Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ric - Like the dental clinic shots the best of the two sets with "Sleeping the sleep...,Apprehension, and A Large Clinic" the best to my eye. Dick >During my week off, I gave myself two assignments. > >The first was to continue documenting fishing wharfs in Eastern >North Carolina. They seem to be disappearing as catches decline and >waterfront property prices forcing bluecollar areas to give way to >condominiums. North Carolina requires setting property values based >on "market" value, often forcing fishermen who inherited land on the >water to sell as property taxes climb out of reach. >Those wharf pictures are here along with a couple of other things I >saw while relaxing: > >http://gallery.leica-users.org/album475 > > >My other self-assignment was to shoot a free dental clinic sponsored >by our church. St. Peter's Episcopal in Washington, NC hosted a >group called Open Door Dentistry of Alamance. They bring in >volunteer dentists and hygienists to provide dental care for people >who might otherwise not receive it. Students and faculty from UNC's >Dental School, as well as local and other interested people. >Luckily, the clinic director said they needed pictures more than >they did another volunteer assistant or janitor;^) I admire all the >work that folks do on foreign missions, but we occasionally need to >reflect on the need of those here at home. The clinic treated about >400 people in two days in its mobile dentist's office. > >http://gallery.leica-users.org/album476 > > >Hope you find something of value. > > >Ric Carter >http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information