[Leica] IMG Don's PAW 28 Peachtree Road Race images

[hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)]

Jerry, it's not my shot, its Don's.
I remembered Don posting pics of a previous Peachtree road race. Depending 
on your frame of reference, road race conjures up a run
(to me) or a car race, I guess.

I based my comment on Don telling us that 60,000 people are running past 
twenty feet from where they are sitting.  I don't see a
line of potbellied men in the reflections. Actually I suspect that Don's 
subjects are planning some activity. They may be waiting
for assembly of their group for the run. Note dad has athletic shoes, knee 
supports, bike shorts and maybe a bum bag on the table.
Mum has athletic shoes too, at least.
I'm with you on not wanting to look at pot-bellied men. Once a day in the 
mirror is enough for me.

All just a little levity on my part in the spirit of Don's info for the pics.
I'm never certain when you post if you are making a humorous response or are 
you really a grumpy curmudgeon ;-) See the smiley?

Cheers
Hoppy

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Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG Don's PAW 28 Peachtree Road Race images

Hoppy,

I see in your shot of the "readers", no tie-in whatsoever to footracers 
near them.  Instead, I see reflected in the glass, a line of
potbellied men.  Faced with that, I would rather read the Atlanta phone 
book.

Try again
Jerry


G Hopkinson wrote:
> Entertaining, as always, Don. I want to set you a mission for next time to 
> show us the lithe and graceful Kenyans as well.
> Magnificent athletes.
> I note that the family blithely reading newspapers at the race's edge 
> appear to be wearing athletic shoes. Perhaps they are
> absorbing the event and effort by osmosis. In the old days I might have 
> been tempted to make them a present of a used wet sponge
> from the water station. I think these are no longer in use though. Perhaps 
> a quick squirt from a water bottle might refocus their
> attention.
>
> Cheers
> Hoppy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: [Leica] IMG Don's PAW 28 Peachtree Road Race images
>
> If it is July then you will see images from the race.  No surprise, the 
> Kenyans took first through 5th place.  I took up a
different
> place on the course this year and it was not as good for photographs.  
> Good enough however to show you he said with a leer.  OK,
> first up is a sense of scale to the canyon that Atlanta is becoming as we 
> go from 2 million residents to over 5:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW+2007/PAW+Week+28/PAW28_incanyon.jpg.html>
>
> This woman is part of the sixth release of runners so she could watch the 
> first four before she had to move to the start line.
She
> was a bit intense:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW+2007/PAW+Week+28/PAW28_intensity.jpg.html>
>
> Of course, the fourth of July would not be what it is unless graced by a 
> liberty or two:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW+2007/PAW+Week+28/PAW28_ladylib.jpg.html>
>
> This was the first year that there was a median on Peachtree and this man 
> was a little bit confused as to why I was there.  Bear
in
> mind that this is a 15mm...
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW+2007/PAW+Week+28/PAW28_mediandweller.jpg.html>
>
> For the last image you have to bear in mind that 60,000 folks are running 
> past 20 feet in front of this family.  It is good that
> they all read though:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DoryG/On-the-road/PAW+2007/PAW+Week+28/PAW28_newsreader.jpg.html>
>
> I hope you enjoyed this weeks images and you all have a good week ahead of 
> you.
>
>   


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