The rather magnificent Galen Stone Tower, Green Hall, Wellesley College, 106 Central St, Wellesley MA photographed from Buck Hill. While only about 13 miles away, this has proven to be a very difficult target to get a good photograph of. This one certainly is not the best, but it was taken on a fairly good day for visibility and shows a fair amount of detail of the tower. Given the limitations of my current gear, this is probably going to be close to the best that I can get. From the vantage point of Buck Hill, Galen Stone Tower sits almost directly under the summit of Mount Wachusett. Mount Wachusett is about 45.7 miles away which gives one a really good scale at just how small most man-made objects are.
Unfortunately, this beautiful stone tower lies in an almost direct line with a not so beautiful communications tower, Needham Recycling and Transfer Station, 1421 Central Ave, Needham MA about 10.3 miles away. I took a stab at removing the comm tower using photoshop, so I have included that here as well, but full disclaimer that the first photo is the true depiction.
I have also included a photo I took of the tower on the Wellesley College campus. I happened to be in town for an appointment, and it was a quick detour to see this wonder up close.
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