Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Le 20 juin 12 ? 02:10, Mark Rabiner a ?crit : > Tell us what the connotations ARE please if you have the time!!!?!? > To A la sauvette. >>> SNIP >>> >>>> From: Philippe Amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> >>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:45:34 +0200 >>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Are we anal puddle jumpers or what? >>>> >>>> Just for your information the original title in French is NOT the >>>> decisive moment, >>>> it is "A la sauvette" >>>> which probably doesn't translate well >>>> but conveys the idea that permission was not granted, >>>> and that the action was probably swift so that surrounding people >>>> wouldn't notice it; >>>> cf. end of video #2 of HCB hopping along on the streets of Paris >>>> and >>>> shooting by instinct, >>>> sometimes nearly bumping into passers-by to get the shot. >>>> REM: He'd get a new set of teeth everyday if he were to try this >>>> nowadays ... > I might add that it refers to illegal sales in public areas due to a lack of licens/ce to do so, aka Vente ? la Sauvette. For instance, and tourists know the pain these can be, people selling stuff "? la sauvette" - models of the Eiffel tower, carpets, lottery or football tickets, etc. - runs the risk of up to 6 months in jail and/or a $5,000 fine. He states in the document: "We (photogs) steal, we're pickpockets" which is along the same idea of breaching the law or people's rights - to privacy here. On the fly doesn't carry this I think, but who am I to ... English is NOT my mother tongue after all :-( AMiti?s Philippe in Lorraine. > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information