[Leica] RNC and DNC

[csemetko at gmail.com (Craig Semetko)]

Hey Ken,

I'm pretty sure both parties were well funded--the RNC folks were spending 
their free time at private parties outside the downtown area. I know that 
they had a fence built around a public park and held private parties there. 
And I was not allowed in at least two big private parties in Ybor City. I 
think the key difference was the RNC bused the delegates in and out of the 
downtown area, and the DNC people stayed in the downtown area. So there were 
just more people around the respective arenas.

And yes, I did photograph RNC at least one delegate without a snarl:), but 
editorial decisions have to be made (I doubt you'd like to have seen all the 
hundreds of shots I took) and the semi-snarl guy was indicative of the 
general lack of enthusiasm at the RNC, and plus, that shot was better 
composed than others that might have included a smile. 

Thanks for your comments,

craig


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

> From: "Ken Carney" <kcarney1 at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] RNC and DNC
> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug at leica-users.org>
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> Well, it definitely looks like the DNC delegates had more time on their
> hands, not to mention party money.  I wonder if any of the RNC delegates
> were photographed without a semi-snarl on their face (semetko-dem-3)?  
> 
> Ken
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Craig
> Semetko
> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 6:13 PM
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] RNC and DNC
> 
> 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/
> 
> cheers,
> 
> craig