2006.07.06 Mental exercise for a hot day by David Grundy

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27-JUN-2006

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This group had a good location for their game on this very hot afternoon - the space is open to the harbour, and well shaded.

Canon EOS 350D ,Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
1/50s f/7.1 at 13.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

David Grundy		07-Aug-2006 15:40
Hi Joe, I liked your picture too, especially the 3rd person (of course). Thanks for the link.

Joe		07-Aug-2006 13:04
Yes I can practically give up saying "excellent portrait" for your work. Although cough I did rather like my own shot of this game in progress... http://www.boardgamegeek.com/fullimage/137047

David Grundy		05-Aug-2006 04:46
Thanks Peter. I do rely on the fact that people often don't realise they are in shot with the wide-angle lens; but I also rely to some extent on being seen as a crazy gwai-lo tourist! But I also suspect that the people playing chinese chess are often proud of the game and culture, and in a way are pleased to have a "tourist" take the picture. I may be wrong ...

Peter Kwok		04-Aug-2006 01:30
I love all your photos, especially the candid shots of the people of HK. How did you get them to ignore your camera? Did they not recognized the WA lens and think you were only shooting the chess set? Or did they give you more respect because you are a Westerner (gwai lo)? Cheers!

Guest		10-Jul-2006 12:38
Excellent shot. This is really good stuff.

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