Hi Cory, Thanks for being the first to review them! I myself would be quite hard-pressed to find a favourite photo or type, there was just so many things to shoot! I'm relooking at what I put up, and flavour of the moment is 00990023.jpg (an action shot), just because I don't usually shoot action scenes. I must add that the children were great to work with as well, eager and not as camera shy as so many kids tend to be. The kid in the last pic 01000037.jpg particularly was a little joy. She posed quite happily and asked if she'll could see the pics when I was done, and now I have to make sure she gets a print of the shot she posed for..
About modern life in the background, yes, that was a drag. I passed on a few shots because the cars would just show up too obviously. However, this wasn't a major gathering, just a tourney, so the location wasn't special. I missed something major the day before, where there was a coronation, and that would have been great to shoot. The one -really- to be at though, is Rowany Festival, held every easter: http://www.sca.org.au/mailman/listinfo/festival and that's in the woods somewhere. :) Ryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "cbwaters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 11:06 PM Subject: Re: A small presentation, comments welcome! > 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 > >
