Lecco Events

I Bersaglieri

Jul 3, 2007

I've been trying for years to capture a fanfara (band) of the Bersaglieri, and yesterday finally had my chance. Because I was commuting back home from Milan, the only equipment I had on me was my new Canon SD800IS digital camera, which I'd never tried for video before. Now I've learned the hard way not to use the zoom during video. But the sound quality is surprisingly good.

The occasion was a teaser for an exhibition of marching show bands held in Lecco last night, which we did not attend, nor did I stick around to record the interventi (speeches) by local politicians which always "grace" such occasions.

Note the military deployment of cellphone at the very end of the video!