[Leica] RNC and DNC

[csemetko at gmail.com (Craig Semetko)]

Hello Dr. Ted! 

Thanks so much for your kind words of support! Much appreciated. And you're 
right--the DNC was all smiles and one of those "super excellent to cover" 
events. And although there were lots of cops at both places--they were all 
pretty much easy going. Of course I live in LA, so ANY cops seem easy going 
compared to LA cops:))  It's just that the civilians were nowhere to be seen 
in Tampa--and THAT was creepy!

thanks again for your observations,
craig


On Sep 11, 2012, at 5:02 AM, lug-request at leica-users.org wrote:

>> Hey All,
> I put a new post on my blog today giving my impressions of the RNC 
> convention in Tampa, FL and the DNC in Charlotte, NC. They were very 
> different experiences, and with the exception of one photo, all were taken 
> with an M9 and 35 or 50 summilux. Enjoy!
> 
> http://semetko.com/2012/09/democratic-national-convention-charlotte-nc/
> 
> 
> Hi Craig,
> Absolutely first class photojournalism in telling the story with your 
> photography! Good on you lad.
> 
> I've covered a few similar political events here in Canada in bygone days 
> and they can either be "super excellent to cover." As in the atmosphere of 
> a 
> party and all smiles. OR? An over extended security mess that everytime 
> the 
> camera comes to the eye there are a half dozen security people eye balling 
> you just in case! Kind of a creepy place at times. :-(
> 
> cheers,
> ted