Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oliver Ft. Ross, very pleasant place to visit in the Spring when there is bright sunshine. Further up the coast is the Russian River, Guerneville etc., which leads to the finest wine country in the world. But since you live near there, you know that. Jerry Oliver Bryk wrote: > Fort Ross, a California State Historic Park on the Sonoma coast, celebrates > Heritage Day on the last Saturday in July. Fort Ross (shortened from > "Rossiya", i.e., "Russia") was established in 1812 to supply Russia's > Alaskan outposts; the Russians withdrew in 1841 when the otters disappeared. > The annual event attempts to reenact life at the Fort, including an Orthodox > service, trading with the Hudson Bay Company, and military activity. Most of > the re-enactors are from the nearby communities. The folkloric group "Kedry" > comes to present traditional songs and dances. Hundreds of Russians from the > San Francisco Bay area and beyond come to visit and participate. I used an > M6 with 24mm, 35mm, 50mm and 90mm lenses. Images culled from four rolls of > Tri-X, shot on a typical foggy summer day, are at > > http://www.leica-gallery.net/obryk/folder-5232.html . > > I shall be grateful for comments and/or critiques. > Oliver Bryk > PS The event also includes demonstrations of native fishing using baidarkas. > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html