Polish Festival I

[Michael Fraley]

I took my Olympus OM-2000 and a Zuiko 50/1.8 to a Polish Festival held in the Hall of Flowers in Golden Gate Park. It was on Oct. 10th of this year. I used Kodak HD 400 film and a small Olympus flash that came with the OM-2000. These work better for me as a series than stand-alone. I'll break it into a couple of postings, since there are a number of them

We had potato dumplings, polska kielbasa and sauerkraut. There were crafts for sale along with the entertainment. My daughter, her boyfriend, and his sister joined me. Her boyfriend is Polish on one side of the family, so if he said the food was good, it must have been!

Here's the first group of dancers. Thanks for viewing!

[John Parry]

Lovely photos Michael

Those - I don't know how to describe them, but for want of a better word, skirt bands, must take some serious scene changing. How did that work?

Regards - John

[doubs43]

All are excellent but I particularly like the second one. You caught the two men exactly right.

The sausage and sauerkraut make me hungry!

Walker

[Michael Fraley]

Thanks for the comments! John, centrifugal force and the wind caused by spinning, made the bottom of the girls' skirts turn bell-shaped or like bands. When they stopped, their skirts went straight again. I was shooting at 1/125 sec.

[Randy]

These are great Michael, I like these!

[Michael Fraley]

Thanks, Randy. It was fun to 'go on assignment'. Usually I walk around with a camera, but sometimes going to an event with the goal of getting pictures, gives me a boost. Different gear is needed for indoors, moving subjects. I'm thinking of taking a camera to our Christmas party at work --- held in a banquet room with lots of daylight from side windows. People dress up for this event, and might be willing subjects..