[Leica] Preparing for the "prom"

[don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)]

Daniel,
It is fascinating how different societies handle growing up.  In the
public schools of the U.S. there is no great importance placed on
moving out of middle school.  The big deal is Jr/Sr Prom as you
mentioned.

In my circle however, a very similar event is held.  They call it the
PDC Dance (Piedmont Driving Club on whose property the dance is held).
 It is a series of four "debutants" for ninth and tenth graders.  Two
of many things that make it very interesting is that the girls ask the
boys, and the chaperones go to great lengths to introduce the
youngsters to how formal events transpire.  You know the drill,
recieving lines, formal eating rituals, protocol, circulating among
the other guests.

The documentation of you daughter reminds me very much of the woman in
Kansas City who as a PAW did a daily image of her daughter during her
senior year.  Very nice work indeed.

Don
don.dory@gmail.com

On 6/20/05, Daniel Ridings <dlridings@gmail.com> wrote:
> In Sweden, and probably many other countries around here, the "junior
> high school" is from grades 7 (sometimes 6) to grade 9. Once you leave
> grade 9, you are starting to go out into the world. You have to apply
> to get into high school (just about everyone makes it) but if your
> grades aren't good enough, you might not get into the high school
> (gymnasium) that you want. Something like college.
> 
> Anyway, it's a fairly big deal to finish 9th grade. The last week
> there is a ball (not a prom, but basically the same thing with formal
> dress etc). It's a happy, yet slightly sad occasion. It's the last
> time the whole class will ever be gathered. Some of these kids have
> been together since day-care center days.
> 
> Anyway ... this "prom". I missed it since it happened when I was away.
> But the preparations start long in advance. Ewa sewed the gown, she
> practised make-up ... time and time again (not to mention the shoes,
> shoes -- that took weeks).
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/album13/05v23_0004
> 
> and sewing the gown:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Square-stuff/05v23_0007
> 
> In the lower left-hand corner of the Rollei shot you'll see a very
> typical flaw in the design of Rolleis. If the shot before has a lot of
> bright sky in the upper half (that's where the sky tends to end up),
> the light reflects off of the chrome roller bar that the film travels
> over and reflects into the next frame, ruining it. Happens on every
> Rollei I've used (2 Rolleicords and 2 Rolleiflexes).
> 
> Best,
> Daniel
> 
> 
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