Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/25

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Subject: [Leica] shot not possible without potted palms
From: Sonny Carter <sonc@sonc.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2003 11:50:02 -0700
References: <002a01c39b0f$7479cd20$2809fea9@CCA4A5EF37E11E> <001d01c39b16$45db6da0$87d86c18@gv.shawcable.net>

Ted,

There was a guy in New Orleans who always seemed to be at every
important function, and he would rush in and jump into every grip-and-grin or necktie line-up shot.  He made the photogs at the Times
Picayune Newspaper furious, but they couldn't really tell him to get
out of the picture.

Finally, they took the problem to the retoucher in the REAL Photo
Shop.  He gingerly started placing a potted palm in the spot where
the eager publicity hound stood.  Not once, but for many shots
thereafter. The guy finally got the message and stopped rushing the
group shots.

Sonny
http://www.sonc.com


Saturday, October 25, 2003, 9:37:25 AM, you wrote:

TG> B. D. Colen said:
>> Better a potted palm than a "photo dork." And Ted, you are the
>> prototypical potted palm!:-) <<<<

TG> Hi B.D.,
TG> Interesting you should say that about potted palms. :-)  Some years ago I
TG> had a similar  assignment and tried to keep out of sight by standing almost
TG> behind a potted palm thinking it would help make me unobtrusive. As it
TG> turned out I was making so many of the patrons nervous as they thought I was
TG> some kind of security snoop. So the owner asked me to stand out where I
TG> could be seen. :-)

TG> Maybe some of the patrons were "bad guys" sos' to speak and they wanted to
TG> se whch way the camera was being pointed. ;-)

TG> ted



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In reply to: Message from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (RE: [lens] RE: [Leica] shot not possible with digital)
Message from Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> (Re: [lens] RE: [Leica] shot not possible with digital)