Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's very similar to my memory of working for a small town paper in North Carolina. ric On Dec 13, 2009, at 10:48 AM, Tina Manley wrote: > Yes, but sitting quietly in a corner in someone's house is very different > from being out in public. I've never been on a street in a developing > country when I was not completely surrounded by kids wanting me to take > their photo. It doesn't matter how long you're there or how many times > you come back, there are always new kids or kids who bring their brother > or sister or friend to see this crazy foreigner taking photos of ordinary > people. As long as you are moving or taking photos they'll be there, > jumping and waving in front of the camera. If you sit quietly on a bench > or the curb and don't move or take photos, eventually they will get bored > and start to play, but if they notice that you've moved the camera to your > eye, they'll be back in front of it again. Believe me, I've been there > and done that too many times to count!!