Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You're right outside the Hancock building. On 5/21/13 6:58 AM, "Jean-Michel Mertz" <j2m46 at hotmail.fr> wrote: > Very interesting pictures and story, Greg, tough question about our values > and the way we organize our societies in a time of crisis. As concerns > street > photography, I haven't found so far a recipe for unobtrusive > picture-taking, > "le droit ? l'image" is something people don't fool with in this country > and > lawsuits might follow - mainly if the famous are concerned, though, but I > wouldn't dare taking close-ups of complete strangers. I too would be very > grateful for workable tips! > JM > > > Jean-Michel Mertz > Strasbourg > > >> Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 21:59:50 -0500 >> From: gcr910 at gmail.com >> To: lug at leica-users.org >> Subject: [Leica] An invisible man in Chicago (at the intersection of >> Michigan >> Avenue and East Delaware Place) >> >> Some iPhone grabs apres workout of an all-too common street scene. >> >> Three images, two photos (A & B are the same image, different croppings). >> Facing west around 7 p.m. Most of the upper half was blown out. Some >> rescue >> work done. Also brightness, contrast and a bit of sharpening. The URLs: >> >> -- A: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gcr910/The+Invisible+Man_001/Invisible+Man+A >> .jpg.html >> >> -- B: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gcr910/The+Invisible+Man_001/Invisible+Man+B >> .jpg.html >> >> -- C: >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gcr910/The+Invisible+Man_001/Invisible+Man+C >> .jpg.html >> >> Got four shots before being noticed by the suits. One said stop. Another, >> reaching for his wallet, offered $20 to delete the images. Remarkably, I >> did not detonate. The monetary offer irritated me far beyond being told -- >> yes, told -- to stop; don't mind being asked nicely and generally respect >> it. Twenty bucks, however . . . >> >> Did make a graphic-though-likely-physically-impossible suggestion about >> what they should do, and recommended they go away. Fast. Am not a big guy, >> but being reasonably tall sometimes has advantages. >> >> Bad behavior aside, please comment, critique or otherwise offer thoughts >> about the images on- or off-list. Thank you in advance for your input. >> >> Greg Rubenstein >> >> P.S. Maybe some time one of you street shooters out there can teach me how >> to be unobtrusive or lend me your cloak of invisibility for a brief >> period. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 -- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/