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 Demonstration
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This while wandering down
the ethereal canal St. Martin, one of the trendy/chic parts of
Paris which sprouted out of an old working class area, and still
inhabited by its fair share of 'clochards' (homeless).
Just round the corner from République, a traditional rallying
point, it's not surprising to come across a demo like this. In
this case someone told me it was the National Front, or maybe
against the National Front, I'm really not sure, but they were
vociferous, you have to give them that, whatever they were
shouting about...
The rather scary CRS, the bulldogs of the security forces, were
out in force having a good old time, and it has to be said that
the poor NF dears were completely hedged in by ranks of the boys
in black - no nonsense to be had there.
I chopped the top of this shot to make it more intense - I think
by lowering the 'ceiling', as it were, it becomes more intense
and claustrophobic - less space for people to move in, echoing
the hemming in of the demonstrators by the CRS. I didn't want to
chop the red flag though, or the other banner, which gives the
sense of place and occasion.
The two cops striding, the blurred car, the bustle of the crowd
and the harsh treatment of the colours add to the tension.
Don't you think?
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January 2008 - Slide Show ~ |
