Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/02/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]ISIS defeated in 2015? Nothing like a blind bit of optimism from the ambassador. As for the upbraider, you can see the light of confrontation in his eyes. I hope he won't be the next Azerbaijani ambassador to Ireland :-) Douglas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Kollasch" <matt at kollarfoto.com> To: "LUG" <LUG at leica-users.org> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 10:27 AM Subject: [Leica] Photos from talk about ISIS. > According to the Iraqi Ambassador to Azerbaijan ISIS will be defeated this > year. I wonder..? > > bit.ly/1zeJWbs > > *I got upbraided by a man for disturbing the proceedings by taking photos > (see man standing in first photo below "More Photos from the Talk"). I > wasn't disturbing the proceedings. No flash and shooting the M240 with a > 50/2. Twice only I moved closer to get some shots and as I did so the > ambassador didn't miss a beat with his talk. The rest of the time I was > like the students, sitting in a chair. * > > *The 3d secretary from the Iraqi embassy, who I met before the talk, had > asked me to take some photos of the ambassador. I agreed. When I told the > Upset Man that, he replied, "Well, I am the host, not him." Not very > pleasant host I think. **I had even asked another Academy teacher if I > could take photos and she had said yes. I just didn't ask the right > person, > I guess. **The 3d secretary wrote me this morning apologizing for the host > and thanking me for the photos I had sent him.* > > *You never know when someone will take umbrage with the you and your > camera. * > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >