Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW 20 dlridings
From: "Nathan Wajsman (private)" <nathanw@bluewin.ch>
Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 23:04:59 +0200
References: <Pine.SOL.4.44-qp.0305181414290.22609-100000@hedvig.uio.no>

Daniel,

I by far prefer alt1 to the main. It does a much better job of capturing 
the intensity of 17.maj in Norway, something completely different from 
the national days in the other Scandinavian countries.

Nathan

Daniel Ridings wrote:
> The 17th of May in Norway has to be experienced, not just described. It's
> not a typical (from the Swedish viewpoint), wild Scandinavian party. It
> involves everyone, young and old. One of the ways to visualize the
> atmosphere is for the anglo-saxons to conjure up the atmosphere around
> Easter. I'm not thinking of the religious context, so forgive me for that
> comparison, but of the idea that Easter is one day of the year when you
> put on your very best clothes and go out.
> 
> A good proportion of the population in Oslo put on their very finest
> clothes, polished shoes, leaving nothing to chance. Then early in the
> morning --- I started down towards the center at around 9 am --- they
> begin to gather downtown, in front of the palace.
> 
> Every single school around Oslo then parades past the palace and the king
> waves his greeting. This he does for three and a half hours. Try and
> visualize thousands upon thousands totally taking over the downtown area,
> all happy and in a good mood. That's the 17th of May in Oslo.
> 
> http://www.dlridings.com/paw2003/20.html
> 
> alt1
> 
> http://www.dlridings.com/paw2003/20alt1.html
> 
> These brave souls are graduating this year. As part of a tradition they
> have been partying and doing things they would NEVER be allowed to do
> otherwise, for at least three weeks with no breaks. The 17th of May is the
> final day for the pranks and drunkedness. Then ... they take their final
> exams. How they _ever_ pass them ... beats me.
> 
> http://www.dlridings.com/paw2003/20alt2.html
> 
> Daniel
> 
> 
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In reply to: Message from Daniel Ridings <daniel.ridings@muspro.uio.no> ([Leica] PAW 20 dlridings)