I have to be honest - when I was growing up, I thought my hometown was awful. I certainly didn't think it was beautiful... and more than anything it felt stifling.
After I left, however, my opinion of my little town changed dramatically. I began to miss it... long for it, even. The mountains were less oppressive and more impressive. And let's face it - my family was there!!!!
In case you didn't know, I got a super-duper camera for my birthday - a Nikon D60 with an extra telephoto lens. Whoo hoo! My first pictures were actually from our family trip to Gatlinburg, but I haven't really gone through those and identified which ones are "professional" enough to put on this website - I had only had my camera for a few days before we left for that trip.
But while I was in KY, I had the opportunity to take some artsy pictures of my beloved hometown. Without further adieu, here they are!!!
The above picture is such a cool shot. I'm looking in on my uncle's barber shop (which used to be my grandfather's barber shop) and somehow managed to get every single person in the shot.
For some reason, this picture of my son, Luke, looks like a picture that would be in a Parenting Magazine, ha ha!
This is a shot of the new Court House, which isn't technically "new" anymore.
I'm standing at the corner of Court St and S Lake Dr, looking at The Strand Twin. I've taken in many a movie at that place!
If you are from Prestonsburg, you will recognize this as "Fountain Corner" corner. You can see just how far I was away from "Family Dollar" and "Taco Bell"... and yet, to show how awesome my little telephoto lens is, look at the picture below:
There actually was even a better picture, but this one was more artistic. :-)
This is another shot of my uncle's Barber Shop. It's the best!!!! Uncle Gary has a Men's Bible Study there every Tuesday night and close to 30 men show up.
the cross on top of Irene Cole church
What used to be Hereford's Department Store
Pretty, pretty town.
