Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]nice to hear your voice again. have you posted any photos we can see? been missing seeing your stuff ric carter On Aug 14, 2011, at 10:53 AM, Don Dory wrote: > HI Richard, > I've been mostly silent the past three years but have lived in Atlanta for > the past 24 years. As far as must see, what would you like to photograph > and will you have an automobile available? Atlanta is a "new" city and the > public transportation mostly is a cross that connects the hospital district > to the airport and then an E/W run through downtown. > > If you have a car then there are many more opportunities. I am assuming > that the review will be in the midtown area which roughly corresponds to > 14th and Peachtree. Within walking distance is the High Museum which is > photogenic as a building both interior lobby and the exterior( there is a > typical Calder mobil out front). For people watching, Piedmont park is a > short walk east about three blocks. Adjacent to Piedmont Park is the > Atlanta Botanical Garden which can be very good for flowers, ferns, and > orchids. They also have a small "virgin" forest that provides some solace > from the urban noise. > > If you have time and transportation then I would recommend going out to the > Chattahoochee National Forest. It extends for a very long distance so > there > are many places to stop in. The easiest is off of the northern ring road > I285 near the junction with I75. Probably the best small scale is at Paper > Mill Rd which encompasses the ruins of a Civil War era mill but has good > sight lines and some smallish falls leading up to the river itself. It can > also be found off Columns Dr and Johnson Ferry Rd. (I am assuming a smart > phone with navigation) > > There is much more as in any big city but Atlanta can resemble a large > extended strip mall which can dull the senses. Please drop me a line if > your trip gets more serious. A cold draft at Manny's could be fun. > > > > On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 2:08 AM, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> > wrote: > >> I am debating whether to go to the Portfolio Review in Atlanta Oct 1st. >> The >> cost of flight is not too bad. >> >> If I go, I will spend an extra day photographing. Any must see areas? >> >> Any Luggers? >> >> Thanks >> >> -- >> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> >> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> >> // richard's personal photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> >> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all >> previous >> replies in your msgs. ] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Don > don.dory at gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information