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Subject: [Leica] Hong Kong Rugby 7's - pipe bands - a colonial legacy
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 07:05:34 +0200
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Some bonnie lasses there :-)

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
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YNWA



On Mar 26, 2012, at 11:04 AM, H&ECummer wrote:

> Hello Luggers,
> I am recovering today from an overdose of rugby. In the old days when I 
> was less heart smart and still drinking I would also be recovering from 
> too much beer. But in that regard others have taken my place as you can 
> image.
> I have over 1000 pictures to plough through so the blood and gore of the 
> matches will have to be shown a bit later.
> Hong Kong did well in the beginning but suffered from a red card 30 
> seconds into their last match. Canada did better and won their division.
> At half time on Sunday there is a March Pass of teams and officials led by 
> three pipe bands - a legacy of 140 years of British rule which never fails 
> to move me whether in Malaysia or Singapore or here in Hong Kong. In all 
> those places the pipe bands skirl on. I don't know from personal 
> experience about India and Pakistan and Sri Lanka but I suspect they are 
> there as well.
> 
> Here is a small folder of marching shots, taken from the second level of 
> Hong Kong stadium (no drinking in the stands) with the GH2 and the 100 - 
> 300 zoom (my safari outfit). All shots were processed in CS5 and most have 
> been cropped by about half.
> 
> Please enjoy and look large.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Rugby+7s+2012/
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/75rw7ws
> 
> C&C always welcome.
> 
> Cheers
> Howard
> 
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