Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/05/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A terrific series; really captures the feeling of that awesome event for those who through it. Bob Adler www.robertadlerphotography.com > On May 18, 2019, at 7:04 PM, Aram via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > We were living in the small town of Odessa, WA. I do not have any of my > own > photos of the ash hitting on May 18, 1980 as the camera club was on a > field > trip to Idaho and Canada. We were sitting in a drive-in in Nelson, BC > when > on the radio we heard, "By now you know Mt. St. Helens blew its top this > morning. I-90 is closed and Spokane is in total darkness..." It was > about > 3 PM and we looked at each other in shock. We had the town doctor, > pharmacist, post master with us. So, we headed home, driving around road > blocks by Davenport and on ash covered roads. A harrowing ride. So may > stories. I started taking photos the next day, and here is a collection > of > a few that were taken over the next few days as we looked about in > disbelief > at the "snow" that would never melt, then tried to figure out what the > heck > to do, and then did it. We really had no choice. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/msh/ > > View them large if you can. > > Comments welcome. > > Aram > > Aram Langhans > (Semi) Retired Science Teacher > & Unemployed photographer > > ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself > would ever have dared dream.? James D. Watson > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information