I graduated from Iowa City, though I think it was about a thousand years ago. These photos VERY well describe the landscape that I remember.
Mark, I think you would have liked Iowa City. It is reminiscent of Ann Arbor, much the same ambience. If you are back that way again, I hope you'll give it another try. A great place, and lots of nice people, even to Wolverines... Bill Sawyer -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark C Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 11:10 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: The Modern Midwest Landscape On 2/15/2012 4:13 PM, Don Guthrie wrote: > This is what rural Iowa looks like these days. > > Comments encouraged. > > If you have a chance look at the rock picture below this one. I posted > the link a while ago and no one noticed. If it is too bad to comment on > I need to know. > > > > > http://donspix.posterous.com/#!/ > The first image is very strong and well executed. I drove from Kalamazoo, MI to my mother's house in Waterloo, IA, last Friday to retrieve the final car load of her personal effects before the house sale closes, and I wish I had gotten a shot as nice as the one you have there. It very much represents the landscapes that I drove through. I had hoped have some fun on a trip of necessity, and I packed a light photo kit to take with me and planned to see the sights in Iowa City. But... I got a nasty cold the day before the drive, and never took a single photo, never got to Porters Cameras, and never hit the Iowa City Brew pubs. I just took sudfed, drank red bull, blew through two boxes of Kleenex and listened to the Ramones and Car Talk on the Ipod. Drove 12 hours Friday and 7 hours Saturday (thanks to a Michigan snow storm that day.) Ate dinner Friday in the food court at the Iowa 80 World's Largest Truck Stop - the highlight of the trip. Sheese... Well, your photo makes me realize that one *can* get good photos in the bleak Midwest, and for that I am grateful. MCC -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
