Re: [Leica] Human Traffic

[Ted Grant <tedgrant@home.com>]

Johnny Deadman wrote:
> 
>>>>>>>The English accent is an enormous asset in these circumstances as
hostility is often diverted into curiosity and you can play the
innocent. "Oh, I see, you mean some people here don't LIKE to
> have their pictures taken? O-kay!"<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Johnny, you devil! , :)

Great having that accent in foreign countries and knowing how to make it
work for you. Beautiful ! It's a bonus of "cultural difference" one can
rarely enjoy in their own country.

I have a similar asset,  but with my eyes.  Due to the right eye having
little sight, over the years it has drifted to the right and without my
glasses on people looking at me quite often don't know which eye is
looking in which direction! :-)  Guys this eye thing isn't a liability,
it's an asset in more ways than one. 

It usually goes like this, take glasses off, left eye is perfect looks
straight head,  look through camera, focus on subject, (this done faster
than I can type.)  Then when you look from the camera at the subject
they're not sure where your looking because the right eye appears as
though I'm looking at someone behind them!  ( sneaky devil) :-) 

They invariably turn their head to their left to see who I'm shooting .
And with a tiny amount of body language you can make it look like you
really are doing just that, shooting someone behind the main subject.  :-)

Hey guys & gals I haven't lasted this long from my beautiful looks! :-)

ted