Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/16

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Subject: [Leica] PAW#24 and [IMG] ITA-ROM
From: Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Mon Jun 16 05:50:27 2008
References: <20080616122515.B63FA584410@smtp1.nine.ch>

Didier:

Some great colorful shots of happy people... thanks for showing them to us.

Jim

Didier Ludwig wrote:
> http://mogool.com/ITA-ROM/ (color)
> http://mogool.com/PAW2008/?pic=24  (PAW#24, b&w)
> 
> Week 24 was under the sign of the EURO2008 actually happening here and 
> elsewhere. Went to Italy-Romania with my kids, last friday. The leaflet 
> given with the tickets said clearly "No photographing allowed", but since 
> the 2006 World Cup in Germany I knew they look for pro gear only, aka DSLR 
> and long (tele) lenses. So I twisted the LCD of my R-D1s off, put a 21mm 
> Skopar on, but at the entrance they grabbed the camera and wanted to know 
> if the lens is exchangeable. I said no, which was the right answer. I had 
> a hard time to imagine what would have happened if these guys confiscated 
> my so easily disadjustable camera...
> 
> Anyway my intention was not to make sport photographs but more from the 
> atmosphere around the game.
> 
> Didier
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