[Leica] The Zurich Cafe

[luisripoll at telefonica.net (Lluis Ripoll)]

Hi Ted, mon ami Dr. Ted!

First at all, thank you very much to have take a look.

Normally I have never be questionned by the owners or the guests, I  
act as quiet as I can and I take the pictures in several different  
days, taking a coffee or a beer, I try to be very fast prefocusing the  
camera. Some times, very rarely, some one has asked me, only once I  
had a problem with a couple that they want I destroy the film, I've  
tall them that I'll not exhibit and finally it was no more discussion,  
I've promissed the next time I was there (it was not Barcelona) I'll  
give them their picture.

I had a short experience in N.Y. shooting at the streets, stores..,  
I've never had a problem on the streets, the people seem very open,  
but in Macys they said me "Sorry it is prohibited", as well in a  
coffee shop..., but when they arrive and said me this I noramally  
already take the picture I wanted.

Some times I had a problem, but always stupid problems, on day I was  
shooting the rainging drops on a table on the street and the owner of  
the Bar has prohibited me, another day I was shooting some boats, a  
backlight on a beach, and the owner has prohibited too.... these was  
very stupid, the person intimacy is much more important. I'm not sure  
if european are so relaxed as you say, I think Italians are  
difficcult, on the other side the British people are more relaxed.

I think that this depends also of each individual attitude, I try to  
be not provocative and integrated in the ambience.

Cheers
Lluis


El 01/04/2009, a las 1:55, Ted Grant escribi?:

> Lluis Ripoll showed:
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> Subject: [Leica] The Zurich Cafe
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> The Zurich Cafe has become a meeting point and a symbol for the Lugers
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> we meet in Barcelona, I shot frequently there and for this reason I've
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> decided create an exclusive album, I've upload on this album only new
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> pictures never posted before (except 1), all are in B&W except one I
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> prefer in color.  I hope you enjoy it:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Zurich/
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> http://tinyurl.com/d6rqyl
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> Hi Lluis
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> A very interesting series. Do you have many, if any of the subjects  
> question
> you about taking their pictures? Or do the owners ask you why you  
> are taking
> pictures of the guests?
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>
>
> Any time I've been in Europe it always feels so comfortable to  
> "click away"
> in cafes and almost anywhere and never, if ever, been accosted or  
> dirty
> looks at my taking pictures of people simply enjoying a lunch or  
> drink.  I
> meant to ask Sonny if he ever has any kind of questioning when he  
> shoots in
> the "saloons" ? :-)  So Sonny if you happen to see this, do people  
> give you
> a hard time? .
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>
> I think picture taking in Europe is never seen as an intrusion on a  
> person's
> privacy the way it's seen in North America.  I can't imagine sitting  
> in the
> Empress Hotel Taj Mahal lounge snapping away without some security guy
> coming along and ordering me to stop. Or a patron come to me and  
> ask, "Why
> the hell are taking pictures of me?"  Any time this has happened the  
> person
> always look like they are. "known to the police!"  :-)
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>
>
> Europeans seem so relaxed and easy going about this picture taking  
> thing
> compared to many other countries.
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> ted
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