Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Aug 2, 2006, at 12:55 PM, Richard S. Taylor wrote: > Ric - Like the dental clinic shots the best of the two sets with > "Sleeping the sleep..., Thanks, Dick. That's my wife, Kitty, holding the little one. Ric > Apprehension, and A Large Clinic" the best to my eye. > > Dick > > >> During my week off, I gave myself two assignments. >> >> The first was to continue documenting fishing wharfs in Eastern >> North Carolina. They seem to be disappearing as catches decline >> and waterfront property prices forcing bluecollar areas to give >> way to condominiums. North Carolina requires setting property >> values based on "market" value, often forcing fishermen who >> inherited land on the water to sell as property taxes climb out of >> reach. >> Those wharf pictures are here along with a couple of other things >> I saw while relaxing: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album475 >> >> >> My other self-assignment was to shoot a free dental clinic >> sponsored by our church. St. Peter's Episcopal in Washington, NC >> hosted a group called Open Door Dentistry of Alamance. They bring >> in volunteer dentists and hygienists to provide dental care for >> people who might otherwise not receive it. Students and faculty >> from UNC's Dental School, as well as local and other interested >> people. Luckily, the clinic director said they needed pictures >> more than they did another volunteer assistant or janitor;^) I >> admire all the work that folks do on foreign missions, but we >> occasionally need to reflect on the need of those here at home. >> The clinic treated about 400 people in two days in its mobile >> dentist's office. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album476 >> >> >> Hope you find something of value. >> >> >> Ric Carter >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information