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Subject: [Leica] Re: street shooting old farts
From: "Tim Spragens" <t.spragens@cityweb.de>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 22:43:48 +0100

> Whew!  THAT got me thinking!  My original point was that our
> middle-aged looks may be intimidating or, as Ted said, we simply don't
> have that wide-eyeed innocent look any more.

I rememberWinogrand in Austin looking like Quasimodo with 
Leicas on the drag (not Quasimodo *in* drag, "the drag" was the 
main strip by the Uni). Grey and white dishevelled hair. Not 
everyone there knew who he was, he was just and old fart with a 
camera, and no one seemed to mind much. Don't let your age get 
in your way - you're just sucking up stray light that happened to 
bounce off another body.

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Tim Spragens
http://www.borderless-photos.com

Replies: Reply from Ted Grant <tedgrant@home.com> (Re: [Leica] Re: street shooting old farts)