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    Photos From Atlanta

    in DCI World Class Corps Discussions

    Posted

    Great photographs Ed, many thanks.

    I've just noticed that it finishes at 1000 with the Cavaliers. Or is there another page I'm not seeing? Or did the BD mirrors render your camera inoperable?

    Thanks for the note. I tried to edit the 2,700 down to a smaller group, did NOT mean to leave them out!

    Photos From Atlanta

    in DCI World Class Corps Discussions

    Posted · Edited by Ed Sutcliff

    I had a great time at the 2010 Atlanta competition. Took two of my sons & my camera... then spent the entire show taking over 2,700 photos of 24 of the corps from the upper deck seating area. Some of the photos (loaded in the order the corps appeared in the show) are located at the following album:

    http://picasaweb.google.com/L2RPhoto.Boro....10ATDCIAtlanta#

    Feel free to download the image and/or share the link.

    EDITED:

    A. Fixed link

    B. Added BD photos

    Sorry the BD photos didn't make it the first time, I did not realize the online album had a limit of 1,000 images :thumbdown:

    The Crown Flu

    in DCI World Class Corps Discussions

    Posted

    As a parent, I applaud ANY decision made by DCI & corps management which ensures the safety and well being of my son.

    It is a GOOD thing that an organization can bite the bullet and allow a corps to sit out a night to recover from illness.

    In addition to ensuring their own corps members, volunteers, and staff are able to fully recover, they are also helping prevent a larger outbreak which would certainly occur if the infected members were forced to interact with other corps/fans.

    Questioning the decisions made by any of the affected corps demonstrates an incredible ignorance of the realities of touring in close quarters with infectious diseases.

    Hope all the corps impacted by this summer's flu bug (or whatever it turns out to have been) make it to Indianapolis at 100% strength!

    Ed

    Van Buren Border Battle

    in DCI World Class Corps Discussions

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    1. Music City Legend 7:40

    2. Memphis Sound 7:57

    3. Pacific Crest 8:14

    4. Spirit 8:31

    5. INTERMISSION 8:48

    6. Colts 9:08

    7. Blue Knights 9:25

    8. Santa Clara Vanguard 9:42

    9. Carolina Crown 9:59

    Contest Coordinator: Scott Speelman

    Chief Judge: Monte Mast

    Brass Performance: Monte Mast

    Color Guard: Jacqueline Gilley

    Ensemble Music: John Bell

    Ensemble Visual: Gary Czapinski

    Music Effect: Peter Furnari

    Percussion Performance: Mike Davis

    Visual Effect: Don Newman

    Visual Performance: William Chumley

    Images from Valdosta, GA

    in DCI World Class Corps Discussions

    Posted

    I appreciate the positive comments, but please respect the other photographers who work hard to capture the DCI experience.

    I was able to get decent photos in Valdosta because I had a good spot in the stadium & the conditions were perfect for capturing images from a distance.

    Being able to "look down" onto the field was also a huge advantage.

    The photographers who work from field level can get great close-ups, but they are at a disadvantage when it comes to seeing the larger formations.

    I think anyone with a camera would agree that no matter how many photos we take, and no matter how many corps members we manage to photograph, there are alway TONS of other positions/angles we'd love to have used to get more exciting pictures!

    Hopefully the photos I took are a nice alternative to the field level images you are used to seeing.

    Ed :tongue:

    Images from Valdosta, GA

    in DCI World Class Corps Discussions

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    The following links contain images from the July 10, 2009 competition in Valdosta, GA.

    A few things:

    There is NO CHARGE for viewing/downloading/sharing these photos.... enjoy & share them!

    I am the parent of a Spirit trumpet player, so the Spirit collection is the largest!

    I hadn't seen my son for over a month, so I wasn't in the stadium for the Boston Crusaders (Sorry!)

    For best viewing, chose the "slide show" and "full screen" options.

    Ed

    1. Sounds of the South - Sun Devils

    2. Sounds of the South - Atlanta Corps Vets

    3. Sounds of the South - Legends

    4. Sounds of the South - Teal Sound

    5. Sounds of the South - Spirit

    6. Sounds of the South - Glassmen

    7. Sounds of the South - Blue Stars

    8. Sounds of the South - Phantom Regiment

    The Dubuque Depot

    in DCI World Class Corps Discussions

    Posted · Edited by Ed Sutcliff

    It appears the corps in tonight's IA competition had a much harder time maintaining or improving on their previous best scores as compare to the corps in the Rome, NY event.

    Dubuque, IA Event

    Previous High Scores - - - - - Tonight's High Scores

    Cavaliers 78.500 - - - - - - - - 79.000

    Phantom 77.700 - - - - - - - - 78.400

    Blue Stars 74.500 - - - - - - - - 74.700

    Scouts 69.500 - - - - - - - - 69.400

    Spirit 69.600 - - - - - - - - 69.300

    Colts 69.700 - - - - - - - - 68.500

    Pioneer 61.900 - - - - - - - - 63.600

    The Cavaliers/Phantom/Blue Stars barely moved up from their previous best scores.

    The Scouts/Spirit/Colts actually lost ground.

    Rome, NY Event

    Previous High Scores - - - - - Tonight's High Scores

    Crown 80.500 - - - - - - - - 83.000

    Cadets 79.700 - - - - - - - - 81.700

    Crusaders 71.900 - - - - - - - - 74.700

    Surf N/A - - - - - - - - 64.700

    Crown/Cadets/Crusaders - All showed significant upward movement in their point totals.

    Must have been the night air in New York that made the difference!!!

    The Dubuque Depot

    in DCI World Class Corps Discussions

    Posted

    Remember I might dislike an instrument used but I DO NOT hate the player nor anyone who works so hard to produce the show

    Spirit is really late getting on the field

    Everyone is looking to the time keeper

    What has happened?

    Ahhh we are waiting for the field lights

    Out they come

    Mic check one two three four

    Wardrobe check

    Sound checks

    This crowd is very into this show so far

    3 DMs on risers

    More announcements

    10 snares

    6 multi tenors

    5 base drums

    Sounds like some singers added?

    Electric base still annoys me but a horn solo is going on too

    7 contra tubas

    Elec base helps in the contra solo

    Dust in the wind ensamble is good

    Rest of Corp joining in is a bit loud but not clear

    Can easily be cleaned

    Great flag work

    Good drum solos

    Horn spacing has some holes but movement is good

    Electric guitar solos seem to introduce each section

    Strong ending

    Crowd enjoys the effort!

    Madison next

    Thanks for the post!!! :thumbup:

    The Dubuque Depot

    in DCI World Class Corps Discussions

    Posted

    Oh oh Spirit is next

    Should I post anything???

    Absolutely. Hearing real-time feedback is something parents/relatives/friends love! Nobody is going to argue with your honest opinion. It's the follow-up stuff that might drive some of us to distraction.

    Thanks in advance for your comments.

    Ed

    Technology and Drum Corps touring...

    in DCI World Class Corps Discussions

    Posted

    So volunteer to help them out. Seriously, if you know stuff about this stuff, email or call DCI and make an offer. IF they are cutting staff, they probably can't pay people or assign people to take on new tasks, so they need volunteer help with it.

    Trust me, if I could retire today & tour with my kid, I'd be at every show... doing whatever was needed. I did manage to make two events last year even though my son was only an alternate & not performing. I got some decent photographs from the cheap seats, pictures which were made available to everyone in his corps.

    I imagine there are parents just like me at every event producing similar online photo albums. Yet, seven events into this year's schedule, the 2009 photos section of DCI.org only contains "special events" photos & does not have a single image from one of this season's competitions.

    How on earth is the public supposed to know about the corps with that kind of media black out?!

    Digital cameras, digital recordings, instant uploading & web publishing... should mean the DCI product is being seen/heard by a much larger audience.

    My original point was that DCI seems stuck in a 1960's PR mode in the way it avoids using available technologies and mass media to aggressively advertise their product.

    Sadly, unless you are the parent/relative/band director of most of today's corps members, you aren't even aware DCI exists.

    Ed

    Technology and Drum Corps touring...

    in DCI World Class Corps Discussions

    Posted

    I'm only a 2nd year DCI parent, so my opinion may not count for much... but I believe DCI does a horrible job marketing it's product to the general public.

    Good quality video/photo/news from events are almost invisible to anyone unconnected to the corps. I for one, am happy places like YouTube & FaceBook contain some information. Tweeter updates from the competitions are also a welcome addition.

    I don't understand how an organization which is laying off employees and changing rules to attract new members, can be so adverse to the use of free publicity to expose it's product to the masses.

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