Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/07/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, post more of them :-) My remark was about the title, not your selection of images/people. And yes again, the drive and XXXL cards in modern cameras are wonderful :-) Amities Philippe > Le 9 juil. 2018 ? 16:00, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a ?crit > : > > Hello Philippe, it was interesting that while I was editing down the > images to tell a story I excluded a number of good images that showed the > diversity you suggested was lacking. I believe I will post those tomorrow > as they are strong images; more in the way of portraits and character > studies than "race" images. Interesting in how I photographed the race as > much of the middle was shot in trap focus and using the motor to catch > people as they came through the point of focus. > > All the best. > > On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 9:36 AM Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > >> Nice piece of PJ Don. >> >> Your subjects look a different fauna than Jim?s ? same America? Great ! >> :-) >> >> You titled one of the shots ? diversity ?, the lack of which I was >> surprised to find, but was finally comforted with the great last image and >> its caption :-) >> >> Amities >> >> Philippe >> >> >> >>> Le 9 juil. 2018 ? 15:23, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a >>> ?crit >> : >>> >>> Good morning for most and afternoon for the rest, today's post will be >>> rather long as the Peachtree Road Race entertained more than 60,000 >>> participants. If you prefer start at the first link and just move >> forward >>> in the gallery. >>> >>> We will start with the LUG obligatory cell phone shot. This was taken at >>> the beginning of the race just as the wheel chair racers had rolled past: >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Patriotic+cell+phone+klatch.jpg.html >>> >>> With the exception of the serious runners the race is a bit of a street >>> party. For the most part very friendly: >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Friendly+typical+mid+race+group.jpg.html >>> >>> A frequent sight is the hydration station where runners can keep running >>> by. As a note this was taken with a Russian Helios 85mm 1.5 I purchased >>> from a lugger many years ago: >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Water+lines+at+the+race.jpg.html >>> >>> Costumes were widely seen, for the ladies Wonder Woman was popular: >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Wonder+Women+at+the+race.jpg.html >>> >>> Sideline distractions were common: >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Race+distractions.jpg.html >>> >>> This is America so political discourse was evident: >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Politics+in+America.jpg.html >>> >>> However, for the most part patriotism was most on display: >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Patriotic+racers.jpg.html >>> >>> Distractions were not just on the sidelines. This is a play on the local >>> mass transit: >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Marta+at+the+race.jpg.html >>> >>> I found this girl who had been left alone finding entertainment where >>> millennia of children have, drawing with a found rock: >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/left+behind.jpg.html >>> >>> For color this is typical of early mid race participants: >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Diversity+at+the+race.jpg.html >>> >>> I will end with what you won't see in most accounts of the USA. For the >>> most part people support the concept of the country and support each >>> other. This elderly woman was in a tent labeled Team Beverly and had >> wide >>> support: >>> >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/America+at+it_s+best.jpg.html >>> >>> All the best and apologies to Brian if the length causes him to take time >>> from serious work. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Don >>> don.dory at gmail.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > -- > Don > don.dory at gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information