This past weekend we went to the Wilson Carbide Ruins in Gatineau Park. (https://goo.gl/maps/KtwoGn8fH7t)
The ruins are what is left a research facility that was owned by Thomas ‘Carbide’ Wilson (1860 -1915). Thomas was an ingenious inventor, engineer, entrepreneur and electrochemist. He invented a process to make Calcium Carbide which is used in Acetylene.
In 1909 Thomas build several buildings at Meech Lake to do his research as well as an acid condensation tower, creating the first Phosphorus Acid Condensation plant in the world. The dam that he build here also provided electrical power. Sadly Thomas died in 1915 and the buildings quickly fell into disrepair.
The photos I took show the water falls as they leave Meech Lake. The water eventually makes it way to the Gatineau River, then to the Ottawa River.
For these shots, I use an ND16 filter. Most shots were F22, 20-25 secs shutter speed and ISO 100.
