Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny Carter OFFERED: >>> Maybe it is attitude, maybe location, maybe the times have change; but I > managed many years in a major market as a TV news photog, and later as a > news producer to never have come close to being arrested. > > I managed to photograph Civil Rights marches, protests, Black Panthers in > the Desire Project, the Downtown Sniper, hurricanes and oil rig fires, and > never a problem with cops. > > The only time I was every roughed up by an "authority", was when Richard > Nixon came to New Orleans to speak at the AFL-CIO Convention. > > He and Pat were walking down Royal on the way to Brennan's, and I was > standing next to the wall shooting with my B&H 70 DR, when a Secret Circus > guy shoved me into the doorway of the Candle Shop. They passed three feet > away from me, and I kept shooting. Nixon looked my way and > grinned.<<<<<<<< Hi Sonny, Well we have another thing in common!!!!!!!! :-) Besides auto-rotating into the ocean in a Helicopter! :-) Never had a problem with police in any number of situations similar to yourself! Other than your Secret Circus guy sounded similar in tone to my only encounter. The "security person? Read mental midget retard!" I mean this guy was really stupid and must have bought his "badge" at Walmart! In any event I still got a couple of frames! Never said a word to, nor at him. There are times you just keep your mouth shut and concentrate on getting a picture regardless of the challenge! A much nicer feeling when you win! :-) And you have good frames and the brain dead moron has been beaten! You just learn to "be quiet" and do what you are expected to do! Get successful photographs or video! They walk amongst us! :-) And can be beaten using the KISS routine! :-) cheers, ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 2:32 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Times Photographer Is Arrested on Assignment in NY > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information