Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have every sympathy for Sonny as well. Encountering unreasonable aggression like that is very unpleasant. As to the M8 as an effective club, I can tell you that mine striking me on the side of the head when I fell on ice really rattled my brain. It swung sideways on the neck strap, I landed on my right side and the camera terminated its orbit by whipping into my left temple and the corner of my eye. I think the Luigi leather case helped me a little. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can. -----Original Message----- Subject: RE: [Leica] story behind who Hey Sonny Good on you buddy! :-) Sorry I wasn't there as we could've driven the skinny guy right out of his mind, you shooting from one direction and me the opposite! :-) I can't imagine people walking down the street in a group as you describe and not draw attention to themselves! Therefore, basically asking to have people take their pictures. Certainly these days when the world is rife with digi cams, cell phone cams and heaven only knows whatever else picture capturing devices are around. Then in a free country demand you stop taking pictures? Particularly when they're right out in public view on a street? Amazing! To be yelled at would only have provoked me more and I'd have just kept shooting! By the same token I know what an M camera can do to the side of some mean twit trying to punch me out! It only takes one very good whack on the side of the head base plate to skull! :-) ted -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Sonny Carter Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 7:33 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] story behind who OK, here's the story. I'm walking down Front Street Saturday Evening. We have several thousand extra people in town, because it is the last night of fireworks before Christmas Fest ends. I look ahead, and see a woman still photographer, a girl in a gown, a guy with a video camera on a hand-held boom, and another fellow who is a little too put-together for the weather and location also a guy about my age, schlepping the camera bag, all of them way oressed verdfor fireworks night. Naturally, I raise my camera, and suddenly the whole gang shouted, "Don't take any pictures!" I said to myself, "Self, these people are on my main street." So I take a picture. I was only interested in the Tout Ensemble, anyhow. I walked past, and said, "This is a public place, you can't tell me not to take pictures." This seems to enrage the crowd of five, none I've ever seen before in my town. I walked past, turned, and started to take another shot. The skinny-too-put-together guy, stepped out of the little crowd, raised his forefinger and shouted at me. "Stop taking Pictures! Right Now!" He said it twice. I almost raised my ted-finger, but did not, then I said "No!" I walked away. The guy schlepping the gear came over to me, and said, "the bride was nervous." I explained that I'm a local photographer, that I shoot for Louisiana Life magazine, and have a Photography website. He said "that's the problem, She doesn't want to end up in some magazine or on some website." I said "She's on the street, and I can take pictures on the street, and I do not appreciate the skinny guy threatening me." Of course, had the skinny guy been braver, one of two things might have happened; I would have found out how an M8 works as a protective device, or the skinny guy would have been jailed for attacking an elderly handicapped old goat with a camera. And that's the story behind this blow-up http://www.sonc.com/who.htm Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.1/1868 - Release Date: 12/29/2008 10:48 AM _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information