Ryan, Some interesting photos there. I like the "human interest" type the best....the ones with a lone knight putting on his armor... The overpowering inevitability of modern life in the background is a bummer though. Next time they should hold the event in the woods somewhere.
Cory ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PDML" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 8:15 AM Subject: A small presentation, comments welcome! > My first presentation: > http://home.iprimus.com.au/heygoose/SCA/index.htm > > So finally, I got my shots back from the lab and put together a small > presentation, as promised. It was a day out with the SCA (Society of > Creative Anachronism) Australia http://sca.org.au/, thanks to my friends > Simon and Jayne (00960006.jpg). About the SCA- picture Camelot IRL.. Yes, > complete with a King and a Queen, Baron, Baroness, Lords, Ladies, peasants > etc. > > Amongst other things, I learnt that Australia, together with New Zealand, > forms the Kingdom of Lochac (pronounced lock-ark), and Brisbane is also the > Barony of River Haven. Days activities included fights, a feast, court, etc. > Apart from the adherence to customs (manner, etiquette, instances of speech > even), it was all in good fun, and being immersed in it was a real > experience (yes I was in 'garb'). > > Someone was telling me that for the girls, it was all about the dresses > (gosh it was like walking around in a pre-Raphaelite painting), and for the > guys it was about getting to kick butt- doesn't that just sound like a > perfect formula? > > Anyway. I spent my time snapping up shot after shot after shot, 3 rolls of > (my mistakenly bought, instead of Fuji Press) Superia 1600, 3 rolls of > Superia 400, 1 roll of HD2, on a MZ5n with a Sigma EX 28-70 2.8 (sometimes > with a SinghRay Gold/Blue Polariser) and an AF360FGZ and a MZ60 with an FA > 80-320 4.5 - 5.6 . Two bodies, very good idea :) Got a lot more shots I'd > love to share, but I'm still sorting.. > > Also! Chanced upon an opportunity to be archived! Apparently, a guy was > shooting a DVD of the event and he saw my gear and said he could use some of > my shots. Might even see some money (hopefully!) That'll be a first for me.. > > I'd love to have captioned the shots but I rushed to put it up.. > > Anyway, hope I manage to convey some of the atmosphere- it was quite > magical. > > Cheers, > Ryan > > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.716 / Virus Database: 472 - Release Date: 7/5/2004
