Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice reportage. My only minor criticism is that some of the images have an exaggerated reddish/orange color cast. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 9 Jul 2018, at 15:23, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > 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