Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, See my photographs. Never happens. I always try for eye contact and empathy from my subjects (even big cats, mind you), even when I am away from India, they usually are aware that they are being photographed. By the way, I normally photograph in market places probably far more crowded than any in Barcelona...it is just a matter of how one "sees", and there is no fixed rule. It just happens that I think that I "see" best with a 85mm! :-) Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 7:11 AM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Jayanand offered:, > > Excellent! I would keep my distance and shoot such photographs with a > short > > telephoto, not being invisible! :-)<<<<<< > > Hi Jayanand, > Sometimes that can be worse than a 35mm or 50mm! In a busy area lots of > people and you're not far away from a subject when shooting and they see > you. Often they don't bother with you because you are close and in close > sight! So they don't see any negative factors. > > Or.... Because you are farther away somewhat in the crowd? Longer sneaky > looking lens? The subject response can be bad thinking? > > .."Sneaky guy over there? What's he taking my picture for??" And WHAM BAM! > You have some guy two feet in front of your lens and an ugly expression of > questioning on his face? Unfortunately he's usually much bigger than you! > :-( > And that my friend leaves you "Looking meekly upward hoping he doesn't > punch > you out before you explain why yer taking pictures of his "BEAUTIFUL WIFE?" > Or what or whomever? > > If you are shooting with a less threatening looking lens and camera? .... > YOU DO NOT LOOK LIKE SOME SPY GUY? Or worse? Trust me been there and > challenged on occasions. > > Best answer? Smile or have a nice non-threatening expression and why you > are > taking her/their pictures and for whomever you are shooting for? Don't get > lippy or bad mouthing as absolutely nothing is gained! Other > than??????????????? "You might get punched out!" > > And if that should occur? WITHOUT HESITATION NOR FEAR? And if you have an M > camera in hand? Swing it quickly on neck strap with great force at the side > of your assailants head! He won't take another swing at you! > > Don't worry about the camera as an M is well built and can be used as a > deterrent in this fashion most effectively! Those of you who've bought a > BIO-copy of "TED GRANT SIXTY Years of Legendary Photojournalism!" Will find > a segment about me in a fight with three drunk cops at the end of a > football > game when I lived in Ottawa. I used an M6 in just that swing and hit > fashion! .... I WON!!!!!! :-) A good read! :-) > > cheers, > Dr. ted > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >