Lake Windward, Alpharetta
A calm blue lake with pontoon boats tied at a dock and large homes along the far wooded shore, a rock-edged planting bed in front.
Photograph Lake Windward, Alpharetta April 2017 by Thomson200, released into the public domain CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
Along Lake Windward, Alpharetta
A two-lane road beside a curving sidewalk with black lampposts and spring trees, a glimpse of lake water at right.
Photograph Lake Windward drive, Alpharetta, April 2017 by Thomson200, released into the public domain CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
Golf and homes at Crooked Creek, Milton
A golf green with a sand bunker on a grassy slope and large homes among spring trees behind it, crape myrtle trunks in front.
Photograph Crooked Creek, Milton, Georgia April 2017 by Thomson200, released into the public domain CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
Estate homes on Quayside Drive, Milton
A curving residential street with a sidewalk, lamppost and manicured lawns leading to large brick and stone houses under blue sky.
Photograph Quayside Drive, Milton, GA May 2017 1 by Thomson200, released into the public domain CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
Milton City Hall in Crabapple
A two-story brick building with standing-seam metal roofs and a cream entry pavilion behind a front lawn under clear blue sky.
Photograph Milton City Hall, Milton GA by John Phelan, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
The Crabapple crossroads, Milton
A two-story red brick building with arched windows and a white corner portico at a crosswalk with traffic signals.
Photograph Crabapple, Georgia by Thomson200, released into the public domain CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
The green in Crabapple, Milton
A covered outdoor stage with a dark brick back wall beside a broad mowed lawn, a brick building and flowering shrubs behind.
Photograph Stage on the Green, Crabapple GA by John Phelan, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
The Thomas Byrd house in the Hopewell community, Milton
A white clapboard house with a red metal roof, dormers and a tall brick chimney behind a railed walkway and bare winter trees.
Photograph Thomas Byrd House, Hopewell GA by John Phelan, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
Alpharetta City Hall on the City Center green
A red brick city hall with a columned portico and clock pediment behind a lawn, lampposts and a painted bear sculpture.
Photograph Alpharetta City Hall, Alpharetta GA by John Phelan, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
The Big Creek Greenway in Alpharetta
A paved trail with a yellow center line through bare and fading autumn woods, a mile marker post at right.
Photograph Big Creek Greenway Mile 5 by John Phelan, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
Big Creek in November, Alpharetta
A muddy creek bending through woods with golden autumn leaves, a fallen log across the water and sunlit trees.
Photograph Big Creek, Alpharetta, GA Nov 2020 by Thomson200, released into the public domain CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
The holiday ice rink at Avalon, Alpharetta
An outdoor ice rink at night under string lights and a lit Christmas tree, with shops and a lighted Avalon sign behind.
Photograph Ice Rink, Avalon, Alpharetta, Georgia Dec 2017 by Thomson200, released into the public domain CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
Offices on the GA 400 corridor at North Point, Alpharetta
A six-story granite and blue-glass office building behind flowering crape myrtles, lampposts and a curving drive.
Photograph 100 North Point Center, Alpharetta, GA July 2018 by Thomson200, released into the public domain CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
Autumn in Lexington Woods, Johns Creek (Alpharetta mailing address)
A pond with a spraying fountain framed by orange, red and gold autumn trees, with two large houses on the far bank.
Photograph Lexington Woods Alpharetta GA – panoramio by Chanilim714, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
A Lexington Woods street in October, Johns Creek
A curving neighborhood street with leaf-scattered lawns, orange and red autumn shrubs and trees, and two-story homes.
Photograph October at Lexington Woods Alpharetta GA – panoramio by Chanilim714, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
The Chattahoochee River at Johns Creek
A wide river with white-water shoals under clear blue sky, bare winter trees and tall pines on the far bank.
Photograph Chattahoochee River, Johns Creek Jan 2021 by Thomson200, released into the public domain CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
Shoals at the Jones Bridge unit, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Rocky river shoals with white water and a fallen tree in the foreground, bare trees on both banks under a streaked sky.
Photograph Chattahoochee River NRA – Jones Bridge unit, Feb 2018 by Thomson200, released into the public domain CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
The old Jones Bridge span over the Chattahoochee
A rusty steel truss bridge span on a dark pier reaching over a calm green river, framed by fresh spring leaves.
Photograph Old Jones Bridge Ruins – panoramio by Thomson M, licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
A creek in Autrey Mill Nature Preserve, Johns Creek
A clear creek flowing over tilted slabs of grey rock under rhododendron and bare winter trees.
Photograph Sal’s Creek Autrey Mill Nature Preserve Dec 2020 01 by Thomson200, released into the public domain CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
The historic church at Autrey Mill Nature Preserve, Johns Creek
A small white clapboard church with a steeple and columned porch among tall bare trees, a lamppost and curving walk in front.
Photograph Warsaw Church at Autrey Mill, Johns Creek GA by John Phelan, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
A path in Newtown Park, Johns Creek
A paved path with a dashed center line curving under tall bare trees beside a ballfield fence, clear blue sky.
Photograph Walking path at Newtown Park, Newtown GA by John Phelan, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
Atlanta Athletic Club, Johns Creek
A golf green with white bunkers behind a stone-walled pond reflecting a golden sunset through tall pines.
Photograph AAC 17 Highlands by Employees of the Atlanta Athletic Club, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
The Atlanta Athletic Club clubhouse, Johns Creek
A long Tudor-style clubhouse with orange tile roofs glowing in low sun beyond a fairway, bunkers and a pond.
Photograph AAC 18A 11-18 WebReady by Employees of the Atlanta Athletic Club, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
Atlanta Athletic Club at dusk, Johns Creek
A clubhouse beyond a stone-edged pond and green under a pastel dusk sky, mature oaks reflected in still water.
Photograph Clubhouse from Course GR 0815 by Employees of the Atlanta Athletic Club, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
The Big Creek Greenway in Forsyth County
A concrete greenway path running straight ahead between dense summer woods, with a brown mile marker post at left.
Photograph Big Creek Greenway Mile 5, Forsyth County GA by John Phelan, licensed under CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.
Film
- Home page film: a slow cut of seven real photographs (Lake Windward, Crooked Creek in Milton, estate homes on Quayside Drive, the Chattahoochee at Johns Creek, Big Creek in November, the Thomas Byrd house in Hopewell and Alpharetta City Hall), with gentle zoom and dissolves. Nothing in it is generated; credits for each photo are listed above.
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