[Leica] Pillow Fight Day in Philadelphia

[jshulman at judgecrater.com (Jim Shulman)]

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/pillow+fight/

Leica M3, CV 28/3.5, Neopan 400

Jim Shulman
Wynnewood, PA



-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Geoff Hopkinson
Sent: Sunday, April 6, 2014 12:31 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] One of the joys of a film Leica

Of course, Jim. Just teasing. I noticed in our news here that this happens
in cities across the globe. In London you were not allowed to hit anyone
with a camera or not wielding a pillow apparently!
When pillows are outlawed only outlaws will tickle you with feathers.


Cheers
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman


On 6 April 2014 14:15, Jim Shulman <jshulman at judgecrater.com> wrote:

> Hoppy, I have to wait a bit until the pictures are ready (film,
> drying,
> scanning--remember?)  The digital crowd has already posted their stuff.
>
> j
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org] On
> Behalf Of Geoff Hopkinson
> Sent: Saturday, April 5, 2014 11:19 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] One of the joys of a film Leica
>
> Pictures!? Where are the pictures Jim !? Without them it didn't happen.
>
>
> Cheers
> Geoff
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>
>
> On 6 April 2014 10:49, Howard Ritter <hlritter at bex.net> wrote:
>
> > Negs in the SHOWER???
> >
> > I have just 2 words for you: Norman Bates!
> >
> > --howard
> >
> > BTW, I loved that really snarky comment about the red rings and
> > you-know-who's bathtub.
> >
> >
> > On Apr 5, 2014, at 6:34 PM, Jim Shulman <jshulman at judgecrater.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Today's I was invited to participate in International Pillow Fight
> > > Day (yes, there is such a thing).  When I showed up at the park,
> > > there were about three or four middle-aged photographers to each
> pillow fighter.
> > > Almost everyone had a mammoth DSLR, most with equally mammoth
> > > zooms with red rings at the end (there were so many, you'd have
> > > thought it was
> > Norman
> > > Bates' bathtub!).  When the fighting started, I jumped right into
> > > the
> > fray
> > > with my M3, ISO 400 b/w film, and a CV 28/3.5, which is a really
> > > compact lens.  They pounded away (and a few times I was whacked.)
> > > Of course, I
> > had
> > > no fears whatsoever for the outfit, since both camera and lens are
> > > built like a tank.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > However, I was the only shooter in the middle of it, since
> > > everyone else was terrified that one swat would destroy their
> > > $2000, 3000 or
> whatever
> > > DSLR outfit.    So, from a distance it looked like a lot of pillow
> > > fighters, surrounded by a bunch of guys who looked as thought they
> > > were photographing wildlife from a Range Rover.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Negatives in the shower drying now.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Best,
> > >
> > > Jim Shulman
> > >
> > > Wynnewood, PA
> > >
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