Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Victor, I survived 10 Stampedes in a row up till the mid 80's. It's a great time. When you get sick of fair food and prime rib, hit the best cheap Italian spot in town. Chianti on 17th ave SW at 14th street. Cheers Jeff >From: "Victor Wek" <photvictor@hotmail.com> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: [Leica] Re: Calgary Stampede Trip >Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 19:09:57 > >I do not know about photographic big events, but I was on Stampede last >year >with my Leica M6 and Nikon with 70-300 Nikon zoom. >This year I am going to be there for few days. >On Friday 6 July there is big parade in downtown, I think, it starts at >9am. >It is good to be earlier to pick up good spot at front. Take a tourist >chairs for your family, the parade runs for more then 2 hours. The parade >is >a historic fashion show with animals, local politician and figures like >Hart >brothers (WWF). That nite there is a firework at 10pm. They fire from >Stampede Park area. >After the parade entertainment starts. There are two main places of >actions: >downtown and Stampede Park. In downtown there are a lot funny figures, >music >players, red RCMP guys on the streets. And on a square, near US consulat - >Gov.Centre (~1st, 6av) are historic presentations, each takes around half >hour. We have there: dances, natives parade on horses, different bands, gun >fights... >In Stampede Park you have animals presentation (different types of cows, >horses, pigs, goose...), native village with biggest tipi and tipi contest, >there is flea market, military show, and of course rodeo, where my 300mm >lens was too short. On rodeo you have wagon racing, cow chasing, bull and >horse riding. Before rodeo starts, around 10 am each day there are country >singers presentations on rodeo stadium. Singers also sing in one of the >tents, it is dark inside. Mostly Canadian divas are there. You can get >close >with any of singers and snap photo together. I will advise you to go there >on Sunday, free entrance and breakfast. Try to use some tricks to avoid >those big lineups at the entry or for food. >I attended rodeo here as in Spain I attended corrida, just to see. >Outside of Calgary, Drumheler has Mars - desert type of scenery, >interesting >late evening shadows, it is great for portrait location. In dinosaurs >museum >you can use flash and no tripod. >I am not excited about Banff, too commercial, nature is devastated. I would >rather go to Lake Louise and photograph the Lake or 10 km further down the >road is famous Moraine Lake of the 10 picks. >This year I will probably take 2 M cameras plus 35 and 90mm lenses (or new >Tri Elmar if I get it on time). When it will be a sunny day, I will take >slow film with me (Velvia, K64, Reala), in order to blur the background. >The >photos conditions are tricky, because of really big differences between >shadows and sunlight, K64 will be better then Velvia for that. Fill flash >will be ideal there, too. I'm thinking also about ND filter. >Some info about Stampede is on: >http://www.calgarystampede.com > >See you, >Victor >Earth, Solar System >http://communities.msn.ca/VictorPhoto > >Response to: >From: Ron Miller & Bee Lian Tan <rkmiller001@earthlink.net> >Subject: [Leica] Calgary Stampede Trip >Message-ID: <3B2E4AD7.82EF9955@earthlink.net> >References: > >Dear fellow LUGgers, >I will be visiting Calgary and neighbouring areas in the fair state of >Alberta in two weeks with my family. >Would like advice from folks who have encountered the Stampede - >I have never photographed for such a huge event and would like to know >what to expect in terms appropriate gear and film combo. >I'm bringing my M6 35mmf2 asph, and since i cannot afford companion >lenses for my M kit, I'm bringing my dad's C- - - - AE1 with 55m and >135mm lens to help with the long shots. > >I'm looking for flexibility and pushbility in film suggestions in >B&Wprimarily and perhaps chromes/print films. > >Plan to stop by Dinosaur Park (Brooks), Waterton Glacier Park, Hungary >Horse south of the west entrance of the glacier park. If any leftover >time would like to see Banff NP (rather than Lake Louise or Bannf itself >as I have been through there before). > >Tips and suggestions on local dining and sites much appreciated. I shoot >just about anything that gets in the way! > >Thanks, >Bee Lian >_________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.