Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, Nathan, I agree. And you and I can see that Alt1 captures the very essence of the day, but I was afraid that those less familiar with the culture would need to see a larger picture. I saw Alt1 in the frame and knew, "that's the one". (And I couldn't find a single flag in the shot :) :) ) Thanks, Daniel On Sun, 18 May 2003, Nathan Wajsman (private) wrote: > Daniel, > > I by far prefer alt1 to the main. It does a much better job of capturing > the intensity of 17.maj in Norway, something completely different from > the national days in the other Scandinavian countries. > > Nathan > > Daniel Ridings wrote: > > The 17th of May in Norway has to be experienced, not just described. It's > > not a typical (from the Swedish viewpoint), wild Scandinavian party. It > > involves everyone, young and old. One of the ways to visualize the > > atmosphere is for the anglo-saxons to conjure up the atmosphere around > > Easter. I'm not thinking of the religious context, so forgive me for that > > comparison, but of the idea that Easter is one day of the year when you > > put on your very best clothes and go out. > > > > A good proportion of the population in Oslo put on their very finest > > clothes, polished shoes, leaving nothing to chance. Then early in the > > morning --- I started down towards the center at around 9 am --- they > > begin to gather downtown, in front of the palace. > > > > Every single school around Oslo then parades past the palace and the king > > waves his greeting. This he does for three and a half hours. Try and > > visualize thousands upon thousands totally taking over the downtown area, > > all happy and in a good mood. That's the 17th of May in Oslo. > > > > http://www.dlridings.com/paw2003/20.html > > > > alt1 > > > > http://www.dlridings.com/paw2003/20alt1.html > > > > These brave souls are graduating this year. As part of a tradition they > > have been partying and doing things they would NEVER be allowed to do > > otherwise, for at least three weeks with no breaks. The 17th of May is the > > final day for the pranks and drunkedness. Then ... they take their final > > exams. How they _ever_ pass them ... beats me. > > > > http://www.dlridings.com/paw2003/20alt2.html > > > > Daniel > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > > e-mail: nathanw@bluewin.ch > mobile: +41 78 732 1430 > > Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2003.htm > General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html