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Saturday Photo Hunt

Posted on May 21, 2006 By Tom No Comments on Saturday Photo Hunt
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I was itching to take some more pictures, but wasn’t sure where to start.  I first headed downtown to the annual Greek Festival at St. George’s Greek Orthodox, hoping to get some action, people, and nice colors.  It was a bit early, and neither the crowds nor the action had started.  I wandered a bit, took a few shots, then headed in search of more photos.

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My next travels took me through some of the neighborhoods that the realtors and tour guides tend to miss – those West Greenville neighborhoods that have fallen on hard times with the closure of mills, etc.  To be honest, I saw lots of potentially nice shots, but didn’t feel inspired to shoot them.

I made a quick swing up to Furman to check on my geocaches there, then headed home for lunch.  After lunch, I was out on the hunt again, this time heading east.  My goal was the old Chick Springs Resort, where the spring house is still standing.  Houston and I had taken photos here before, but this time there were No Trespassing signs everywhere. These were even plastered prominently on the buildings I wanted to shoot, thereby ruining even a long-range shot.  Oh well, I guess if I were the owner I’d do the same to protect the area.  Time to drop back and punt.

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I took a few minutes to shoot the railroad trestle over the Enoree River, as seen above, then took a scenic tour of Taylors, SC, that led me to the old Southern Bleachery Plant.   As with most textile mills in the area, it is abandoned, and was a great spot to take shots of blight and decay.

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