Thursday, August 01, 2019

CP 200 Monster Bingo

The next 200th anniversary event was the Monster Bingo, held on Tuesday evening. I was going to pass on this event because Bob would be there recording it very well indeed. But in the end, I decided to go with my long lens and just take candid portrait photos.

I was stunned by the huge crowd. I guess a $1000 grand prize for a celebration event was quite a draw.

I took almost four dozen photos in all although some were two shots of the same person. I will leave you with a baker's dozen that I like a little better than the rest.














I think I did the right thing (for me) in choosing to focus on this kind of shot, especially since the other photographer was doing a more overall view, and we didn't need to duplicate.

Next event will be the Celebration Parade tonight. I think that at least in part, people will be dressed in period costumes.
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6 comments:

  1. Marie Smith7:52 am

    I don’t know if there is anything I dislike more than bingo but the photos are like character studies. Great job.

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  2. Shammickite8:08 am

    Did you get permission from these people to publish their images on the almighty internet? Personally I would not like my image to appear on a blog without my knowledge.

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  3. Barbara Rogers9:43 am

    I almost always get permission to use the person's photos...but not in writing like the lawyers would like...and I say where they will be published. I noticed a Sue photo in the midst (I think!)

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  4. Jenn Jilks9:57 am

    I remember the bingo smokers halls with dread. Those dangled fundraisers,

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  5. William Kendall4:26 pm

    Terrific candid shots!

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  6. Mage6:26 pm

    I really enjoyed these. I note most are older, but they all are truly enjoying themselves. Thank you.

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