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November 29, 2005

Macy's Parade I

Macy's Parade I.jpg

I have 2 more pictures from China I want to put up, but I'm having trouble processing them, so they will wait until I have more time and can truly be happy with the results.

On Thanksgiving morning i was lucky enough to get a front-row space to watch the Macy's Parade. Even better, I had some young (and therefore much shorter than I am) kids next to me, so I had nothing blocking my view. This was my first time going into the city to watch the parade, and it was a ton of fun. If you live near NYC and haven't gone to the parade before, try to go one year. I managed to get a few decent shots which I'll put up in the next couple of days.

The composition of this picture is strikingly similar to yesterday's picture. I like shooting shots lik this using very shallow angles to reduce the spacing between objects, and wide aperatures in order to let the repeated image blur more. I think it is a great way to convey number and order. The clarinetists (sp?) pictured are part of the John B Alexander High School Band from Laredo, Texas.

taken 11/24/2005 10:52am
Nikon D70 / Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G AF-S Nikkor @ 70mm
f4.5 / 1/400" / exp -0.67EV / ISO 500
PS: cropped, curves

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