Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for taking us on the ride. I would not have picked you as a petrol head cyclist ;-) Cheers Alastair > I finally got out into the countryside on my motorcycle. There is a > Carmelite shrine known as Holy Hill built on the highest point in > southeastern Wisconsin, in an area called the kettle moraine, and it's > surrounded by twisty roads. Many are part of the state Rustic Road > system, which designates picturesque lanes and prevents them from being > spoiled by development. These low-speed roads are just great for > motorcycling. > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Motorcycles/Country+Ride/CountryRideHolyHill_489_AMR.jpg.html> > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Motorcycles/Country+Ride/CountryRideHolyHillHawk_490_AMR.jpg.html> > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Motorcycles/Country+Ride/CountryRideHogbackRoad_473_AMR.jpg.html> > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Motorcycles/Country+Ride/CountryRideHogbackRoad_480_AMR.jpg.html> > > The center of quarter-mile Hogback Road has drop-offs on both sides: > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Motorcycles/Country+Ride/CountryRideHogbackRoad_483_AMR.jpg.html> > > And I always have to go to Plat Road, which curls through a grove of maple > trees: > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Motorcycles/Country+Ride/CountryRidePlatRoad_493_AMR.jpg.html> > > On the main highway is this display: > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Motorcycles/Country+Ride/CountryRideCycles_462_AMR.jpg.html> > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/Motorcycles/Country+Ride/CountryRideCycles_468_AMR.jpg.html> > > Not as good as George's pictures. I was hoping for an overcast day to fit > the mood of the subject, but got hazy sun. > Since I don't get out this way much, I thought I'd use up some of my last > rolls of Kodachrome here, so I also took KM25 slides with my Retina IIa, > 3D on KR64 with my Stereo-Realist, and a roll of B&W in my M2 + 28mm f/3.5 > Nikkor LTM. > > Alan > > Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer > UPAA POY 1978 > University Information Technology Services > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee > amr3 at uwm.edu > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >