Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/11/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Lluis, I think that shot in particular is fascinating because the graffiti came about 75 years too late:-) Cheers Douglas On 21.11.2010 18:07, Lluis Ripoll wrote: > I like these pictures, my favorite pic is this one > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Ruegen/Binz_Prora-0040.jpg.html > > > > Cheers > Lluis > > El 21/11/2010, a las 13:36, Douglas Sharp escribi?: > >> >> Hello all, >> >> Some shots from our recent trip to Stralsund and >> across the bridge to the island of Ruegen. >> >> Binz is a holiday resort from the times of the >> German Kaisers - and has not changed much since. >> >> Prora is a development from an even darker era of >> German history - and has not changed at all. >> >> Built by the KdF movement as a happy holiday home >> for tens of thousands of Nazis, it was never >> actually completed and used for its intended purpose. >> >> Its varied post-war history includes use as barracks >> for the GDR Volksarmee (the perpetuation of German >> dictatorship under a different political colour), >> accommodation for Russian occupation forces and, >> after reunification, numerous projects that were all >> doomed to failure - probably due to the atmosphere >> of the place: cold, uninviting, overpowering and >> desolate. >> >> The gallery starts here: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Ruegen/Binz_Prora-0002.jpg.html >> >> Comments and criticism welcomed >> >> Cheers >> Douglas >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for >> more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information >