Some shots from the fair

pgaviriapgaviria Registered Users Posts: 78 Big grins
edited October 16, 2009 in Street and Documentary
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I think I'm going to go back and take more photos at this fair. I think for a lot of the people born and raised in the US this is kind of a mundane event but to me it's a space where I see a lot of things that look organic and DIY, and this is not how I usually think of the US. I think of the US looking more mass produced and corporate.

Any feedback is welcome!

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  • promoguypromoguy Registered Users Posts: 58 Big grins
    edited October 13, 2009
    State and County Fairs are never mundane. The USofA is a lot of things.

    /just saying and not being critical
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  • adbsgicomadbsgicom Registered Users Posts: 3,615 Major grins
    edited October 13, 2009
    #5 rolleyes1.gif

    The running of the bulls in reverse....
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  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2009
    pgaviria wrote:
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    I think I'm going to go back and take more photos at this fair. I think for a lot of the people born and raised in the US this is kind of a mundane event but to me it's a space where I see a lot of things that look organic and DIY, and this is not how I usually think of the US. I think of the US looking more mass produced and corporate.

    Any feedback is welcome!

    Wonderful series; really nice. I particularly love the Cotton Candy stand, though I'd crop it a bit - like this:
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  • OrvSalOrvSal Registered Users Posts: 461 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2009
    I like the candy stand because of how he is leaning and waitinig on a customer to come by. That is a true sigh of lonleness, a rainy day at the fair!
    Have a great day!
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  • Mr. QuietMr. Quiet Registered Users Posts: 1,047 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2009
    adbsgicom wrote:
    #5 rolleyes1.gif

    The running of the bulls in reverse....

    No bulls.....just baby calves....
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  • pgaviriapgaviria Registered Users Posts: 78 Big grins
    edited October 16, 2009
    I agree that the US is a very diverse place! I have spent most of my time in the US going to school and working downtown Chicago, which is probably why I usually think of it that way, but I certainly understand that such a big place with so many different cultural backgrounds MUST have a little bit of everything.

    I was also confused by the running of the bulls in reverse haha. I was impressed with those girls, though. It was a rough event for kids!

    I like the tighter crop too. I think I will use a similar crop when I print it.

    Thank you all for your input!
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