Amish Country

We've been visiting Holmes County, Ohio. This area is one of the largest groupings of the Amish and conservative Mennonite peoples. It is an area of gorgeous, rolling hills. Farming country.

The people express their religious beliefs in the way that they eschew the modern conveniences that most of us would consider essential. They utilize the tools and live the lifestyles that were common to our grandparents and great-grandparents in their youth of the 1870's to 1890's. At the same time our "english" culture exists in their midst.

Old Man's Cave

In Southeast Ohio there is an area called the Hocking Hills. For my friends in the Midwest they look and feel much like the Ozarks. These hills are foothills of the Appalachians.

There are a number of spectacular gorges carved into the local sandstone by the eons of erosion. One of these formations is called the Old Man's Cave, because of the local legend of an early settler who lived in one of the alcoves as hermit.

What made Old Man's Cave special for us is that it features a number of waterfalls and other water features that made for spectacular photography. Here are a few examples of the formations found there.

Upper Falls

Devil's Bathtub

Lower Falls

These gorges (and the entire region) feature great flora and fauna. More photos from the region to come!

Nikon D7000, 35-70mm or 70-200mm, post in ACR and CS5

Antiques

We are out on our summer vacation. We've reached our second stop were we will be hiking (and hopefully finding some great landscapes!)

We went out scouting and found an antique shop. Most of the things in these places are nothing but old junk, but they offer great shapes and colors and textures for photos. Here are a couple from my time in the store.

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Victrola

Milk Bottles

Photogeek information: Nikon D7000, Tokina 100mm Macro, ISO 1600, PP in ACR 6 & CS 5