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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Whistler's Sunrise
From: philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard)
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2012 10:23:42 +0100
References: <CAAsXt4NDTbiz_oxsVvxN_Kye_qFk0qqCF1odfN0CXtoSwp2Y+w@mail.gmail.com>

This one doesn't sing Bob, it whistles happily in the gentle morning  
breeze ;-)

I love both Whistler, and your photo - wonderful light!

Amiti?s
Philippe

Le 9 nov. 12 ? 09:48, Robert Adler a ?crit :

> Woke up at 5:30am to try to grab a sunrise, I had pre-spotted a good
> swinging bench to shoot and got down to it at about 5:50am. Set up my
> tripod and camera just across the walking path pointed at the bench  
> swing
> and was standing behind the camera making adjustments looking at the  
> bench.
>
> So along comes a couple about my age, the guy looks me in the eye  
> and sits
> down on the bench with their coffee and proceeds to sit waiting for  
> the
> sunrise. From the straight look at me and then sitting on the bench  
> which I
> was obviously taking a picture of, I figured it wasn't going to do  
> much
> good to ask them to move. The sun had not risen yet; I figured I had  
> about
> 10 minutes before the light became nice and soft just before sunrise.
>
> What to do? I really didn't want a confrontation as I hadn't had my  
> coffee
> yet. So I figured, if this guy looked at me as if saying, "it's a free
> world and I can damn well sit where I want" it was also a free world  
> for me
> to do what I wanted. I started whistling. I choose a nonsensical,  
> made-up
> as I went along "tune" with highs and lows, random synchopation and,
> basically really annoying. It totally ruined a peaceful sunrise  
> experience;
> not too loud, but irritating and constant. I was not going to stop.  
> I just
> happily continued on whistling, pretending to adjust my camera,  
> fiddle and
> basically avoid any eye contact what so ever. I could feel the  
> irritation
> radiating from the bench. But I just kept on whistling...
>
> After about 10 minutes, They got up and stepped to the side of the  
> bench. I
> immediately stopped whistling, waited a few seconds for a bit more  
> glow and
> began taking photos. I never whistled another note and they did not  
> venture
> into my field of view and after a few minutes left. I felt the guy  
> wanted
> to come over and say something, but I think I had given him exactly  
> what he
> had given me, so there really was no offensive (no pun intended)  
> tact he
> could take.
>
> The sunrise wasn't all that great, but I really like the story!
> http://www.rgaphoto.com/Kauai/content/Sunrise1Pano_large.html
>
> Best,
> Whistlin' Bob
>
> -- 
> Bob Adler
>
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