Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/07/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, Jack, Thanks for looking. You picked up on the lay of the land pretty quickly. When I was a kid on that farm in the 30s, the area where the lake now stands was a hog lot, along with a few goats to keep the bushes down. The dam is close to what was at the time the south boundary of the barn lot. The water depth is probably close to the height of the lower part of the barn. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "jack" <jmaddox01@suddenlink.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 7:19 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: From the Cigar Box- Checking the Dam, Feb 1956 > Jim, > I like the composition and the feeling of the depth of the water you get > from the half visible barn in the background. > Thanks for showing. > Jack > > Jim Nichols wrote: >> Continuing through the B&W negatives in the cigar boxes, I liked this >> photo from February 1956. During the previous year, my Dad and his boss, >> who was a highway contractor, decided to build a fishing lake on our >> family farm. This photo shows my Dad walking the dam, looking for signs >> of leakage. In later years, there were problems with beavers that >> burrowed into the dam and created leaks. >> >> Leica IIIa and Elmar 50/3.5, bulk Kodak ASA 50 film, filter not recorded. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cigar+Box/Nichols+Lake+01+Feb+56+sm.jpg.html >> >> Comments, critiques welcomed. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >