Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Barney, Thanks for the history lesson and for relating your own story. The latest photo is a great one. It shows that, even if one abandons the property, the flowers keep on doing their thing. That stone work was quite an accomplishment in its day. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bernard Quinn" <bjq1@mac.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2008 11:03 AM Subject: [Leica] IMG: Mystery Solved > > Easter Sunday morning is a good time for solving mysteries, and today's > Sunday Shot is the answer to a puzzle. When I first sent out a picture of > these ruins several weeks ago I had no idea about their name or history. > One of our fellow LUGGERs, John Braun, who lives in Columbia, MD, > suggested that I contact the Talbot County Historical Society where the > church is located. My friend Ray Hardy, one of the world's distinguished > cello makers saw the picture. ( His son David is the Principal Cellist of > the National Symphony Orchestra, by the way.) Ray is also an excellent > photographer. He showed the picture to two friends of his, David Crandel, > who is a professional photographer, and The Rev. Lyle Buck, a > Presbyterian minister. The three of them formed a team to track down the > story of this ruin. Ray got in touch with Ms. Beth Hanson, the Curator of > the Talbot County Historical Society. She knew the answer. > > These are the ruins of St. John's Episcopal Church. They are located on > the Miles River, in Unionville, MD, not far from the town of St. > Michael's. The chrch was built in the 1830's, and was in regular use > through the late 1890's when the congregation declined. It was closed in > the early 1900's when several people were injured as some pieces of the > ceiling fell on them during services. The church has been deconsecrated > for the past century. > > I am sending this picture today because it is also become my own personal > Easter story. In 1990 I was in a serious bicycle accident. I broke my hip > and pelvis. Complications developed. My hip became very arthritic and I > became so lame that I had a lot of trouble walking even short distances, > though I tried not to let in get in the way of my photography. (Edward > Weston is reputed to have said, "If it's more than 100 feet from the car > it's not scenic!" Believe me, I know exactly what he meant.) Last July I > had my hip replaced. What makes this picture an Easter story is that I > took it with my Leica M8 with my 24mm f 2.8 Elmar lying on my stomach in > the muddy grass. I took seven or eight different shots from this > perspective. I had no trouble crawling around or getting up an down. > Weather or not this was a prudent thing for someone who will be 65 in a > few weeks to be doing is different question! :-) This is my Easter Sunday > picture because there is no way in the world I could have taken this > picture six months ago. My new hip is a gift of Biblical proportions. > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Barney/St_Johns.jpg.html > > Comments and Criticisms Welcome! > > Barney > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >