[Leica] Monday Misc

[Don Dory]

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 à 15:23, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a écrit
> :
> >
> > 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
> >
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Don
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