[Leica] Monday Misc

[photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com (Philippe)]

Nice piece of PJ Don.

Your subjects look a different fauna than Jim?s ? same America? Great ! 
:-)

You titled one of the shots ? diversity ?, the lack of which I was surprised 
to find, but was finally comforted with the great last image and its caption 
:-)

Amities

Philippe



> Le 9 juil. 2018 ? 15:23, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a ?crit 
> :
> 
> Good morning for most and afternoon for the rest, today's post will  be
> rather long as the Peachtree Road Race entertained more than 60,000
> participants.  If you prefer start at the first link and just move forward
> in the gallery.
> 
> We will start with the LUG obligatory cell phone shot.  This was taken at
> the beginning of the race just as the wheel chair racers had rolled past:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Patriotic+cell+phone+klatch.jpg.html
> 
> With the exception of the serious runners the race is a bit of a street
> party.  For the most part very friendly:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Friendly+typical+mid+race+group.jpg.html
> 
> A frequent sight is the hydration station where runners can keep running
> by.  As a note this was taken with a Russian Helios 85mm 1.5 I purchased
> from a lugger many years ago:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Water+lines+at+the+race.jpg.html
> 
> Costumes were widely seen, for the ladies Wonder Woman was popular:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Wonder+Women+at+the+race.jpg.html
> 
> Sideline distractions were common:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Race+distractions.jpg.html
> 
> This is America so political discourse was evident:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Politics+in+America.jpg.html
> 
> However, for the most part patriotism was most on display:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Patriotic+racers.jpg.html
> 
> Distractions were not just on the sidelines.  This is a play on the local
> mass transit:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Marta+at+the+race.jpg.html
> 
> I found this girl who had been left alone finding entertainment where
> millennia of children have, drawing with a found rock:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/left+behind.jpg.html
> 
> For color this is typical of early mid race participants:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Diversity+at+the+race.jpg.html
> 
> I will end with what you won't see in most accounts of the USA.  For the
> most part people support the concept of the country and support each
> other.  This elderly woman was in a tent labeled Team Beverly and had wide
> support:
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/America+at+it_s+best.jpg.html
> 
> All the best and apologies to Brian if the length causes him to take time
> from serious work.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Don
> don.dory at gmail.com
> 
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