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Re: [OM] OM on the move - Guatemala this time

Subject: Re: [OM] OM on the move - Guatemala this time
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:41:26 -0500
Thanks for the tour.  Well done.

Chuck Norcutt


Martin Walters wrote:
> Some pictures from a recent visit to La Antigua, Guatemala. La Antigua 
> is a World Heritage Site.
> 
> The third capital of the Spanish Colony of Guatemala (included southern 
> Mexican states), it was devastated by a severe earthquake in 1773. The 
> decision was taken to abandon La Antigua and move the capital to the 
> present day Guatemala City.
> 
> What's interesting about the ruins is that, by and large, the walls 
> stayed upright, and only the roofs collapsed. Of the 33 churches at the 
> time, only four survived. While there, we felt a smallish earthquake (5.1).
> 
> I took one day for a walking tour and a visit to some of the local 
> villages.
> 
> As usual, all taken with OM2n and various zuikos, using Portra 400 NC 
> and Costco scans. Little or no PP, other than correcting verticals and 
> some minor cropping.
> 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/14675507@N08/sets/72157623051927272/
> 
> Martin.
> 
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