A Couple Of Photos
My wife and I were rambling about the area pretty much all day Saturday. The purpose was to take photographs of various places for use as graphics at the television station for which I work. It’s an excuse to not only get out of the house but also a chance to get a little creative (something I rarely can exercise at work anymore – I miss that). During the rambling I took almost one hundred photos with my simple point-and-shoot digital camera (boy, I would love to have a Canon EOS digital camera and a couple of good digitally-compatible lenses). The two above are a couple of things I found interesting. The top photo was taken at the old train depot in Thomasville, Georgia and it’s my feeble attempt to be more artsy fartsy. I think it turned out quite well and I made it into wallpaper for my computer. The second one was just something interesting I came across in a tiny community named Metcalfe, Georgia. Metcalfe is so tiny it doesn’t even have a single traffic light. There’s a lumber yard, train tracks and a row of old buildings along an old road. Most of the old buildings are empty but for some reason I find visually appealing. One of the buildings is apparently still in use as “Tommy’s Smokehouse” which was closed for the day by the time I took the photograph. I don’t know if it sells tobacco or smoked meats (or both) to qualify as a smokehouse and frankly I don’t even know if it’s still in business (that “closed” sign could have been in the door window for years as far as I know).