[Daily Photo] Inside the blacksmith's shop / 古老的打鐵舖內

This photo was taken inside the Cotswold Forge at Greenfield Village (located in Dearborn, Michigan). The Forge was built in Snowshills, England in the Cotswold region in the 1600s, and was reconstructed in the Greenfield Village in 1931. Blacksmiths made and repaired iron tools in this Forge. You can see how many tools they had for blacksmithing.

在密西根州的綠野村內有一間重建的英國古老打鐵舖。看了才知道原來鐵匠的工具這麼多，光是火鉗就有好幾種。

[Daily Photo] Inside the Ford home / 亨利福特的家

I was in the replicated house of Henry Ford in Greenfield Village (in Dearborn, Michigan). The famous Henry Ford was born in this house. When I was visiting this house, two enthusiastic older ladies dressed in the style of 300 years ago acted as tour guides.

在密西根州的綠野村裡有一間亨利福特的家(重製的)。當時屋內沒有其他遊客，卻有兩個穿著古裝的老婦人在閒聊，著實把我嚇了一大跳。霎時間我以為我闖進不對外開放參觀的地方，後來才知道她們原來是負責在屋內導覽的員工，她們熱心地向我介紹這間房子的歷史。

[Daily Photo] Henry Ford Academy / 亨利福特學院

This is the Henry Ford Academy (in Dearborn, Michigan) just beside the Henry Ford Museum. What beautiful architecture.

[Daily Photo] Antique lathe / 古董車床

I took this photo of an old lathe (a machine tool) in Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Machine Shop in Greenfield Village (located in Dearborn, Michigan). There are many antique machines preserved in Greenfield Village and some are still working. Items in the Village such as signs are made by these old machines.

此照片拍攝於密西根州的綠野村，亨利福特集團在這裡保存了許多古老的機械。讓我覺得有趣的是，這些東西不僅僅是被保存下來而已，許多工具都還正在使用中。村中的工人刻意使用這些老機械來製造村中的東西，例如路牌。

[Daily Photo] Beautiful country field / 鄉野美景

This country field photo was taken in Greenfield Village (in Dearborn, Michigan). I like the cloud in the center of this photo which is like a flower blooming in the sky.

密西根州的鄉野美景，空中的雲朵像是一朵盛開中的花。

[Daily Photo] Steam train at Greenfield Village / 懷舊蒸汽火車

This photo of a steam train was taken at the Firestone Station in Greenfield Village (in Dearborn, Michigan), a historical village owned by The Henry Ford. You can buy a pass to take a ride on this train which loops around Greenfield Village.

此照片拍攝於美國密西根州亨利福特集團所屬的Greenfield Village。照片中的蒸汽火車為遊園列車，需要額外購票才能乘坐。



I also took the following two videos of this steam train using my Nikon D7000 camera. I hope you will like it!
下面兩段影片式蒸汽火車在園中行駛的實況(使用我的Nikon D7000錄製)。

[Daily Photo] Port Huron Steam Engine / 農用蒸汽引擎

I went to Greenfield Village next to the Henry Ford Museum (in Dearborn, Michigan) last week. They collect and preserve many old-time agricultural equipment in the village just like this one -- the Port Huron Steam Engine, a steam-power tractor made by the Port Huron Engine & Thresher Company. It can generate from 19 - 65 horsepower. Farmers used it to power their machine or pull/push farm equipment.

在汽油引擎尚未普及前，美國農夫使用這種蒸氣引擎來拖曳或驅動大型農具。此照片拍攝於密西根州亨利福特集團所屬的Greenfield Village。



I found the following footage on YouTube from Captkordite showing how this engine works.
下面這段影片可看到此引擎實際運作的樣子。

[Daily Photo] Inside the Henry Ford Museum / 亨利福特博物館內

This photo was taken inside the Henry Ford Museum (in Dearborn, Michigan). Seeing the exhibition inside is like seeing the whole of automotive history. I chose a small aperture (F/8.0) which not only helped me to get the large depth of field, but also created the cool "star burst" effect to the light source. The drawback is, in this circumstance, the shutter speed will be very slow. Therefore, I suggest using a tripod to prevent blurring.

此照片拍攝於美國亨利福特博物館。走進館中猶如欣賞一場汽車的演化史。我使用小光圈(F/8.0)拍攝，讓我可以取得大景深，另外在燈光的地方還可以有星芒的效果。不過缺點是館中的光線昏暗，必須使用腳架才能在小光圈下成功的拍攝照片。

[Daily Photo] Wright Brothers' Kitty Hawk Flyer / 萊特兄弟的小鷹號

This is a replica of Wright Brothers' Kitty Hawk Flyer, the first motorized airplane in the world. I took this photo in the lobby of the Henry Ford IMAX Theatre. Do you know which direction is the front of this airplane? The answer is the "right side". The part that looks like a tail wing is actually the head of this airplane.

此照片拍攝於密西根州亨利福特IMAX戲院的大廳。這台飛機是萊特兄弟的小鷹號複製品，大家可以猜猜看小鷹號的"頭"是哪一邊?我拍這張照片的時候，一直認為是左邊。後來進了博物館看了說明，才知道原來頭在右邊。萊特兄弟當年一定想不到後來的飛機設計居然會跟他們的設計前後顛倒。

[Daily Photo] 1960 Slingshot dragster in Henry Ford Museum / 60年代的高速賽車

This photo was taken in the Henry Ford Museum (in Dearborn, Michigan). The vehicle in this photo is the 1960 Slingshot dragster built by Sam Buck and Bob Thompson. The driver seat is located on the top left of this photo. In the center of the photo you can see the engine (Ford V-8, L-Head valves, 320 cubic inches), and on the bottom right a gas tank.

By the way, I love the Henry Ford Museum because it's a very friendly museum. They allowed me to use tripod to take photos inside the museum (as long as I didn't block the other visitors), so I can get bright and clear photos just like this one by using HDR Photography.

此照片拍攝於美國密西根州Dearborn市的「亨利‧福特博物館」(就是福特汽車的那位亨利福特)。照片中為1960年代的高速賽車。我喜歡這座博物館的最大原因是他允許我使用腳架在館內拍照。藉此我可以盡情的進行HDR攝影。