Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for filling us in. Barney Barney Quinn, WK3Z C: (301) 775-1386 H: (301) 654-0938 > On Mar 26, 2017, at 11:02 PM, Jim Shulman <jshulman at judgecrater.com> > wrote: > > It was at a meeting of two protests: a pro-Trump rally and an anti-Trump > reaction. Despite a prediction of "thousands" of Trump supporters > descending on Independence Mall, there were no more than about sixty. Of > the counter-protesters, about fifty. However, a group wearing ski masks > and > calling themselves anti-Fascists numbered about 150, and marched on Market > Street in front of the protest. A few of them got a little > rambunctious--the smoke bombs in particular--and were detained by the > police. My shot showed one of them against the police car. > > All in all, it was the protest equivalent of Groundhog Day--I think that > the > radio of photographers-to-protesters was about 10:1, and the protesters for > the most part looked at their shadows. The Trump group's event consisted > of > the usual three patriotic songs, a few speakers, and that was about it. > When I read the Philadelphia Inquirer's account of the event, I couldn't > believe that I'd been in the same place. The Inquirer made it out to be an > echo of Chicago '68, while it was more like a dull Thursday afternoon in > front of Trump Tower. > > Jim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org] > On > Behalf Of Bernard Quinn > Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2017 8:15 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] PESO 03 26 17 > > Gripping. Do you have any details about what is going on? I can?t imagine > that the authorities were pleased that you took this photo. > > Barney > >> On Mar 26, 2017, at 7:58 PM, Jim Shulman <jshulman at judgecrater.com> >> wrote: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/busted+sm.jpg.html >> >> >> >> M3, Elmar-C 90, Neopan 400 >> >> >> >> Jim Shulman >> >> Wynnewood, PA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information