Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/22

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] An invisible man in Chicago (at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and East Delaware Place)
From: lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Wed, 22 May 2013 20:43:51 +0200
References: <CAMkHw3byt69K=EJTdn51YMApyOFqKgwoZm5B3cYc64TzGE1LNw@mail.gmail.com>

Amazing story Greg!

Is the first time in my life I've heard such offer!

Crazy world...

Cheers
Lluis 

El 21/05/2013, a las 04:59, Greg Rubenstein escribi?:

> 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



In reply to: Message from gcr910 at gmail.com (Greg Rubenstein) ([Leica] An invisible man in Chicago (at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and East Delaware Place))