Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW 35 - Bumper Rodeo? - Matt Kollasch
From: Rei Shinozuka <shino@ubspainewebber.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 13:09:53 -0400 (EDT)

boy, here in america, they'd make these kids wear bike helmets!

nice image, timeless, somewhat reminiscent of bresson's
seville spain 1933.

- -rei

> From: Matt Kollasch <matthew.kollasch@uni.edu>

> Week 35 PAW is now up URL cited below.  This is from San Miquel de
> Allende, Mexico.  I just worked on this neg since I got the darkroom
> going last weekend.  It has been suggested to me that this game being
> played by these boys is called "bumper rodeo."    A truck or van slows
> down at a corner and you try to ride 'em cowboy.  The third boy was left
> in the dust as his buddies gleefully fought time, velocity and gravity.
> 
> http://www.uni.edu/kollasch/photo/paw/pages/week-35jpg.htm
>