Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am not a native of Atlanta but my son and daughter in law live there and we visit regularly. Atlanta is one part urban metropolis surrounded by a cluster of small towns. The city sort of just grew, adding idiosyncratic communities to a central downtown area. If you take your camera, you will find unique scenes to photograph in every area. Atlanta boasts a number of well known spots. There is the High Art Museum, very modern in architecture, but with a middling permanent collection of paintings. Once in a while a really great traveling show appears. If you are a news junkie the CNN headquarters is a popular visitors destination. Watch news reporting in action. Coca Cola headquarters is in the downtown area too. The mecca for soft drink lovers. Free Cokes too. One of the high spots is the new Atlanta Aquarium. It's the best that my marine biologist grandaughter has ever seen. And big too. If you travel around the city with a native, you will probably be dragged to Stone Mountain, a huge granite outcropping carved in the likeness of Confederate generals. It's the South's answer to Mt. Rushmore. Otherwise good shopping, good eating, plenty of antebellum houses - and if you come down with a rare illness it's the home of the Center of Disease Control. To my mind, the best part of Atlanta is getting there. When we visit on Thanksgiving, we take a leisurely drive down the Blue Ridge Parkway. Now that's something to see! Larry Z - - - - - On Aug 11, 2011, at 2:08 AM, Richard Man wrote: am debating whether to go to the Portfolio Review in Atlanta Oct 1st. The cost of flight is not too bad. If I go, I will spend an extra day photographing. Any must see areas? Yes, IMHO. I'm now in Sevierville, Tennessee, having spent the day yesterday driving through the "heart" of the Smokies, up U.S. Route 441, over Newfound Gap, here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newfound_Gap Getting ready to download two CF cards and an SD card, chock full of goodies. But, back to Atlanta: Definitely see the High Museum. a real gem. And, if you get to the show, look up Judith Pishnery, who should be there. Before I left GA, I took a one-on-one tutorial with her on Lightroom. Great! Ken