Real Life Chess Pieces / myLot

Preston, England

February 21, 2016 1:32pm CST

This early photo from my collection shows why we should never go out without a camera to hand. I was walking through the Manchester city centre near St. Peter’s Square when I saw these students dressed as giant chess pieces. They had been running round on some art project of their own and adopted this pose because they were tired and worn out from whatever they had been doing. It is a capture I would have struggled to describe without a photo. I just hope if aliens fly near me in their saucer, it isn’t on the one day I forget to take my camera with me. Arthur Chappell

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Scindhia H

@Scindhia (1906)

• India

22 Feb 16

Our eyes are the best inbuilt camera

Great photo! You can use a smart phone instead of a camera.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

22 Feb 16

I wouldn't use most of a smart phone's functions so not much point in using one for me

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Scindhia H

@Scindhia (1906)

• India

22 Feb 16

@arthurchappell In that case, you can always carry your camera. You never know what you might see interesting next.

Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50525)

• Centralia, Missouri

21 Feb 16

Trying to figure out what piece is the green one lol, the castle I got.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

22 Feb 16

I think the green piece might be a pawn. I expect the lady was Alice and this shoot they were doing was based on the chess game in Through The Looking Glass

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50525)

• Centralia, Missouri

22 Feb 16

@arthurchappell now that makes more sense

Always smiling

@allknowing (130195)

• India

22 Feb 16

Good you were vigilant. Talking about man size chess pieces. I remember while I was holidaying a hotel had laid out a chess board as large as a play ground with huge chess pieces. We had to walk around and play the game.

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