Interesting story and very nice pic. The color is better--the hues of the stones are too good to lose in a mono conversion.
Rick --- "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One of the best preserved American Revolutionary War > fortifications is > about 20 miles from where I sit. I had to be in > Groton CT so I decided > to visit Ft Griswold. It's not as spectacular as > some 17th and 18th > century fortifications but it overlooks a strategic > river where the US > Navy has had major facilities since it's beginning. > There have been a > number of later fortifications built in the same > general area but all > kindly spared the original fort. This is a > photograph of a slightly > restored escape rout through the earthwork walls of > the original fort. > It didn't help the defenders much in 1781 when the > British burnt New > London and massacred the fort's defenders. (Well > that's how it's > recorded by the surviving defenders anyway). Anyway > the British won. > > http://www.mindspring.com/~happydogsoftware/PESO%20--%20%20bolthole.html > > and a B&W conversion > > http://www.mindspring.com/~happydogsoftware/PESO%20--%20%20boltholeb&w.html > > > Equipment: Pentax *ist-Ds/smc Pentax FA 20-35mm > f4.0 [AL] > > Notes: This is more of an exercise in recording > textures and rendering > shadows in detail than any kind of spectacular > composition. > > As usual comments are welcome but may be totally > ignored. > > -- > I am personally a member of the Cream of the > Illuminati. > A union with the Bavarian Illuminati is > contemplated. > When it is complete the Bavarian Cream Illuminati > will rule the world > -- Anonymous > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
