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Which Board? => Main Forum => : Ed Wenn April 24, 2012, 03:07:48 PM
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It's a little known fact that before the world changed and we lost our sense of fun, photography used to be a competitive team sport watched by thousands of fans. Don't believe me? Well, here's the evidence. At a packed Polo Grounds stadium in the USA back in 1913 two of the giants of Competitive Team Photography faced each other in the final of the World Series. This picture shows 1914's surprise package, the Box Reflex Mob, limbering up in front of their supporters as they prepared to face the might of 8 time Series winners, the Stereo Society (team motto, "We're Double the Trouble!").
As we all know, the Box Reflex Mob were the eventual winners thanks mainly to the breathtaking attacking (offensive) play of their three Front Lensmen: Jerry 'Bowler' Eastman, Sam 'Trilby' Harman and the diminutive Stanley 'Flat Cap' Whippet seen in strict 'game formation' to the right of the picture.
(http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4048/4350887727_ee7040ed92_z.jpg?zz=1) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/4350887727/)
Photographers - Polo Grounds (LOC) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/4350887727/#) by The Library of Congress (http://www.flickr.com/people/library_of_congress/), on Flickr
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Ed - are you sure they are cameras? They look like the portable version of the "What the butler saw" Mutoscope to me:
(http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSnJLyGZWGsKdEOINZH_-fmBW76CTSf-wvzJ4n1JhAjPiuHG-owjg)
It's probably a group of gentlemen enjoying some early 20th century soft porn.
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Love the gait of second from the left ... Business Time ...
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Yes, that's quite the stance our man has adopted there :-)
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Yes, that's quite the stance our man has adopted there :-)
Yup. I'm not a medical man but my guess is his "Farmer Giles" are giving him jip... :o
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Love the gait of second from the left ... Business Time ...
I was going to say that when I scrolled down the page...
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Isn't it a bl**dy wonderful picture though?
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Definitely!
Seeing that, I somehow miss the bowler hats and ties. So classy :)
Besides, if you're in trouble, you could always club your opponent K.O. with a single blow using the camera!
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My wife turns away when I use a TLR for the same reason, she says I look a bit 1970's sex comedy, and not in a good way ...
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It's probably a group of gentlemen enjoying some early 20th century soft porn.
.... Now that's a concept worthy of Monty Python. Did you ever hear their sketch based on live commentary as Thomas Hardy sits down to write his next novel? It's hilarious (http://www.wepsite.de/novel%20writing.htm (http://www.wepsite.de/novel%20writing.htm) for a transcript and an MP3). I can see the same treatment working for "a group of gentlemen enjoying some early 20th century soft porn watched by thousands of fans".
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Great picture! I too love the guy on the left, I think you could put a comment balloon from the man looking at him "do you need to borrow my snakeskin truss'? or something similar.
;D