Return of the military honor guard
Anyone who shoots for a wire agency in a capital city knows the Groundhog Day routine that happens when a visiting dignitary (PM, Prez, King or Queen) drops in for a cup of tea on their watch. It means an official state reception and rolling out the red carpet with a military honor guard. It’s actually pretty impressive stuff, and all those patterns of uniforms in-a-row do make for easily-captured, colorful compositions.
Today we had Queen Margrethe and the rest of the Danish royal family visit Hanoi. The following are some outtakes from the military revue.
Anyway, funny coincidence as I had lunch with my friend Justin today, and he told me about a video that Guardian photojournalist Dan Chung shot in Beijing last month for the 60th Anniversary celebrations there. All shot on DSLRs. Lousy music, but great images. The whole tilt/shift thing is overdone these days, but it sure looks nice at a Communist parade. Check it out.
