Photos by Anjali -- Water Series II, The Susquehanna

8/16/2015

Segovia? Lyon? Val d'Aosta?
Not a Roman aqueduct.
Laura was crossing the Susquehanna at Harrisburg, heading toward Pittsburgh.
The river is nearly a mile wide there, spanned by railroad trestles, high enough to withstand flooding.
Anjali held up her cellphone and clicked.
Then they were on the other side.

For a song about another wide river, the Missouri, check out Jerry Garcia's "Shenandoah Lullaby." (Jerry's been gone 20 years this month.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB0O1mUBj6I

Alan Rubin link

8/17/2015 12:11:50 am

Wow! Taken with an iPhone from a moving car.

No wonder the sales of lower priced point and shoot cameras are declining.

I often hear people say the they need a better camera to take good pictures.

It is the photographer, not the camera.

Anjali, keep them coming.

George Vecsey

8/17/2015 01:55:04 am

Alan, all I know is that if I tried that, the photo would be lopsided and blurry. Have no idea what the process was. Artists just do.
GV

Ed Martin

8/17/2015 07:15:25 am

Beautiful, perhaps Dreamer.

Meanwhile back at work, US. 8-nil, with lots of new young players on the patch, and 45,000 in the seats. Bienvenue a Brazil!

Mendel

8/17/2015 08:14:00 am

Nice photo but Pittsburgh should be off limits for Mets fans for a while.

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Photos by Anjali -- Water Series II, The Susquehanna

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