Anybody here in the forum has been there with a LF camera as they are in many cities now? I am thinking of camping in LA city hall, site of Occupying LA, for a day or two with my Graflex Super D for some random portraits. Any suggestions or ideas?
And Domenico is coming with me.
Go for it Hugo. The LA police seem to be better behaved than the police in NYC and Boston.
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"The LA police seem to be better behaved than the police in NYC and Boston."
Really ? Rodney King didn't think so.
That's why they're better behaved. They learned. (don't want to get into politics here. please. sorry. thank you.)Originally Posted by Ed Kelsey
...Mike
I was thinking of going down to the demonstration here in Seattle. Our police are very polite and professional, it seems.
+1! I was going to come down with my Super Graphic, but not my 8x10 monorail.
Were you thinking of Saturday or Sunday?
I was planning to let the weather dictate, but if you'll be there one day or the other, I'd love to meet up for coffee.
Either day works for me. The weather looks good for the weekend, and the bus runs roughly the same. However, Saturday looks like it will be the busiest, with the "protesters" planning to put up 500 tents.
For those that don't know, Westlake park isn't really a park, it's a plaza surrounded by stores and it isn't very large. The last time grass grew there, there were deer and hunters with bows. Yes, there are "green spaces" in "downtown" Seattle, but Westlake isn't one of them.
Here in San Francisco they are camped-out in front of the Federal Reserve Bank which occupies an entire city block at the foot of Market Street. The Socialists Workers Party is represented by just a couple of sign bearing protestors conspicuously stationed across the street - a sign that there may be some ideology conflict between the two groups. I walked through the encampment yesterday afternoon with a Pentax PZ-1 loaded with Neopan 400 and shot about 20, 25 frames - one of a sign-bearing gentleman attired in typical financial district fashion. The police have cordoned off the portico with iron barricades permitting only employees to enter or leave and several media vans are parked and waiting nearby. The atmosphere, though, was peaceful and had a decidedly hippie flavor to it. I have been working on a special project for some time adding one or two images at a time when something happens or when I run across a view that fits.
Thomas
The unwashed in San Diego had to take down their tents and tables, the City had booked the area for a dance concert this evening. They made only one or two arrests. I wanted to go down today, but with all the police activity and my own errands, I was unable to go, and my GF has plans for me all weekend. If they are back on Monday I will probably be there with my Speed,
Michael Cienfuegos
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