Re: [Leica] As The World Turns

[Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>]

B.D. asked:
>>> So let me make sure I understand this correctly - in a Souk in Morocco,
> understanding that people are forbidden to photograph women, you
> cleverly shot from the waist in order to photograph the women? Did I get
> that right?<<<<

Hi bd,
That's what he said... "shot the forbidden women from the hip! And got some
good ones." However, they could've been his "last good ones" if they caught
him. :-(

And under their law he might've been dragged behind a camel herd on a short
rope by the ankles where it could be very painful, not to mention sand in
the Leica and a camel unleashing a bowel movement somewhat covering he and
camera! ;-) ;-) Oh, jeeeesh what an ending scene to the movie epic, "Sands
of the  hip shooter! "..... ;-)

A later question might be, "Gee has anyone heard from Frank lately?"  "No
the last we heard he's on a Camel dragging expedition in the desert !" ;-)

Not to mention, doing it and being caught pisses off these people and makes
them suspicious of every other photographer visiting their quarters who may
not be so reckless and disrespectful of their customs. You're automatically
guilty in their eyes even if you never touched your camera! I've always let
the customs of the land govern my respect for the people whom I'm visiting.
You may want to go back some day! And it beats the heck out of camel dung in
your face. ;-)

ted



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