cotton in Carolina

2011-11-26T07:55:00.000-05:00

An afternoon lately found Dennis Burleson and his nephew Andrew picking cotton near Tuckertown Lake in Stanley County, North Carolina. Dennis farms a couple of thousand acres of cotton and his family runs a local gin that processes several thousand more.

Sedgefield Hunt

2011-11-25T13:28:00.001-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

I spent yesterday morning with the Sedgefield Hunt Club for their annual Thanksgiving Day fox hunt near Greensboro, North Carolina. A gorgeous day for sure. I will post more images in the next few days.

Two Locks

2011-11-25T07:32:00.000-05:00

Happy Thanksgiving

2011-11-24T05:46:00.000-05:00

Pack House Chair Revisited

2011-11-23T16:43:00.000-05:00

Mountain Meadow

2011-11-23T07:03:00.000-05:00

Oak Leaves

2011-11-22T16:55:00.000-05:00

Buick Grill

2011-11-22T07:13:00.000-05:00

Barbed Wire

2011-11-21T16:52:00.002-05:00

Study in barbed wire from this afternoon.

Rockport Harbor

2011-11-21T07:00:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

Rockport harbor, Rockport, Massachusetts.

Bicycle

2011-11-20T18:16:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

Old bicycle from the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, North Carolina.

Bit on the Wall

2011-11-20T07:47:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

An old mule or horse bit hangs on the wall at our farm in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Badin Lake

2011-11-19T18:29:00.001-05:00

A canoe moves across the water of Badin Lake at sunset in the Uwharrie Mountains of central North Carolina. Formed about 500 million years ago, the Uwharries are one of the oldest mountain ranges in North America. Once rising to almost 20,000 feet, the eons have eroded them down to about 1100 feet at their highest point.

Brick House in Vermont

2011-11-19T07:46:00.000-05:00

Gary Mac and Pearl

2011-11-18T06:46:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh.

Gary Mac and Pearl. Portrait, Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Fungi Covered Log

2011-11-17T17:25:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

Some days are better than others. Today mine pretty well stunk for a while. It was cold and rainy and a tree had taken down part of our fence. Of course, the cows were out in my neighbor's hay field. Things had to wait till I did a few errands at work, but I did get back home, I got the cows back in and found the downed fence. As I was finishing mending and complaining to myself, I turned from where I was working and saw this log. Pretty cool.

Angora Goat

2011-11-17T06:22:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

An Angora goat from Rising Meadow Farm in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Turning Ground

2011-11-16T06:47:00.000-05:00

Neighbor Bill Walker uses a turning plow to get ground ready for next year's vegetables on his farm in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Burr Oak

2011-11-15T18:26:00.001-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

My wife Dedra picked up this burr oak acorn from a tree in Charlotte. We don't see these very often in North Carolina. This particular variety of oak is usually found in the Midwest.

Cabbage Head

2011-11-15T06:47:00.000-05:00

(Photograph copyright 2011 by Dan Routh)

Cabbage growing at neighbor Bill Walker's farm in Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Combining Soybeans

2011-11-14T06:21:00.000-05:00

Soybeans are harvested this weekend near New Hope in southwestern Randolph County, North Carolina.

Small Harbors

2011-11-13T08:31:00.000-05:00

Marshallberg, North Carolina above, and near Davis, North Carolina below.

Tied Up, Commercial Fishing Boats

2011-11-12T07:24:00.000-05:00

Bayboro, North Carolina.

Taylor's Creek, Beaufort, North Carolina.

Oriental, North Carolina.

Hobucken, North Carolina.

Bayboro, North Carolina.

Hobucken, North Carolina.

Beaufort, North Carolina.