[Leica] Pillow Fight Day in Philadelphia

[jshulman at judgecrater.com (Jim Shulman)]

Gee, shoulda brought my Contax in that case <g>.

J


-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Geoff Hopkinson
Sent: Sunday, April 6, 2014 12:53 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Pillow Fight Day in Philadelphia

Definitely can see that you were the Robert Capa of the pillow battle,
Jim.


Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


On 6 April 2014 14:49, Jim Shulman <jshulman at judgecrater.com> wrote:

> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/pillow+fight/
>
> Leica M3, CV 28/3.5, Neopan 400
>
> Jim Shulman
> Wynnewood, PA
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org] On
> Behalf Of Geoff Hopkinson
> Sent: Sunday, April 6, 2014 12:31 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] One of the joys of a film Leica
>
> Of course, Jim. Just teasing. I noticed in our news here that this
> happens in cities across the globe. In London you were not allowed to
> hit anyone with a camera or not wielding a pillow apparently!
> When pillows are outlawed only outlaws will tickle you with feathers.
>
>
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>
>
> On 6 April 2014 14:15, Jim Shulman <jshulman at judgecrater.com> wrote:
>
> > Hoppy, I have to wait a bit until the pictures are ready (film,
> > drying,
> > scanning--remember?)  The digital crowd has already posted their
stuff.
> >
> > j
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org
> > [mailto:lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org] On
> > Behalf Of Geoff Hopkinson
> > Sent: Saturday, April 5, 2014 11:19 PM
> > To: Leica Users Group
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] One of the joys of a film Leica
> >
> > Pictures!? Where are the pictures Jim !? Without them it didn't
happen.
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> > Geoff
> > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
> >
> >
> > On 6 April 2014 10:49, Howard Ritter <hlritter at bex.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Negs in the SHOWER???
> > >
> > > I have just 2 words for you: Norman Bates!
> > >
> > > --howard
> > >
> > > BTW, I loved that really snarky comment about the red rings and
> > > you-know-who's bathtub.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Apr 5, 2014, at 6:34 PM, Jim Shulman <jshulman at judgecrater.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Today's I was invited to participate in International Pillow
> > > > Fight Day (yes, there is such a thing).  When I showed up at the
> > > > park, there were about three or four middle-aged photographers
> > > > to each
> > pillow fighter.
> > > > Almost everyone had a mammoth DSLR, most with equally mammoth
> > > > zooms with red rings at the end (there were so many, you'd have
> > > > thought it was
> > > Norman
> > > > Bates' bathtub!).  When the fighting started, I jumped right
> > > > into the
> > > fray
> > > > with my M3, ISO 400 b/w film, and a CV 28/3.5, which is a really
> > > > compact lens.  They pounded away (and a few times I was
> > > > whacked.) Of course, I
> > > had
> > > > no fears whatsoever for the outfit, since both camera and lens
> > > > are built like a tank.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > However, I was the only shooter in the middle of it, since
> > > > everyone else was terrified that one swat would destroy their
> > > > $2000, 3000 or
> > whatever
> > > > DSLR outfit.    So, from a distance it looked like a lot of pillow
> > > > fighters, surrounded by a bunch of guys who looked as thought
> > > > they were photographing wildlife from a Range Rover.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Negatives in the shower drying now.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Best,
> > > >
> > > > Jim Shulman
> > > >
> > > > Wynnewood, PA
> > > >
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