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White Dinner Party #2


White Dinner Party #2
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Copyright: Alex Shainshein (s_a_s_h_a) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 294 W: 74 N: 417] (2958)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-06-15
Categories: Decisive Moment
Camera: Nikon D-80, Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED AF-S DX, Nikon NC 67mm
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/60 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: Paris 2007
Theme(s): White Dinner Party, People of the World, Lens Lover's Award [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-07-02 15:22
Viewed: 697
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
One day on our trip to Paris we went to see the Arc de Triumph and suddenly saw this interesting thing. There ware many people wearing white, from head to toe. It was White Dinner party (or "flashmob in white").
What is it White Dinner party? Every year around mid June, a big open air white dinner party is organized somewhere in Paris. The funny part of it is that its location is kept secret until the very end. Participants are asked to go to a certain spot and wait. 15 minutes before the actual start they get an SMS or a phone call that tells them where to gather. This year it was around the Arc de Triumph on the place de l'Etoile - and it was quite impressive as you can see. More than 7,500 people gathered in front of the Arc de Triumph for a three-hour dinner.
Police arrived 10 minutes later but could do little but stand and watch as what organizers say was a crowd of 7,500 munched and sipped wine on what is usually one of the busiest traffic spots in Paris.
The venue of the yearly "dinner in white" is always kept secret until the last possible minute, with a second location ready in case police prevent diners from making it to the first.

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  • Great 
  • Ejtaan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 977 W: 99 N: 2253] (11357)
  • [2007-07-02 15:31]

Hahahahahaha, they are having fun eh??
A real nice image Alex. You can really tell these guys are having a good time!
Nice compo and good light here.

Cheers,
Anneke

  • Great 
  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2847 W: 263 N: 5947] (23588)
  • [2007-07-02 15:59]

A truly superb capture in every respect!
The colours details and composition are spot-on! And the capture of the moment -- that is unmatchable!
Congratulations on a true winner!
TFS
silke

Hi Alex,

:-)Very funny! Brings a smile to my face! I hope they got out ok, without breaking their ankles or so... Well seen and captured! Congrats! TFS! Bianca.

  • Great 
  • jone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2239 W: 172 N: 0] (28892)
  • [2007-07-03 3:37]

Hi Alex ;)))
nice moment and atmosphere...TFS
Best regards,
J ;)

Hi Alex,
Big fun picture! Photography MUST be big fun and you showed it! Superb funny picture. Great my friends.
TFS
Hans

:) Later...

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