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Subject: [Leica] An invisible man in Chicago (at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and East Delaware Place)
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 16:58:35 -0400

You're right outside the Hancock building.


On 5/21/13 6:58 AM, "Jean-Michel Mertz" <j2m46 at hotmail.fr> wrote:

>  Very interesting pictures and story, Greg, tough question about our values
> and the way we organize our societies in a time of crisis. As concerns 
> street
> photography, I haven't found so far a recipe for unobtrusive 
> picture-taking,
> "le droit ? l'image" is something people don't fool with in this country 
> and
> lawsuits might follow - mainly if the famous are concerned, though, but I
> wouldn't dare taking close-ups of complete strangers. I too would be very
> grateful for workable tips!
> JM
> 
> 
> Jean-Michel Mertz
> Strasbourg
> 
>  
>> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 21:59:50 -0500
>> From: gcr910 at gmail.com
>> To: lug at leica-users.org
>> Subject: [Leica] An invisible man in Chicago (at the intersection of 
>> Michigan
>> Avenue and East Delaware Place)
>> 
>> Some iPhone grabs apres workout of an all-too common street scene.
>> 
>> Three images, two photos (A & B are the same image, different croppings).
>> Facing west around 7 p.m. Most of the upper half was blown out. Some 
>> rescue
>> work done. Also brightness, contrast and a bit of sharpening. The URLs:
>> 
>> -- A:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gcr910/The+Invisible+Man_001/Invisible+Man+A
>> .jpg.html
>> 
>> -- B:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gcr910/The+Invisible+Man_001/Invisible+Man+B
>> .jpg.html
>> 
>> -- C:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gcr910/The+Invisible+Man_001/Invisible+Man+C
>> .jpg.html
>> 
>> Got four shots before being noticed by the suits. One said stop. Another,
>> reaching for his wallet, offered $20 to delete the images. Remarkably, I
>> did not detonate. The monetary offer irritated me far beyond being told --
>> yes, told -- to stop; don't mind being asked nicely and generally respect
>> it. Twenty bucks, however . . .
>> 
>> Did make a graphic-though-likely-physically-impossible suggestion about
>> what they should do, and recommended they go away. Fast. Am not a big guy,
>> but being reasonably tall sometimes has advantages.
>> 
>> Bad behavior aside, please comment, critique or otherwise offer thoughts
>> about the images on- or off-list. Thank you in advance for  your input.
>> 
>> Greg Rubenstein
>> 
>> P.S. Maybe some time one of you street shooters out there can teach me how
>> to be unobtrusive or lend me your cloak of invisibility for a brief 
>> period.
>> 
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