Going Public

[Angelo]

Yesterday afternoon there were huge public rallies held in Sacramento and Los Angeles to protest against actions by our hotly contested Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger. I decided to attend the rally in downtown LA, which topped 15,000 people, to stretch my photojournal muscles. I have more than 100 pictures that I'm processing but here are just a few. I hope to hear your comments and critiques. Thanks.

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[bfjr]

Nice series Angelo :thumb
Get a good sense of what it is about
I really like comp. in last image Iron Jaw for an IronWorker :D

Good work :clap

[jwear]

good set angelo :thumb i like the first one :thumb

[ian408]

Hi Angelo!

Shooting at a rally is a great experience!

My general comment is that you want to look at a news photo and given the
caption, say "oh, I get it". 1, 3, 5 and 7 do that for me while 2, 4 and 6 are
so-so. By that, I mean I see the crowd but not in the proper context.

Thanks for sharing these!

Ian

[Nikolai]

I guess in this case they were not camera-shy:-)
great shots!:clap

[SusanB]

Good, clean shots Angelo. :thumb

My impression from your pj presentation is that the union folks do not like Arhhhhhnold :huh and something aint right, in LA city. :uhoh

Susan

[david_h]

I partucularlly like the Ironworker dudes. Probably wouldn't be a bunch to pick a fight with.

[USAIR]

These are my favorite All very nice

http://angelo.smugmug.com/photos/23145246-L.jpg

http://angelo.smugmug.com/photos/23145251-L.jpg

http://angelo.smugmug.com/photos/23145261-L.jpg
Bad to the bone:D

Thanks
Fred

[4labs]

Angelo, a great set. I definatelyy got the sense of what it was all about from most of them. I like the nurses are the real action heroes the best.

[Yuri Pautov]

Great serial, Angelo!
So natural, wonderful colors, so realistic!
Spasibo

[ginger_55]

Really good stuff, Angelo!

Did you dress funky, too?

I wish I had been there, heck no rallies here. One would think that the south would be a hot bed of controversy. Even our flag controversy had very few photo ops. Kind of like 12 people, including our mayor, walking to the middle of the state on a highway, in regular clothes.

like 12 people? And our state was being boycotted.. Oh, the mayor was in favor of taking the flag down.

And "no", that is not why there were so few people. Apathy, and it was a long boring walk.................can't get us goin' They do a good party here, though. I will party, love to, for a time, but I don't drink. My husband will drink, a bit, but he doesn't like parties.

I am missing one right now.

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[Angelo]

Hi Angelo!

Shooting at a rally is a great experience!

My general comment is that you want to look at a news photo and given the
caption, say "oh, I get it". 1, 3, 5 and 7 do that for me while 2, 4 and 6 are
so-so. By that, I mean I see the crowd but not in the proper context.

Thanks for sharing these!

Ian
Ian - thanks for your comment. Yes I agree about context. I had intended these only as samples of a greater set to be viewed as a portfolio to be viewed collectively. It seems I may not get to a point of finishing all of the shots but I have added a couple more at the end of this post. Thank you.

[Angelo]

I guess in this case they were not camera-shy:-)
great shots!:clap
No, but I have to admit I thought twice about approaching those bruisers. Turns out they were nice as could be. :):

[Angelo]

Angelo, a great set. I definatelyy got the sense of what it was all about from most of them. I like the nurses are the real action heroes the best.
Thanks Labster... :):

[Angelo]

Great serial, Angelo!
So natural, wonderful colors, so realistic!
Spasibo
Приходящ от вас, то будет специальный комплимент. Вы.

[Angelo]

Monica

[gpgold]

[QUOTE=Angelo]Yesterday afternoon there were huge public rallies held in Sacramento and Los Angeles to protest against actions by our hotly contested Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger. I decided to attend the rally in downtown LA, which topped 15,000 people, to stretch my photojournal muscles. I have more than 100 pictures that I'm processing but here are just a few. I hope to hear your comments and critiques. Thanks.


This was a great excersize. And the series has some really good shots, but the Iron Workers standout for me.

regards,

Gary

[Angelo]

Chuy and Ronald

[Angelo]

Sparky

[ian408]

Angelo,

The shots you added to the thread are great! I love the various buttons. The
way you shot Sparky and Steely are pretty cool.

I agree with your comment that as a larger part of a portfolio, shots help
define the event.

Ian

[Angelo]

Gee I'm sorry, I missed some posts...

Ben, Jeff, David, Susan, Ginger - thank you, thanks everyone, for the warm reception to this series. I really enjoyed shooting it.

[Angelo]

cute kid?

[Angelo]

concentration

[Angelo]

...for the brotherhood

[Angelo]

...of capitalism

[Dmitry]

I aplogize upfront to US guys that may be somewhat unhappy with such post but cannot resist, the story is really funny :)

Recently Mr. Bush was visiting our country, Latvia. He was met here with a number of posters saynig: "Welcome PEASE DUKE", and next day I've noticed an article on BBC News website featuring photo below captioned like "Latvians consider Soviet Union an agressor".

http://www.lowculture.com/archives/images/bush_latvia_peaceduke2.jpg

Well, I have dropped them a note saying:



Gentlemen, I strongly advise that you replace a picture in the article or at least change its caption; you make all the Russian speaking world laughing. Although the poster is invented by Latvian-speakers, this is a pun using the fact that the words "peace duke" are pronounced exactly like extremely rude Russian oath that may be translated like "vagina guy" or something close. It is currently used in Latvia by people protesting against US policy and by no means can be interpreted as targeted against Soviet aggression.




The photo was replaced pretty soon. :rofl

[binghott]

i don't know why, but i really like the last shot.

[Peter Dumont]

Yesterday afternoon there were huge public rallies held in Sacramento and Los Angeles to protest against actions by our hotly contested Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger. I decided to attend the rally in downtown LA, which topped 15,000 people, to stretch my photojournal muscles. I have more than 100 pictures that I'm processing but here are just a few. I hope to hear your comments and critiques. Thanks.


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http://angelo.smugmug.com/photos/23145261-L.jpg
.As a rule it is better not to photograph peoples backs, since backs are not that interesting, but their front.
This picture of course is an exception to that rule .:clap Great pic !!!

Bye,
Peter Dumont

[Adrian van Ammers]

Yesterday afternoon there were huge public rallies held in Sacramento and Los Angeles to protest against actions by our hotly contested Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger. I decided to attend the rally in downtown LA, which topped 15,000 people, to stretch my photojournal muscles. I have more than 100 pictures that I'm processing but here are just a few. I hope to hear your comments and critiques. Thanks.
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Hi Angelo,
It's easy to pick up the energy. Well done. And thanks for the news :D I had no idea.