Just a quick visit to Old Roswell Mill / Vickery Creek to practice camera settings . It turned out to be a very pleasant surprise . A gentle slope with a few stairs led the way down to the dam . There was a good flow of water which usually makes for decent pics .
There are a lot of remaining brick and stone walls and foundations to shoot all up and down the pathway .
Waterways and machinery make for interesting subjects even through the fencing . At least they didn't use chainlink which makes getting pics difficult at best .
The dam and spillway had almost a foot of water going over them and looked impressive . I have to figure out how to capture the rainbows coming from the mist around the dam .
I was trying to get the little dust devil like spot of water going over the dam as the wind was pushing it back up over the top . In person , it looked pretty cool .
Trying to figure out some of the artsy fartsy settings on the camera . Notice I said trying .
There is a great little picnic area with benches , tables , and a couple of grills by the creek . Pretty much abandoned midweek . This looks like a great place to bring kids , especially when it gets a little warmer where they can play in the creek .
The lower building is being remodeled for meetings right now .
You know you are in Roswell when you see the crown moulding in the very clean public restrooms .
The covered bridge going over Vickery Creek leads to some fairly steep paths that will take you upstream above the dam , or downstream to the Chattahoochee River .
All in all a very pleasant ramble . Close to home , quiet , and clean . Of course , as you can see , I still need a whole lot of camera practice , but what a beautiful area to practice in . FYI . The parking area was crowded but evidently most were at the ORM club . Very few people were using the park that day .
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