I liked them all except Oakland Medical Center. The subject and framing
is fine but the contrast is so high I find it artificial and unpleasant
to look at.
Chuck Norcutt
On 3/29/2015 12:31 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
It was a decent road-trip day. The daughters were involved in music
competitions in two different cities. We started out in Atlantic, Iowa
for the solo competitions, and then in Bellevue (Omaha), Nebraska for
the Drumline competition. One the way from one to the other, we passed
through Oakland, Iowa.
I took a few minutes to walk this OLD downtown area and get some
photographs. Everything was shot handheld with the Olympus E-3 and
14-42 zoom. Downtown Oakland is one of those unusual survivors of
time. Not only was it not decimated by fire or tornado, but it never
really saw any significant "modernization" through the years. It's not
that Oakland is a dead down--far from it, but it has moved onward
along the highway where the above average household income of the
residents get to spend their money. Oakland is within the commute
circle for Omaha and Counsel Bluffs, so it has transformed into a form
of bedroom community. Yet, the old downtown still survives.
A multi-frame panoramic image showing the main two streets:
http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=16747
The Rusk Building and Sky:
http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=16750
Bent Light Over Door of the Risk Building:
http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=16753
Oakland Medical Center:
http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=16759
Oakland Savings Bank:
http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=16762
Photographer in the Window:
http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=16756
Final Flight:
http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=16765
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