Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah, back in the Navy, activating a strobe within less than a meter of a living person's body was considered assault and would land one in the brig awaiting at the very least a good yelling at, demotion and restriction. Phil Forrest On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:47:26 -0800 <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Nathan Wajsman OFFERED: > Subject: Re: [Leica] A Bruce Gilden moment > > > >I have no idea who Bruce Gilden is, but the guy you describe sounds > >like an asshole. I would not dream of firing a flash at anybody at > >1-ft. distance.<<<<< > > Hi Nathan, > Regardless of what has been said about his photojournalistic ways and > HIS obvious lack of gentleman manners? While face flashing people. A > quite possible manner of triggering an elderly person to a heart > attack and death! > > I watched some kind of documentary on the idiot one evening and I've > never seen any one using a camera in this flash in your face attack > manner in all my years. My first re-action after watching him doing > it to various people regardless of age and carrying out his nefarious > attacks in New York. I was quite surprised nobody hadn't shot him > yet! After all in New York one would think he'd be fair game for a > "flash back!" And 6' under by now! > > I will quite honestly say and without a weapon, if he pulled this > stupid stunt on me I can assure you it would be his very last! His > lights would be so punched out they'd never come back on! And his > camera would be firmly inserted where he'd really need a flash cause > the sun doesn't shine in that part of the body! > > He is an asshole without question regardless of how he's considered > in talents of whatever photo-art abilities he maybe considered... > Gimicks or not? He is a bloody disgrace to our profession whether he > shoot's for MAGNUM or not! > > Just my Sunday afternoon response. Now a wee dram of Lagavulin to > calm my ragging nerves! :-) > > cheers all, > Dr. ted > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information