Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/09/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for your contribution, Nathan. You and Lluis seem to have an advantage over me, and a lot of others in North America. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 9/12/2016 3:59 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > My experience is that it is very country-specific. It is reasonably easy > to do street photography here in Spain, and in Portugal or Italy. Further > north it is more difficult, possibly reflecting the fact that > Scandinavians are more reserved than the southerners. My Asian experience > is more limited, but certainly I have had no problems in the 3 countries > in East Asia that I have visited, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. In North > America there are lots of regional variations. The place where I have had > the most problems was a street market in Brussels (Place Jeu de Balles) > where many of the vendors are illegal immigrants and so suspicious of > anyone with a camera. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On 12 Sep 2016, at 03:30, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> On the whole, I have had no problems in Asia and Africa, but in other >> parts of the world, I try to get out in a group, preferably a street >> photography group. Makes life easier, as subjects are much less likely to >> get aggressive with many camera toting people around! >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On 12-Sep-2016, at 04:52, lluisripollphotography <lluisripollphotography >>> at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Jim, >>> >>> Yes, she is cute and it is a nice scene, I agree that the old World has >>> a different charm. >>> >>> I?ve read too the Ted?s comment, I have to say that at least my short >>> experience on a week in NY in 2005 was a very pleasant photographic >>> experience, and I had no problem at all shooting people, well ? many >>> time I was with my cloak of invisibility?. , but seriously some pictures >>> I took pointing directly my camera to the people and been clearly >>> noticed I never had a problem, the people was always very kind, maybe >>> NYC is a special different place for the touristic influence?? >>> >>> My humble advice when do you shoot people is never feel ?guilty? to have >>> shot them, if your attitude was this one the people would ask himself >>> what this man has do and why?? If they noticed me I smile looking for >>> complicity with them, other times I do an idiot expression looking >>> around as ?m photographing everything I see. Don?t have a complex if you >>> shot a beautiful lady, if you do it with respect generally you will >>> never have a problem they are happy to see that someone has appreciated >>> she are beauty ?. Many times, after shooting I establish a conversation >>> with the person and I keep her/his mail to send them the photo. >>> >>> Of course, before to point my camera to someone I point it to a >>> different area to allow me prepare the proper settings and later shot >>> very fast the person, I usually operate in manual settings. >>> >>> I hope this helps... >>> >>> Lluis >>> >>> >>> >>>> El 10 set 2016, a les 1:54, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> va >>>> escriure: >>>> >>>> I always admire the images that Lluis and others post of the characters >>>> that haunt the restaurants and watering holes of Barcelona's El Raval. >>>> When I go out in my small town, the clientele are completely different. >>>> The "old world" has a lot more charm! But, the little lady was a cutie! >>>> >>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Not+El+Raval.jpg.html >>>> >>>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jim Nichols >>>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >