Comments on: Exploring something new

By: Ove

Ove — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:18:48 +0000

I can imagine that those who though they would enjoy that bench rather would get a bit nervous, as the trees seemingly reach out their branches towards them. The mill will provide a good backround to that scary movie.

By: Juha Haataja

Juha Haataja — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:36:00 +0000

Here in Finland, it was a common saying that “money smells”, referring to towns which had paper mills in them. Nowadays the smell is rare, as the mills are either modern with little smell, or then they have been closed down.

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:39:28 +0000

Well, money smells funny!

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:38:55 +0000

No. I’ve not come to any conclusions, but I do know that, for some reason, I really like using that camera. I’ll think about that some more, though. I’m still curious myself.

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:37:34 +0000

Monte: The airport is close to the paper mill. Probably about 3 or 4 miles, as the crow flies. When I was returning back from NYC, I remember knowing exactly when we had hit Charleston ‘air space’. I could smell it on the plane. I know that I wasn’t imagining it because one of the passengers, who obviously wasn’t a Charleston native asked: What is that smell? A couple of us simply replied: It’s a paper mill.

By: Monte Stevens

Monte Stevens — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:33:30 +0000

The first time I had an overnight there I was trying to figure out what the smell was. And, for me it seems to linger even as we leave. I find parks to be a great place to go for relaxing as well as photography.

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:22:20 +0000

That’s a very good point, Juha. My words provided context, which took you away from your own personal experience, I believe. In this particular image, the mill is not so prominently displayed.

By: Juha Haataja

Juha Haataja — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:11:52 +0000

For some reason, I was so fixated on looking at the bench that I didn’t see the background (and the mill) at all, until I read your posting. Strange how this image works, now it seems to be very different from the first impression.

By: Steve Skinner

Steve Skinner — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:11:09 +0000

Paul, the folks who live and work at a local paper mill here say that the plant’s aroma to them smells like money to them.

By: Chris Klug

Chris Klug — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:38:36 +0000

Those trees really give the image some nice framing. I wonder: have you come to any conclusions yet about people and their love for Leica cameras? Any insights?