Hometown Memories

[PFMcFarland]

I recently took a trip home for my 45th high school reunion in Greensburg, IN. We were the last class to graduate from the building before it was converted into the junior high, and was replaced with an entirely new campus on the edge of town.

Between reunion events, family visits, and trips to the auto repair shop, I managed to steal away for some photography jaunts to places old and new around town.

I took five cameras with me, and was able to use four of them (Nikon F, Nikon P7700, Nikon D80, and Rollei 35S), with the Nikon S2 having to stay in the bag.

I even shot some video, but they are too long to post on Flickr. Here are some samples of the stills.

Rollei 35S Kodak ColorPlus 200

Veterans Memorial in the middle of a round-about.

Among The Signs by P F McFarland, on Flickr


Country Skyscrapers

My Hometown by P F McFarland, on Flickr



Nikon D80

Munching away on my sister’s parsley.

Monarch In Waiting by P F McFarland, on Flickr



Rain coming…and lots of it!

Blue Bridge, Grey Sky by P F McFarland, on Flickr



Our new church, with parts from the old one.

Entrance View by P F McFarland, on Flickr




Nikon F (plain prism) Kodak Tri-X @ 200 ISO

The new church from the outside.

Saint Mary's Church and Parochial School by P F McFarland, on Flickr



A fixing to rain again.

Closing In by P F McFarland, on Flickr



Nikon P7700

One of my classmates can’t pass up the piano as we tour the old school.

Steve's Groupies by P F McFarland, on Flickr



I couldn’t pass up the tympani, which was my specialty in the percussion section.

Me At The Kettles by P F McFarland, on Flickr



Later that evening at the reunion dinner.

Everyone Was Having A Good Time by P F McFarland, on Flickr


See all 77 photos at https://flic.kr/s/aHskK7PohL

PF

[OpenWater]

Love the clouds and also the blue bridge and grey sky. I've always liked the look of steel truss bridges.

[scott]

Love the skyscraper shot. Reminds me of Wanamaker. Also nice to put a face to a name!

[Brazile]

Looks like a lot of fun. Cool about the tympani, too, I spent some time behind a set of those, too. I like "a fixin to rain" the best. It's fixin to rain here, too right now. Somebody gave me grief about saying that a while back (what comes of being a Texan in New England) but still sounds like home to me.

Robert

[Philip]

Wonderful pictures. I especially like the one of "Steve's groupies"!

[Julio1fer]

Lovely series, and with that artillery on hand it is not surprising that the S2 had to wait its turn!

The smiles on the faces say it all.

[jamesmck]

Thanks for sharing these memories.