Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The community of Davis, California is at its best on the Fourth of July. The students are mostly gone, the weather is warm or even hot. The community has settled in for the summer. The rich have gone to the Sierra or the ocean leaving the rest of us who don't like to drive far on major holidays amid the insanity on the roads to enjoy the town. The center-piece of the day involves the bike races which run through the down-town. The streets are blocked off by hay bales and riders of all ages participate from those in training wheels to the pros on tour with their $10,000 carbon-fiber machines. They are awesome-fast on city streets. I strolled around the venue and wanted to share some of the sights of my favorite day. The first were these two girls who had set up a stand in front of the local Psychic shop. They just knew, I suppose, we wanted a flag: http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2002-4th-Davis/TwoGirls.jpg A few blocks further on, outside the Baskin Robbins, was this young girl, perched between her parents. She has suchh gorgous eyes and loves ice-cream so much! After asking she calmly consented to these pictures: http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2002-4th-Davis/YoungGirlwithIceCream.jpg http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2002-4th-Davis/LickingACone.jpg There is an open square downtown. On the Fourth a mellow jazz band was playing for the enjoyment of the spectators. Here's the square with the bike race passing in the background: http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2002-4th-Davis/MusicVenueAndRace.jpg While I was there a young girl was doing impromptu interpretive dance. http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2002-4th-Davis/dancing-girl.jpg http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2002-4th-Davis/LeapOfJoy.jpg A rider for a future race waited so he could begin to warm up: http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2002-4th-Davis/PreraceRider.jpg And finally one image from the race itself in the heart of scenic down-town Davis: http://www.splitsecondfilms.com/2002-4th-Davis/RaceAndFlagger.jpg All of these were with an M6, using Tri-X at 400, processed in XTOL 1:1 at 20C. Your comments and thoughts are, as always, appreciated. Adam Bridge - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html