Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/04

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Subject: [Leica] PAW 31 - Crowd
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Mon Sep 4 13:54:51 2006
References: <44FC84C9.6000209@summaventures.com>

I think it might work pretty well on large format and in a series.  
That way it would become a sociologic study without words.
Thanks for showing,
Philippe


Op 4-sep-06, om 21:55 heeft Peter Dzwig het volgende geschreven:

> OK LUG, need some advice. Does this work or not? It has been  
> sitting around since March and I can't make up my mind whether or  
> not to post it. I came across it again tonight and thought "Why not  
> ask for the LUG's advice?". No flames please, just constructive  
> crits please.
>
> http://gallery2.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/album347/ 
> EnglandIrelandMarch2006.jpg.html
>
> Leica IIIf 35cm Summaron BW400CN 1/500th @ f5.6 (I think)
>
> I like taking crowd shots from time to time (missed some great  
> shots at the Stones the other week - didn't take a camera!!!!!).  
> With tcrowds you have to look a bit longer than with most  
> landscapes and see/imagine what is going on in people's minds/faces.
>
> This is the East Stand, at Twickenham, the home of Rugby Union  
> (look that up in Wikipedia!), in March this year for England .vs.  
> Ireland for the Five Nations Championship. Ireland had to win to  
> become Champions.
>
> The crowd in the stand eas from both sides and some were even  
> engrossed by the game. Some were getting fed up as Ireland went  
> ahead and stayed there and England fell to pieces. Others not,  
> including the (I think) Irishman in the middle-background who had  
> spotted me! Plenty of drinking going on though, and real support  
> for one side by the other.
>
> Thanks for looking. Comments, please.
>
> Peter Dzwig
>
>
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