Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This week will be a little bifurcated. I had intended to show the people and places in a small village (town) within Atlanta. Like most cities Atlanta has engulfed and devoured many smaller villages that used to be way out in the country. The SMSA for Atlanta is I believe 12 counties. Anyway, I have been traveling through the fringes of Norcross for several years without realizing that there was a wonderful Victorian village just across the tracks. So, first up is a typical house on a street two blocks from the mail line. < http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW2009/week+13/VictorianoldNorcross.jpg.html > Norcross was founded approximately 1803 and really started growing just after the war of Northern Aggression about 1870. The next image is of some of the detail of the wood work on these Victorians. The paint is probably wrong as typically the details would have been painted in contrasting colors. < http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW2009/week+13/Victorian.jpg.html > You don't see any people as they did not cooperate. There is however a very good authentic Irish bar just one street over so if anyone has a day or so in Atlanta.... I spent some time this week photographing azalea's. This time I was using an old Canon 135 on a Visoflex III and my M8. Three images to follow. < http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW2009/week+13/white135azalea.jpg.html > < http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW2009/week+13/white135azaleagroup.jpg.html > < http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW2009/week+13/pink135azaleagroup.jpg.html > The flowers this year seem to be very content with life; blossoms are numerous and the branches are heavy with them. However, my oldest plants are refusing to come into bloom. Almost as if they know that a hard freeze is predicted for Tuesday. Live lightly, enjoy the spirits, and remember to tip the bartender well. -- Don don.dory at gmail.com