..that didn't much look like a protest at all. There wasn't a lot of people to begin with, and those that were there turned the whole meeting area more into a 60s love-in (complete with naked people) than a protest. I'm all for peace & love, but that wasn't what I had in mind. :) (I was hoping for a peaceful protest, which is what happened, but that was a bit much) Huge downpours probably played a role in that. I ended up not being able to go the first day, but it was virtually identical to the second, so I didn't miss much (except some spray painting action and a flag burning, though I'm glad I missed that last one). I managed to shoot a roll on the second day, though, before heavy rain drove me inside (I wasn't swearing as much as the girl with three Nikon cameras with incredibly nice prime lenses who had rubber 'shocks' around her cameras but no plastic bag though.. heh). Went to a bar that was on their path so I could join them back after the rain, but their itinerary changed somewhat as they just split in really small pockets and joined up about 2 hours later down the road. So, I guess the gov't's tactic of dividing the protests worked. I think I still managed to get a few good shots though, at least. 'cept they were out of Ilford XP2, and it was a choice between Delta 400, Delta 3200, or HP5. I picked the HP5 (which, funnily, is ISO 400 on the box but my camera detected as 320.. heh). On the upside, I still have my second roll of Ilford to play with, so methinks I'll sniff out some more experiments. :) =DarkPen=

Cool, looking forward to seeing youre images.

Many years ago, and in what seems a different life, I had joined the US military with the idea of getting into Military Photography. Well that didnt work out, and I was put into another position. A few years latter I had the opportunity to try my hand at that type of imaging, and afterward I was quite happy NOT having gone into that field. I dont know were those images are, but wear ever that is, they can stay. Anyway I then sent myself, on my enlisted mans pay, to nursing school, and worked for the military as an OB/GYN Nurse for quite awhile. Now Im out, medically retired, and working doing graphics and other computer stuff, for an outfit that works closely with the military medical field.

I think that is more than I have ever said about myself. Anyway I still enjoy the idea of on the ground photojournalist style, so I rely am looking forward to youre images. Sorry to ramble.

Glad to hear you're back in one piece, DarkPen. :) Can't wait to see some of your shots, especially those with the nacked people. ;) cheers Thomas

So, if it was quiet did you end up encasing the camera protectively? If you did, I'd love to see a picture of it, if you can. Thomas, no need to lower the tone - we've Slynk and Niko doing a good enough job already...... ;-) (",)

Glad the day wasnt a complete washout and hope the body armour didnt go rusty in the rain,LOL Lookforward to you posting the pictures. :O)

Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing. Salvador Dali