One of my favorite holiday destinations to getaway from the hubbub of New York life has turned out to be Lancaster, Pennsylvania a few hours drive from home. The Amish are a fascinating group of people who have somehow persisted and resisted the advances of modern day and still live like it used to be. While they do not fancy posing for photographs my recent visit armed with a 600mm lens helped capture this image from a distance.
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Wonderful capture. Growing up in Iowa this was a typical scene near several communities near my home. You could always tell an Amish home in the country side because they had no electric wires leading attached to the home.
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Wonderful candid shot.
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Thank you very much Raewyn
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Amazing People. I have been there twenty years ago but i still remember those amazing people and area
Stephan
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Amazing and fascinating for sure 🙂 Thank you for commenting Stefan 🙂
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Unfortunately I haven’t had the opportunity to visit an Amish community. However I have followed their lifestyle closely and it is so different from the way we live.
This picture depicts one of their main characteristics. Everything is done by hand, specially agriculture work and transportation. Their furniture is lovely and I would buy anything made by them, but I am far away from the States.
Lovely picture with a wonderful subject—the Amish people. Thank you for sharing it with us.
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Thank you very much Omar – yes, these folk are indeed very interesting
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Lancaster is one of my favorite places to visit also AJ and you captured the manual labor lifestyle perfectly in this image 🙂 Next time you visit try doing the covered bridges circuit. Maps are available at the Lancaster visitor center and it takes about 1 to 2 hours of driving to visit all of the covered bridges. Good photo opportunities also. Awesome work AJ.
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Thank you Joe. I will sure take your advice. I have passed by some of the covered bridges but never spent much time but sure is a thought for our next visit out there.
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Wonderful capture!
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Thank you Dawn
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I love that place. A slower pace.
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Yes, very very relaxing indeed!
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What a wonderful shot of the Amish. I am originally from Ohio and we have Amish communities there. I have visited the areas but never with a camera.
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Thank you Sharon, I have visited Amish communities in Iowa, Indiana and of course Lancaster, PA but somehow never in Ohio – I need to check it out for sure
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