Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ric: My hometown is Everetts which is on Rt 64 about 6 miles west of Williamston. The building I'm referring to is located in Everetts. I'm very familiar with Bethel. Now that they've got the large four lane highways bypassing the small towns, you have to get off and go look. When you do, the signs are there...so are the old factories, the old ball fields, the old filling stations, the old high schools (before consolidation), and the old cemeteries. They're all there waiting to be discovered again. I remember seeing your posts a few months ago about your show at Goose Creek. My folks have a place at Pamlico Beach which is (as I'm sure you know) about 30 miles due east of Little Washington. It's about one mile from Wades Point where the Pungo and the Pamlico merge into the Pamlico Sound. I grew up in Martin County, went to NC State, taught for a few years, and then left for Pennsylvania to attend graduate school. I finished at PSU in 1993 and now live in Lancaster, PA. I visited Pamlico Beach over Thanksgiving and will be in Everetts & Williamston between Christmas and New Years. My parents still live at the homeplace...a former tobacco farm just north of Everetts near a small airport. What about you? I'd be interested to learn more about your time around Martin County. Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ric Carter" <ricc@mindspring.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 6:40 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Signs > Hey Robert-- > > Is that store in Bethel? I think I remember it along old US 64. I think I > must have a photo of it myself somewhere, but it would take me ages to > drum it up. > > We still have a home in Little Washington, and martin County used to be > in my tramping area. When were you in Williamston? Where are you now? > > Ric Carter > http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies > > > On Dec 10, 2005, at 8:28 AM, Robert Clark wrote: > >> I think you are right, Nathan. I grew up in eastern North Carolina with >> the pouch tobacco signs on all of the tobacco curing barns. When the >> interstates came through and all the mom and pop hotels were not longer >> on the road most traveled, they and their signage deteriorated and >> became sort of a visual treasure to those with an eye. My folks still >> live there and things that go right by them are suddenly so vivid and >> apparent to me. In my small town (now with about 200 residents) there >> is a painted sign on the side of an old mercantile store directing one >> to "Sell Your Tobacco in Williamston." I take one or two pictures of >> that sign everytime I'm there trying to get the perfect one in different >> seasons, light, etc. Small towns in the south are an artistic >> photographers treasurer if you know where to look. When I see Ric's >> work, it's all the towns where I visited...Smithfield, Wilson, etc. >> >> Great observation. >> >> Robert >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" >> <nathan.wajsman@planet.nl> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >> Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 1:51 AM >> Subject: [Leica] Signs >> >> >>> I think that for pictures of signs the southern US is a real goldmine. >>> Both the various wall paintings on run-down buildings and the funny >>> church signs like the one Craig showed. >>> >>> Nathan >>> >>> Ric Carter wrote: >>> >>>> Good idea, Mike-- >>>> >>>> Someone was saying here a couple of weeks ago, that anyone who ever >>>> saw Walker Evans' work took pictures of signs and barns. >>>> >>>> I'm guilty as charged. >>>> >>>> Here's my ante on the sign project. Some are artsied up because >>>> that's the mood I was in when I made prints. Some are parts of an >>>> ongoing fantasy project. Hope you like and hope to see more. >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Signage >>>> >>>> Ric Carter >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Dec 9, 2005, at 11:51 AM, Mike Stoesz wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I really like #48, I like the graphics, composition, color and >>>>> intensity of this image. But, I like graphic images and images with >>>>> impact quite a bit in general. I also am a sucker for signage (old >>>>> or new). >>>>> >>>>> I think a great group project, now that FOM2 is closed, would be for >>>>> members of this group to record interesting signage, and old signage >>>>> for posterity. Does anyone have thoughts on this? >>>>> >>>>> Kind Regards, Mike >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Almere, The Netherlands >>> >>> General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com >>> Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com >>> Bicycle project: http://www.fotocycle.nl >>> Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman >>> http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 >>> Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com >>> >>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information