RE: [Leica] Human Traffic

["Dan Honemann" <ddh@home.com>]

Hi Rene,

I bring my friend's daughter, St.Clair, with me, age 5.  She lives in Adams
Morgan, in the heart of Washington, DC, and I often drive down to take her
out to dinner at one of the local cafes, or to browse the shops there.
Yesterday, I brought along my new M6 and discovered that St.Clair was a
great ice-breaker for shooting photos.  She's my usual subject, anyway, but
provides the side-benefit of drawing other folks' attention away from the
photographer.

I may just have to hire her as my assistant. :)

Dan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Marthe &
> Rene
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 9:03 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Human Traffic
>
>
> Hi Dan, hope you bring your own kids with you to the playground.  Around
> here parents might not take kindly to a stranger taking pictures of their
> kids in a playground.  I would be afraid of someone calling the cops.  I
> would find street photography safer.  But having said that, I wonder if
> Johnny would have the same laisser-faire reaction from his
> subjects here in
> Canada or the USA.  I believe people might be more confrontational on this
> side of the pond.  Speculation on my part. Maybe some of the Luggers can
> relate their experience in street photography in the USA and Canada.
>
> Rene
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 20:58:30 -0400
> From: "Dan Honemann" <ddh@home.com>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Human Traffic
>
> Johnny, I have to say I admire your talent; I am utterly
> mesmerized by your
> photos, and have already wasted _way_ too much time browsing your site.
>
> SNIP-
>
> I tend to be shy by nature, and so in my first few days with the
> Leica have
> not taken many street shots yet.  But I have found a wonderful first step:
> playgrounds!  Children are _much_ less intimidating and love the
> attention.
> They can be hard to capture, though, as they move a lot faster.
>
> SNIP
>