Still not shot with the Leica, though I did have it along (unfortunately loaded with TMax 3200 ... not very useful on a sunny day). However, I wanted to share some shots from a VMI reunion, made during the "Old Yell" in the barracks, when current cadets cheer along with alumni.
The newest students -- not yet cadets but "Rats" -- are lined up at attention throughout the event, and cheer along while "braced up." They hold the M-14 rifles (yes, fully functional) they just carried in the parade while passing in review for the alumni and guests. To show approval (when, say, an alumnus climbs to the top of the guardhouse in the barracks central courtyard without assistance of the ladder provided), they pound the rifle butts on the floor.
I think perhaps the sign speaks for itself...
The officer left in charge of the Rats. In the lower floors, you can see upperclassmen still in their parade dress. They are not required to brace up, but casually and lustily cheer along.
The general view of the barracks courtyard, guardpost in center. The cheer is led from its roof, reached by the ladder to the right ... or, if you want to prove your vigor still, by scaling the wall. The alumni are clustered in class groups (three classes attend each reunion weekend) and the band stands drawn up at far right.
All shot on a Nikon D200, with an old, manual Nikkor 28mm f/2.8 lens.
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