Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Didier: Some great colorful shots of happy people... thanks for showing them to us. Jim Didier Ludwig wrote: > http://mogool.com/ITA-ROM/ (color) > http://mogool.com/PAW2008/?pic=24 (PAW#24, b&w) > > Week 24 was under the sign of the EURO2008 actually happening here and > elsewhere. Went to Italy-Romania with my kids, last friday. The leaflet > given with the tickets said clearly "No photographing allowed", but since > the 2006 World Cup in Germany I knew they look for pro gear only, aka DSLR > and long (tele) lenses. So I twisted the LCD of my R-D1s off, put a 21mm > Skopar on, but at the entrance they grabbed the camera and wanted to know > if the lens is exchangeable. I said no, which was the right answer. I had > a hard time to imagine what would have happened if these guys confiscated > my so easily disadjustable camera... > > Anyway my intention was not to make sport photographs but more from the > atmosphere around the game. > > Didier > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >