Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/09/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Fairs and similar events are great occasions to try street photography if you are shy about it. Of these, the best is the opening one, the string theory guy and the cops, IMO. In some of others, like the beer booth, you are too far away. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator YNWA On 28 Aug 2014, at 23:59, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote: > I headed out on Sunday to get some shots at the Annual Arts Fair in Palo > Alto. Somehow, the anticipation of large crowds overcame my shyness about > street photography, and I got this shot on the way from my car to the Fair. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003764.jpg.html > > You can?t get away from politics. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003766.jpg.html > > Kiddie watersport > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003768.jpg.html > > Several such displays lent a festive air > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003770.jpg.html > > I had decided not to shoot exhibits, but couldn?t resist this one. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003771.jpg.html > > Last year there were a number of performers on instruments no one ever > heard of, but this time there was only one. Perhaps it was because it was > mid-afteroon of the second day and some of them might have packed up. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003773.jpg.html > > In the sunny season, many of the restaurants here have outdoor eating; > during the Fair they were jam-packed. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003777.jpg.html > > The Fair itself had a number of food stands. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003795.jpg.html > > If you?re thirsty > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003783.jpg.html > > I encountered this gent. Homeless, just tired, or both? > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003784.jpg.html > > This performer was carrying on bravely despite an audience of three. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003786.jpg.html > > Law?n Order: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003791.jpg.html > > This is OT, but on the way back to my car, I saw this sign in a shop > window: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003799.jpg.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Herbert Kanner > kanner at acm.org > 650-326-8204 > > Question authority and the authorities will question you. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >