Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dr. Ted they said you'd retired. Now one types in fear.... How often you got to go in and have the calcium shards pulled out from between your teeth? You bite straight through the bone man. So were these the same polite old days with you and Will Geer and whatnot walking around tipping your staw boaters at the decorous ladies the same polite old days when folks used to use firehoses on Negroes and openly poison earth and water and accuse dissidents of being communists and basically tolerate or treat fairly not a single soul who didn't walk and talk and look like themselves and you and old Will there? Whadda load of horse crap. Nice to meet you though. Welcome back etc. Vince P On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 1:05 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Yet, the issue of whether or not "we" can photograph >>>> >>> on the public streets does interest me quite a bit.<<<<<<<<< > > Hello George, > As it does mine. Because I still receive assignments to "document certain > open air subjects on the streets and parks." > > Throughout the 60's and early '70's I shot a great number of documentary > assignments, some months on end for the National Film Board of Canada as I > travelled across the country. Throughout rural areas, towns, villages and > cities candidly photographing the day to day life ...... no permission > asked. But when and if questioned? I replied politely what I was doing and > who for! Never had a problem any where, nor anytime. Rarely, if ever was I > challenged in a miserable gruff manner and certainly never with any threats > of.. "Calling the cops or police!" > > However, that is a time long past. Sadly! Today due to the weirdo's in our > societies and unfortunately the attitudes of many people in our society, > along with some of the so called "street photographers" who believe without > question, they can barge around the cities and country side shooting > whatever the hell they want, even when questioned! Sure they can! However, > if they are disrupting or making a bloody nuisance of themselves > interfering > with people, then they deserve what they require! A damn good boot in the > ass and sent along the way out of town before sunset! > > Unfortunately when challenged, they don't even have the manners to respond > politely! So right there is part of the problem for those of us who quietly > go about doing our thing. However, due to these uneducated illiterate SOB's > with no manners of a verbal fight " that they can do whatever they want > because it's a free country!" They of course in their dimwit minds make it > a > major difficulty for folks like us who have legitimate assignments to > document the many aspects in the life of our Nation these days! > > Yes I travelled the open country side without asking permission to > photograph anything. If challenged I explained politely whom I was and who > I > was shooting for and never had a problem. On the odd occasion I was asked, > I > immediately responded with courtesy and generally courtesy was given > in-return. I believe a major difference in society then and today! :-( A > very sad loss in communicating with each other. Polite begets polite! > > ted > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >