ATLANTA- Grits, Grittiness and A Little Glitz - Page 2

mikecolley · #21 Posted **Jun 13, 2014, 12:17 AM**

Very nice job! What trail is this? I don't recognize it.

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Sketching · #22 Posted **Jun 13, 2014, 1:30 AM**

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Very nice job! What trail is this? I don't recognize it.

Thanks. That's in Piedmont Park, I was standing atop the old Park Drive Bridge looking south toward Park tavern.

And thanks to everyone else for the comments. I'm glad you enjoyed the tour.

ColDayMan · #23 Posted **Jun 13, 2014, 2:39 AM**

Outstanding!

KB0679 · #24 Posted **Jun 14, 2014, 6:37 AM**

You've just gotta love the authentic, organic randomness that is Atlanta. Awesome thread!

atlantaguy · #25 Posted **Jun 14, 2014, 8:12 PM**

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You've just gotta love the authentic, organic randomness that is Atlanta. Awesome thread!

The-New-Tony-Detroit · #26 Posted **Jun 16, 2014, 1:05 PM**

Your photos capture a city that has become a canvas of art and soul. Atlanta, girl, you are growing up!

Stratosphere 2020 · #27 Posted **Jun 19, 2014, 7:48 PM**

Atlanta is like this very liberal island in a sea that is the conservative South.

Very nice, much love to the ATL.

waronxmas · #28 Posted **Jun 20, 2014, 4:01 PM**

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Everyone, this is Bob and he is a successful florist. He also sometimes likes to march up and down the street of random Atlanta neighborhoods dressed as a majorette, in a wedding dress, or whatever costume strikes his fancy that day. He basically embodies everything this city is about.

cabasse · #29 Posted **Jun 20, 2014, 5:51 PM**

Baton bob! he showed up at park tavern last friday before the moon ride, which was awesome in its own right (and considering the awesome specialized i rode, showed me how shitty my current bike is)

nice slice of the city, looking forward to seeing your next set for sure.

bobdreamz · #30 Posted **Jun 21, 2014, 5:45 PM**

Very nice pics of the city! As for the people you captured in your thread? It is plain to see why Atlanta isn't a fashion capital!

edluva · #31 Posted **Jun 21, 2014, 6:25 PM**

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BTW, dunno if any of you guys read Monocle, but last month's issue had a pretty good article on the Green Belt and its revitalizing effect on nearby communities. Worth checking out.

I love Monocle. Wish LA (and the US in general) had more of the type that reads the publication. Our Monocle store in Brentwood didn't last because LA doesn't have savvy enough people. The LA scene is too lame (h-wood scenster) for Monocle.

nice pics of Atlanta btw. quite overcast.

atlantaguy · #32 Posted **Jun 21, 2014, 7:04 PM**

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Very nice pics of the city! As for the people you captured in your thread? It is plain to see why Atlanta isn't a fashion capital!

While we of course have an element of the 'dress to impress, live beyond your means' set here, it is a small fraction of the population compared to what you are used to in South Florida.

Atlanta isn't like that. Laid-back and comfortable are much more important here. It is many notches below Miami on the pretension scale.

Sketching · #33 Posted **Jun 22, 2014, 5:33 AM**

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While we of course have an element of the 'dress to impress, live beyond your means' set here, it is a small fraction of the population compared to what you are used to in South Florida.

Atlanta isn't like that. Laid-back and comfortable are much more important here. It is many notches below Miami on the pretension scale.

I would tend to agree that Atlanta is generally a more casual city in terms of style, especially during the warmer months. I have remarked to friends that Atlanta is a tank top/tee shirt with flip flops kinda town (not exactly my thing but to each his own). After all, when you are sitting on a patio with drink in hand at Ten or Burkharts or wherever and the humidity is wrapped around you like a wet blanket you might as well be comfortable.

Edited to Add: Of course my selective photo thread isn't intended to be representative of Atlanta's fashion but if you'd like to explore that topic more, might I suggest visiting Atlanta Street Fashion. That particular street photographer focuses on the fashion he encounters on the streets and at shows about the city. He seems to be more interested in those with more of a quirky sense of style.

waronxmas · #34 Posted **Jun 23, 2014, 8:40 PM**

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nice pics of Atlanta btw. quite overcast.

We're in the middle of one of our wet periods, which typically lasts several years. What that means is that it's been raining here basically every other day, or weeks at a time, non-stop for about two years. Sometimes I miss the drought.

L41A · #35 Posted **Jun 24, 2014, 1:56 AM**

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We're in the middle of one of our wet periods, which typically lasts several years. What that means is that it's been raining here basically every other day, or weeks at a time, non-stop for about two years. Sometimes I miss the drought.

I love rain - well at least - I appreciate it a lot. There is something very relaxing, therapeutic, cozy, meditative, and romantic about a slow long rain on a cool Fall or Winter day in Atlanta / North Georgia. I just don't care so much for stormy weather (the short isolated tropical downpours with thunder) which occurs more often in the Summer or warmer months.

Sketching · #36 Posted **Jun 24, 2014, 2:50 AM**

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We're in the middle of one of our wet periods, which typically lasts several years. What that means is that it's been raining here basically every other day, or weeks at a time, non-stop for about two years. Sometimes I miss the drought.

Yeah Atlanta is a pretty rainy city with average rainfall of 47 inches a year and last year was the fifth wettest year on record at just over 66 inches. I like rain but last year was a little too much.

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I love rain - well at least - I appreciate it a lot. There is something very relaxing, therapeutic, cozy, meditative, and romantic about a slow long rain on a cool Fall or Winter day in Atlanta / North Georgia. I just don't care so much for stormy weather (the short isolated tropical downpours with thunder) which occurs more often in the Summer or warmer months.

I agree on the rain. I try to plan to shoot on cloudy days with maybe some light rain. The light is better (to me) with overcast conditions and it's not as hot so it's more comfortable too

waronxmas · #37 Posted **Jun 24, 2014, 2:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by L41A

I love rain - well at least - I appreciate it a lot. There is something very relaxing, therapeutic, cozy, meditative, and romantic about a slow long rain on a cool Fall or Winter day in Atlanta / North Georgia. I just don't care so much for stormy weather (the short isolated tropical downpours with thunder) which occurs more often in the Summer or warmer months.

Don't get me wrong, I like the long dark rainy days like today as much as anyone...if I was at home chiilling. But I'm at work, so it's just depressing. On the bright side, my car is getting a free wash today.

LSyd · #38 Posted **Jul 13, 2014, 8:33 PM**

forever i love atlanta. these pics show why. good to hear the claremont's taking out the bedbugs.

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TimCity2000 · #39 Posted **Jul 22, 2014, 2:55 PM**

I can feel Atlanta's pulse in this thread.

Amazing.

Chef · #40 Posted **Jul 29, 2014, 4:36 PM**

Phenomenal thread! I've never really been to Atlanta but from the photothreads I've seen it kind of reminds me of Minneapolis in terms of both architecture and energy.