[Leica] PESO 03 26 17

[Bernard Quinn]

Thanks for filling us in.

Barney

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> On Mar 26, 2017, at 11:02 PM, Jim Shulman <jshulman at judgecrater.com> wrote:
> 
> It was at a meeting of two protests: a pro-Trump rally and an anti-Trump
> reaction.  Despite a prediction of "thousands" of Trump supporters
> descending on Independence Mall, there were no more than about sixty.  Of
> the counter-protesters, about fifty.  However, a group wearing ski masks and
> calling themselves anti-Fascists numbered about 150, and marched on Market
> Street in front of the protest.  A few of them got a little
> rambunctious--the smoke bombs in particular--and were detained by the
> police.  My shot showed one of them against the police car.
> 
> All in all, it was the protest equivalent of Groundhog Day--I think that the
> radio of photographers-to-protesters was about 10:1, and the protesters for
> the most part looked at their shadows.  The Trump group's event consisted of
> the usual three patriotic songs, a few speakers, and that was about it.
> When I read the Philadelphia Inquirer's account of the event, I couldn't
> believe that I'd been in the same place.  The Inquirer made it out to be an
> echo of Chicago '68, while it was more like a dull Thursday afternoon in
> front of Trump Tower.
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org] On
> Behalf Of Bernard Quinn
> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2017 8:15 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] PESO 03 26 17
> 
> Gripping. Do you have any details about what is going on? I can’t imagine
> that the authorities were pleased that you took this photo.
> 
> Barney
> 
>> On Mar 26, 2017, at 7:58 PM, Jim Shulman <jshulman at judgecrater.com> wrote:
>> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/busted+sm.jpg.html
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>> 
>> M3, Elmar-C 90, Neopan 400
>> 
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>> 
>> Jim Shulman
>> 
>> Wynnewood, PA
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