Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/24

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Subject: [Leica] [NOW HOW TO MOVE! ;-) in CROWDED ROOM! ;-)
From: feli2 at earthlink.net (Feli)
Date: Sun Apr 24 23:03:55 2005
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On Apr 24, 2005, at 10:47 PM, Ted Grant wrote:
>
> Hi Feli,
> Is this scientific? Nope, but it seems to work and that's all that 
> counts. ;-) It's easily tested even without a camera by walking along 
> the street looking into the shadow side of the street and seeing how 
> your own eyes work in or out of the shadows. It's quite interesting.

I'll try that.


> I think this is one of those kind of urban legend things to some 
> degree. However, if people are busy and their minds are in action 
> thinking about other things, the chances are they'll not notice you. 
> Or people who are involved can be photographed simply because they're 
> busy about something else and not the moment before them.

I'm starting to think the same... nobody is really invisible, some 
people just do a better impression of being invisible than others.


> Actually it's part of not looking right at the person until the camera 
> is at my eye and then when I put it down I never look at the subject 
> even though they can be seen in peripheral vision. Always look beyond 
> them or as though you are looking at something behind them. In some 
> cases kind of move slightly left or right as though you are trying to 
> see beyond them, put camera up look at the subject through the 
> viewfinder, if it's still of interest, shoot. Put camera down and look 
> again beyond the subject. They never know what the heck you are 
> looking at.
>
> And if you should be challenged always meet the question with a smile 
> and, "Oh sorry I was shooting part of the building right there behind 
> you." Point at something, smile and say "have a nice day. Thank you." 
> Walk on.:-)
>
> Is this one scientific? Nope, but it works! ;-)
>
> ted

Not a bad idea.

Thanks Ted!


feli



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