Hi all

I put a new folder with 6 photos into my portfolio. Please check them out and comment.

http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=199053

It's about the streetparade, a streetparty in Zurich, Switzerland, where about 1'000'000 people dance til they drop.

-- michaelwildi (michaelwildi@yahoo.com), April 14, 2002

Answers

Nice shots. I like the middle, bottom row especially. More info?

-- Tim Franklin (tim_franklin@mac.com), April 14, 2002.

Some nice candids. Now that's what I call a street party (is Zurich always like that?)!

-- Chris Chen (Wash., DC) (furcafe@NOSPAMcris.com), April 14, 2002.

OH YEH! Definately middle bottom row. Great shots Mike.

-- Brian E. Harvey (bharvey423@yahoo.com), April 14, 2002.

the loveparade was invented in berlin in 1989. a few cities took over the idea whan they realised that techno music means big cash. this photo was taken a few years later, MTV had arrived and with it the masses, the sparkle was gone, but it is still a WILD event to go to, if you can stand a million sweating bodies dancing the day away.

-- stefan randlkofer (geesbert@yahoo.com), April 14, 2002.

Nicely done images of an obviously interesting event, Michael. For several of the images, however, an extra-extra-large version might be even better. ;-) Overall, I liked the compositional choices you made (balanced graphically, and contributive to the story presented by the shot). The only one I didn't care for was the DJ - a different (more dramatic ?) composition and a more obvious point of focus might have worked better.

-- Ralph Barker (rbarker@pacbell.net), April 14, 2002.

Well done Mike. A nie variety of interesting shots. I particularly liked a< href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo? photo_id=698751&size=lg">Shakira and a< href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo? photo_id=698729&size=lg">Shakira before fame

Great composition and response.

-- Kristian (leicashot@hotmail.com), April 14, 2002.

Nicely Done Michael..

Much better than most recent shots I have seen here..

(Tony, is that ok??)

-- Travis (teckyy@hotmail.com), April 14, 2002.

Thanks for your comments. Tim and Brian, which picture do you mean with middle bottom row? My screen shows 4 pics in the top row and only 2 in the bottom row. BTW, this weekend was the very first LoveParade on the American continent in Mexico City. That's why I came up with the idea to share these pictures. Ciao Michael

-- michaelwildi (michaelwildi@yahoo.com), April 15, 2002.

I'm not sure how "Much better than most recent shots I have seen here.." is a useful critique or even a valid comment, but it's more polite than what I deleted yesterday. If you had said "This is one of your best..." or "This is your absolute worst..." then that would be more meaningful to the photographer.

-- Tony Rowlett (rowlett@mail.com), April 15, 2002.

Tony, why isn't the above a valid comment? I was just stating what I feel abt Michael's pictures in comparison to what I've seen. What's wrong with that?

I did not mention names and the exact pics involved, did i? So why are u so defensive and had to delete my post?

The objective of the forum is open to opinions. I think I have changed my stance to fit u several times but u are just not giving way.

Anyway, I think Michael's pics are nice, they tell a story. Some does it for me and some doesn't.

Just lighten up.

-- Travis (teckyy@hotmail.com), April 17, 2002.