[Leica] M8 and the Future

[dlr at dlridings.se (Daniel Ridings)]

http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/2006v13/06v13-0001.jpg.html

Hoppy,
That is an old "industrial" area. Mills, the kinds that consisted of 
huge granite discs (a foot thick, about 5 feet across) were driven by 
water power. So quite a few mills were set up along this stream, then 
saw mills, then paper production (requires huge amounts of water) etc. 
It goes back to the 1600's. In fact, the one paper company was just 
dismantled after over 400 years of production. Almost criminal, since 
they were not losing money.

This particular shot was taken in the spring, during the "thaw" when the 
winter snow, upstream, melts and floods. There is an enormous amount of 
energy tied in in those waters.

Each factory would use the water for power, leading it even under the 
building to drive various machines, and then lead it back out into the 
stream for the next factory downstream. A whole chain of small 
industries were built up.

Hope that helps. Many thanks for your and other's generous responses.

Daniel

G Hopkinson wrote:
> Daniel, every time you post this stuff from the Rollei, I think that we 
> should enact some LUG regulation that says you are only
> allowed to shoot this bw with the Rollei and nothing else. Wonderful 
> tonality as always.
> What is the background story to the flooding photos?
> Cheers
> Hoppy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
> [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Daniel Ridings
> Sent: Wednesday, 1 November 2006 01:34
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 and the Future
> 
> Walt Johnson wrote:
>> Very few square photographs appear well composed to me. I'd go 6x9 and 
>> be fine.
>>
> 
> I beg your pardon:
> 
> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/2006v22/06v22-0011.jpg.html
> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/2006v13/06v13-0001.jpg.html
> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/2006v15/06v15-0039.jpg.html
> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/04v16-0028a-65429.jpg.html
> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/04v10-61939.jpg.html
> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/22-37338.jpg.html
> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/v26-0012-47928.jpg.html
> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/merna-sandy-37312.jpg.html
> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/23-37335.jpg.html
> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/nyeve2006/05v52-0015.jpg.html
> 
> Daniel