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Amish Skies by =arkansawyer:iconarkansawyer:

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Submitted: July 5, 2006
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Make: FUJIFILM
Model: FinePixA201
Shutter Speed: 1/388 second
F Number: F/4.6
Focal Length: 6 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Date Picture Taken: Jul 3, 2006, 7:53:11 PM

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One of the coolest things about living in Pennsylvania has been seeing the Amish culture. There is, of course, the world-famous Lancaster County Amish, but even here in Dauphin County we also have Amish settlements... The other evening, I was driving along and happened to look up in time to see this. I had to turn around and go back to capture the moment.

Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
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=Jumal:iconJumal: Jul 5, 2006, 5:13:25 PM
Nice shot! Amazing community, isnt it?

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=arkansawyer:iconarkansawyer: Jul 5, 2006, 7:12:17 PM
Thank you... My only regret? We left home the other day and I didn't go back in to grab my camera... This was the old Fuji 2MP which I figured I'd let the kids start using.

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The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast and you miss all you are traveling for.
Louis L'Amour (1908 - 1988), Ride the Dark Trail
=arkansawyer:iconarkansawyer: Jul 5, 2006, 7:14:03 PM
Yes. I think I could live that lifestyle, but no one else in my family could handle it!

When we moved from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania a few years ago, we were teasing the kids that we had no house to move into, so we were going to get a big cardboard box and live in it. My son went to school and told everyone that!

But the Amish aren't that primitive... They have nice big houses, just no cars or distractions like TV's, cameras, etc.

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The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast and you miss all you are traveling for.
Louis L'Amour (1908 - 1988), Ride the Dark Trail
=Jumal:iconJumal: Jul 5, 2006, 7:17:16 PM
I've heard about them myself. Very interesting lifestyle, though i dont think I could live like that. But anyway, what do they think technology distracts them from?

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~WildFlowerDreams:iconWildFlowerDreams: Jul 5, 2006, 8:48:16 PM
I agree. On a trip from upper state new york back to michigan I came across several small towns that were almost all Amish. Very interesting life I think, and beautiful capture! :+fav:

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"The very moment you took that picture, is when your soul took over your mind."
~Whitetag:iconWhitetag: Jul 6, 2006, 12:52:10 AM
Love the flow of clouds... also a really nice one :clap:

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Fantasy is more important than knowlegde, because knowlegde is finite...

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=arkansawyer:iconarkansawyer: Jul 6, 2006, 2:20:25 AM
Thank you!!

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The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast and you miss all you are traveling for.
Louis L'Amour (1908 - 1988), Ride the Dark Trail
=arkansawyer:iconarkansawyer: Jul 6, 2006, 2:29:18 AM
I am not going to delve too deeply into religion or politics, but basically technology can be a distraction from your beliefs... (read: religion). So the "plain people" live simply, a no frills lifestyle, consuming what they produce, and hopefully selling the excess. In reality - in today's world, many have to leave the agricultural background and do things like make furniture or other things to produce an income that will pay the taxes, etc., but ideally they can be self-sustaining...

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The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast and you miss all you are traveling for.
Louis L'Amour (1908 - 1988), Ride the Dark Trail
=arkansawyer:iconarkansawyer: Jul 6, 2006, 2:30:16 AM
Thanks... My only regret is I didn't have the good camera.... But we do what we can do. ;-)

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The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast and you miss all you are traveling for.
Louis L'Amour (1908 - 1988), Ride the Dark Trail
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