mgstrawn Loc: Atlanta, GA

Welcome to the Weekend Challenge! Pat (a.k.a. known as Patography) and I are hosting together this weekend. Our subject is ~ CITYSCAPES! Wikipedia defines a cityscape "as the urban equivalent of a landscape. Townscape is roughly synonymous with cityscape, though it implies the same difference in urban size and density (and even modernity) implicit in the difference between the words city and town." You may find more information at the following link:

http://digital-photography-school.com/photographing-urban-landscapes

I had grandiose plans for today's challenge! My husband had offered to take me to the largest nearby city - Atlanta, GA. However, it has been constantly raining for the last few days so I decided to wait. My examples were taken today in a little town nearby that is not quite as picturesque as our little town.

So show us your surrounding Cityscapes. And if that is not possible, show us some of your best cityscape archives. Think outside the box; my brain was not capable of that today! I am excited to see what you post because I have already seen some fabulous photos of this subject from many of you over the last year! Remember, photos of funny or crazy signs is our wildcard.

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The first 4 photos were taken in Old Town - Conyers, GA. Like my city, Covington, GA, many of the original buildings of the town have been well preserved and are in use today.


While I was walking around to the back side of one of the streets, a train came roaring through. A little scary!


The back side of one of the main streets


The storefronts


The local American Legion/Sports Complex


A new city neighborhood in Covington, GA


City comes to country - a new branch library located near my home - it was another rainy night in GA tonight!

markar Loc: Michigan

Love your examples, Gracie. I checked out the link too. I will see what I can do. :D

mgstrawn Loc: Atlanta, GA

Can't wait to see, Marilyn!

cricket2 Loc: Virginia

Well, these may not be the original plans you had but they are very very good - thanks for hosting the weekend.

jfantasma

Oh goody love this challenge. This ought to be interesting. Wonderful photos and great start. I'll have to see what I cam come up with besides the photos I took this Thursday.

mgstrawn Loc: Atlanta, GA

Thanks, Cricket ~ I have been looking forward to it!

mgstrawn Loc: Atlanta, GA

Good to see you, J!

jfantasma

Good to see you to MG. Missed you guys. I try to pop in as often as I can but my OTHER family needs me right now, when duty calls I answer it. We are just counting days until little Lila Luciana is here. Then I will flex my camera muscles.

Here are my first contributions for this round.

Processed in photomatix


A Bushido special (Not as good as his)


A little color


Another Bushido special


the dusty city from a distance


The other half. ( I have no clue how to do panoramas)

Hoss Loc: Near Pittsburgh, Pa

Piyysburgh Pa

Roadrunner Loc: Quebec, Canada

MG & Pat..this'll be a good one

Three photos here, freshly taken of Rue St-Jean in Québec City, where only locals and well informed tourists hang out.

Roadrunner Loc: Quebec, Canada

Here is where the tourists go and also us locals too. Cruiseships tie up right here, a two minute walk

This is called Le Petit Champlain which is a street but we call the area as such

Roadrunner Loc: Quebec, Canada

A very nice beginning of what I believe will be a very interesting weekend.

Roadrunner Loc: Quebec, Canada

I'm pigging out here as I'll be gone for a good part of the day. This challenge also relates to a future challenge, Hobbies, and in my case they shake hands together

The Breakneck Stairs


Place Royale

PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area

p1 Beautiful, Gracie, A very interesting start and topic.Honored to be co-hosting with you.

PAToGraphy Loc: Portland ME area

p1 Like the old tavern and the train shot. Lit library on a rainy night is beautiful. Don't think it would have same impact without the rain.