Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lluis, your images certainly show that you are not making your presence known. It's like you are invisible. Jeffery On Mar 20, 2010, at 5:14 PM, Lluis Ripoll Querol wrote: > WELCOME BACK DR.TED! > > Your messages always make the precise point. I've not followed in detail > this discussion, it would require too much energies for me. I've read > yours and I'm absolutely agree on the polite attitude, many times on the > life the things are not a problem of aptitude, there are of attitudes. > > Hoping read time to time your comments > Cheers > Lluis > > > > El 20/03/2010, a las 6:05, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca> > escribi?: > >>>>> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information