Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter - In most places near Boston all new construction requires underground utilities. The cost of moving above above-ground utilities underground is apparently very high. When it is done, the difference is enormous. Apparently even a meager grid of wires acts like a ceiling, hiding far more of the sky than the cross section of the wires would suggest. >Richard S. Taylor wrote: > >>Peter's recent posting of pictures from his walk reminded me of >>just how much I've come to hate these ugly, messy, overloaded >>utility poles. They are a blight on the landscape and burden the >>sky. >> >>Example 1: http://gallery.leica-users.org/CURRENT/L1000612_web >>Digilux 2, ISO 100, F7.2 @ 1/125 Aperture Preferred Mode. >> >>Example 2: http://gallery.leica-users.org/CURRENT/27_0063_web >>M7 Data not recorded. >> >>Comments welcome, as always. >> >Never really understood why you don't run them underground more >often in the US. Maybe you do and it's just that they stick out like >a sore thumb to me. > >Peter Dzwig > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Regards, Dick Boston MA