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LKeithR said:
Hey Jack,
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Hi Keith,
LKeithR said:
Just saw the story on the news. Shoulda known you'd somehow BE
there.
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yep, my usual day off events .... grab a bus to movie -- see something
happening and get off bus -- shoot some stuff and, of course, miss my
movie ;) But the weird thing is, this was a record for speedy shooting,
so to speak :o, My first shot (on the bus) was at 11:04am and my last shot
(of the guns on the ground) was at 11:11am :o Then it was back to the
bus stop to catch the next bus .... AND, it was the next bus :o :o

of course, i spent a few hours editing and contacting news organisations ;)

Cheers,

Jack

Ah well, things are never dull, are they? Turns out the guns
LKeithR said:
were legal but you have to wonder what kind of party they were going
to...
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Your police seem to take life more seriously down there (for good reason, no doubt).

I caught these of an "anarchist" being arrested for climbing on the roof of the Prime Minister's office, pulling down the national flag and raising an "anarchist" flag. He was arrested when he came down off the roof and the police seemed to be having a good time. Take a look at the second policewoman from the left - she looks like she's having a blast.

Not very well taken, I am afraid. It happened very suddenly right beside me, I had my camera on manual as usual and had no time to increase the shutter speed. Just snapped away.

A funny side note: There were something like 30 thousand people in town celebrating independence day. Flags were flying all over the place, bands playing etc. As I walked away from the scene I heard a woman/girl mutter (no doubt a sympathiser): "There's no democracy in this country!" Conclusion: 30 thousand people gather to celebrate the national flag. One person wants another flag, and when the 30 thousand object "there is no democracy". Hmmm...

Anyway, here are the images. Not very good, but good for a laugh, maybe.









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That's live shooting for sure!!!

But why did not you take a really close-up shot of the canines of the police dog? :-)

That said "something is rotten in the state of Denmark" when we have this kind of thing in Vancouver. That guy looks like a candidate to go to Afghanistan or Irak with all his heavy artillery. First I could have swear it has to be in the States....but Vancouver it is!!!!!!!

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jonska said:
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Funny... I have the same "Sweatshirt" that the "anarchist" is using... My mother bought it 15 years ago in Oaxaca, Mexico...

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jonska wrote:
Hi JonSka,
jonska said:
Your police seem to take life more seriously down there (for good
reason, no doubt).
I caught these of an "anarchist" being arrested for climbing on the
roof of the Prime Minister's office, pulling down the national flag
and raising an "anarchist" flag. He was arrested when he came down
off the roof and the police seemed to be having a good time. Take a
look at the second policewoman from the left - she looks like she's
having a blast.
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You are absolutely correct ... plus she is gorgeous, as well :D however,
it appears that your 'anarchist' looks a little camera shy ;)
jonska said:
Not very well taken, I am afraid. It happened very suddenly right
beside me, I had my camera on manual as usual and had no time to
increase the shutter speed. Just snapped away.
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I really like the photo's ... perhaps they look a little 'blue/cool' but
that is easily solved in PS :) Excellent photo's, regardless of how
they look (colourwise) :D
jonska said:
A funny side note: There were something like 30 thousand people in
town celebrating independence day. Flags were flying all over the
place, bands playing etc. As I walked away from the scene I heard a
woman/girl mutter (no doubt a sympathiser): "There's no democracy in
this country!" Conclusion: 30 thousand people gather to celebrate the
national flag. One person wants another flag, and when the 30
thousand object "there is no democracy". Hmmm...
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There's always one in every crowd ;(

Cheers,

Jack
jonska said:
Anyway, here are the images. Not very good, but good for a laugh, maybe.









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Shooting since '59 and still waiting for a keeper
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It's amazing what one can do when one doesn't know what one is doing :)
 
Milarmon The man with the harp said:
Milarmon The man with the harp said:
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Hi Geraldo,
Milarmon The man with the harp said:
Funny... I have the same "Sweatshirt" that the "anarchist" is
using... My mother bought it 15 years ago in Oaxaca, Mexico...
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..... funny; he doesn't look Mexican ;D

Cheers,

jack
Milarmon The man with the harp said:
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Impossible is something that takes a little bit more work to achieve...





[email protected]
I´m on FACEBOOK... Search for Gerardo Wuhl

Have you checked my blog today? Go on, and leave your comments,
because a blog without comments is a borring blog...
http://my.opera.com/milarmon/albums/
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--
MY BLOG.... http://www.nakedmanonawire.blogspot.com

It's amazing what one can do when one doesn't know what one is doing :)
 
Luc Benac wrote:
Hi Luc,
Luc Benac said:
That's live shooting for sure!!!
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that it is was :)
Luc Benac said:
But why did not you take a really close-up shot of the canines of the
police dog? :-)
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I did that once .... kind of .... and really learned my lesson :o plus
the fact that he, the dog, was still in working mode and if I only had
the DA 300/4 ;D
Luc Benac said:
That said "something is rotten in the state of Denmark" when we have
this kind of thing in Vancouver. That guy looks like a candidate to
go to Afghanistan or Irak with all his heavy artillery.
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You are, probably, not too far from the truth there Luc and here
is a close up of the Logo on his T-shirt:



Now that is scary :o

First I could
Luc Benac said:
have swear it has to be in the States....but Vancouver it is!!!!!!!
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I remember 10-12 years ago .... the Sun/Province would have run
5 or 6 pics in the front section(s) of the newspaper .. but now, maybe,
one or two pics :( That is because it is becoming too common place.

Sad but true :(

Cheers,

Jack
Luc Benac said:
Cheers,

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It's amazing what one can do when one doesn't know what one is doing :)
 
Jack Simpson said:
Jack Simpson said:
Not very well taken, I am afraid. It happened very suddenly right
beside me, I had my camera on manual as usual and had no time to
increase the shutter speed. Just snapped away.
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I really like the photo's ... perhaps they look a little 'blue/cool' but
that is easily solved in PS :) Excellent photo's, regardless of how
they look (colourwise) :D
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Thanks for the positive comments. Should have switched to a faster shutter speed, but was afraid of losing the moment.

Funny about blue/cool - that's how they look on my laptop but on the Samsung screen they look warmer and really just right. Have to play with them a bit more and calibrate the Samsung screen.

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Top Class photojournalism, Jack; hardly surprising though. :-)

I have been thinking about going on a street nightshoot-prowl with you, downtown, haven't done that in ages, and it's also the summer, not so chilly these days either.
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Jack Simpson said:
Milarmon The man with the harp said:
Jack Simpson said:
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Hi Geraldo,
Jack Simpson said:
Funny... I have the same "Sweatshirt" that the "anarchist" is
using... My mother bought it 15 years ago in Oaxaca, Mexico...
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..... funny; he doesn't look Mexican ;D

Cheers,

jack
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I don´t look Mexican as well... and by the way, my name is GeraRdo, in spanish... not like the fool with the foolish TV program... ;)

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Impossible is something that takes a little bit more work to achieve...





[email protected]
I´m on FACEBOOK... Search for Gerardo Wuhl

Have you checked my blog today? Go on, and leave your comments, because a blog without comments is a borring blog...
http://my.opera.com/milarmon/albums/
 
jonska said:
Jack Simpson said:
jonska said:
Not very well taken, I am afraid. It happened very suddenly right
beside me, I had my camera on manual as usual and had no time to
increase the shutter speed. Just snapped away.
Click to expand...
I really like the photo's ... perhaps they look a little 'blue/cool' but
that is easily solved in PS :) Excellent photo's, regardless of how
they look (colourwise) :D
Click to expand...
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Hi Jonska,
jonska said:
Thanks for the positive comments. Should have switched to a faster
shutter speed, but was afraid of losing the moment.
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You've said it all with the last seven(7) words in your above sentence :D
To paraphrase the late,great, Eddie Adams:

".... I would rather see a photo's with some flaws than see nothing ..."
not a verbatim quote but you get the idea :)
jonska said:
Funny about blue/cool - that's how they look on my laptop but on the
Samsung screen they look warmer and really just right. Have to play
with them a bit more and calibrate the Samsung screen.
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I find some pics that look great on the (camera's) LCD screen, look
so-so on my iBook screen but look great on a screen at work :o and
come out looking decent as a print ??????????

All part of the "Joy of Photography", I guess ;D

Cheers,

Jack
jonska said:
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Shooting since '59 and still waiting for a keeper
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It's amazing what one can do when one doesn't know what one is doing :)
 
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