Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:52 AM 1/18/2005, Chandos Brown wrote: > > The first is from Cologne, Virginia, a tiny agricultural > > crossroads town in King and Queen County on the Middle > > Peninsula (about 30 miles distant from where I live in > > Gloucester). > > > > http://cmbrow.people.wm.edu/photography/PAW/cologne.htm > > > > > > The alternate is from along State Route 10 in Surry County, > > Virginia, south of the James River (also known as Southside), > > home of peanut and cotton farms, and hogs--this not so distant > > from Smithfield, where the famous ham originates: > > > > http://cmbrow.people.wm.edu/photography/PAW/rt10.htm > > > > I can't quite choose between these two and will appreciate any > > comments, derision, etc. I liked the first one, Chandos. It has a sense of place. I lived in Tidewater VA for a while. The look is unmistakable. The second photo is nice esthetically, but kind of rootless. Also, the 2nd image always downloads funny in my browser, with a band of distorted colors at the bottom, so I have to try to imagine what it would look like "right." I'll send you a copy off-list to illustrate. Could be something wrong on my end. BTW, do people still talk funny in Gloucester? ;-) I used to play Bluegrass with some guys from over there. I'll never forget that accent. Back then there was a bar in Yorktown next to the James River bridge where we used to hang out. I haven't thought about it in years. Thanks for the reminder. Phil Swango 307 Aliso Dr. SE Albuquerque, NM 87108 505-262-4085 714-908-7846 (fax) pswango@att.net