Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have no idea who Bruce Gilden is, but the guy you describe sounds like an asshole. I would not dream of firing a flash at anybody at 1-ft. distance. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Jan 14, 2012, at 3:40 AM, Richard Man wrote: > I'm sure everyone knows about Bruce and his getting up close and flash > people in the face technique. Supposedly most people don't even notice, but > it probably helps that Bruce is 6 foot tall or thereabout... > > I was shooting in SF Chinatown today and at one point, I was changing film > and I noticed that an older woman was talking on the cell phone. I was just > thinking that she has an interesting face and wouldn't it be nice if... > "POP" a tallish Asian guy just walked up to within a foot of her, raised a > flash with his left hand, took a photo and then walked off. > > A total Bruce Gilden moment and yes, indeed the old woman did not notice. > > Still not something I would do though. > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >