I Love A Parade
Feb 4, 2018 13:54:34 #
Veterans Day parade. Local high school band, who are actually quite good.
Feb 5, 2018 08:32:38 #
MattPhox wrote:
Veterans Day parade. Local high school band, who are actually quite good.
Looking at them, it must have an early morning start. Especially for the guy to the left of the Saxophone player.
Great snap.
Feb 5, 2018 09:58:51 #
Feb 5, 2018 15:13:06 #
Nothing wrong with that crew that a good Marine DI couldn't straighten out in a month or two. A few choice adjectives and some pushups and the would drill like a well oiled machine.
Feb 5, 2018 16:19:17 #
Thanks, everyone, for your comments. I think that I just caught them at a bad moment. They really are a pretty good marching band. I thought it made a good shot anyway.
Feb 5, 2018 23:33:17 #
MattPhox wrote:
Thanks, everyone, for your comments. I think that I just caught them at a bad moment. They really are a pretty good marching band. I thought it made a good shot anyway.
Feb 6, 2018 08:42:27 #
MattPhox wrote:
Thanks, everyone, for your comments. I think that I just caught them at a bad moment. They really are a pretty good marching band. I thought it made a good shot anyway.
This is a great back story shot. I see it as a moment of them being themselves in the minutes before they go off to perform.
As for the DI mention. I have seen many a military bands just prior to muster. I will say that some of them are just like this band. Even the Gyrenes.
Feb 6, 2018 09:37:54 #
Stephan G wrote:
This is a great back story shot. I see it as a moment of them being themselves in the minutes before they go off to perform.
As for the DI mention. I have seen many a military bands just prior to muster. I will say that some of them are just like this band. Even the Gyrenes.
As for the DI mention. I have seen many a military bands just prior to muster. I will say that some of them are just like this band. Even the Gyrenes.
I believe that you nailed the explanation.
Feb 19, 2018 06:00:04 #
Despite the imaginative descriptions given to this, is it really anything more than just a snapshot which anybody standing along the side of the street could have taken? Get out in front of them quickly as I always did when photographing parades of any soft or use a telephoto for close-up shots of individual band members. The empty area at the lower right contributes nothing.
Feb 19, 2018 22:07:31 #
Ted H. Funk wrote:
Despite the imaginative descriptions given to this, is it really anything more than just a snapshot which anybody standing along the side of the street could have taken? Get out in front of them quickly as I always did when photographing parades of any soft or use a telephoto for close-up shots of individual band members. The empty area at the lower right contributes nothing.
Thanks for commenting. Your advice is appreciated.
Feb 19, 2018 22:21:03 #
MattPhox: I'm very glad you accepted my advice as intending to be helpful which is how it was
meant. Too many of these contributors seem unable to critique their own pictures which is an
essential part of learning how to improve your photography or else they only want approval.
When I photographed the big & long Oktoberfest parade in Munich, I had a Press Pass and stood
on the street taking pictures of the different costumed groups as they came towards me. If you
don't qualify for such a Pass and it's a small town, ask a friendly policeman for permission.
meant. Too many of these contributors seem unable to critique their own pictures which is an
essential part of learning how to improve your photography or else they only want approval.
When I photographed the big & long Oktoberfest parade in Munich, I had a Press Pass and stood
on the street taking pictures of the different costumed groups as they came towards me. If you
don't qualify for such a Pass and it's a small town, ask a friendly policeman for permission.
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