Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Ted Herbert Kanner kanner at acm.org 650-326-8204 Question authority and the authorities will question you. On Aug 9, 2012, at 10:01 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Herbert Kanner OFFERED: > Subject: Re: [Leica] Times Photographer Is Arrested on Assignment in NY > > >> This is really a reply to Dr. Ted's post re going to a longer lens. He is >> forgetting a law of nature, first formalized by a man named Murphy, which >> in this case says that if you step back and lengthen the lens, a phalanx >> of warm bodies will come between you and what you are trying to shoot. > > Hi Herbert, > My dear friend! You are correct! :-) ..... HOWEVER not completely so! :-) > > I just didn't give all the details when one makes a long lens move as I > partially explained! :-) > > In the case of this.... "probably flashing in the officers faces after > being asked to stop?" my final details may not have worked, it being some > time past 10 in the evening. ERGO: dark! Obviously requiring flash light? > Or common sense and back off as requested. Obviously the "flashing photog" > did not do so. ERGO? He got arrested! When he probably had a reasonable > image of a nothing fracas in any event? AND HE BECAME THE STORY! Instead > of the "real story!" Plain stupidity! > > Quite frankly from what was written... not by crew members! But in the > news paper story. It seems the photog didn't stop. Instead of using his > brain, he continued to flash & annoy. One would almost think he's just the > type that gives all of us, as an ex. newspaper photographer I can say > this.. ... "A BAD NAME!" But then has anyone seen further details on this > story indicating exactly what happened? > > Now back to explain what one does in using a long lens... 300 or so! :-) > All the details help don't they? :-) Obviously the situation requires > "DAYLIGHT AND HEIGHT!" :) Sorry I left that out! :-) > > Police tell you to move or leave or stop? Your response quickly is... "Yes > Sir!" And you are out of there fast before another shooter does the same > thing. "LOOKING FOR HIGH GROUND! Or building to get a floor or two looking > down on the scene.... and over the heads of the closing ranks of!" > >>>>> a phalanx of warm bodies will come between you and what you are trying >>>>> to shoot.<<<< > > If you've used this trick a few times or many? 99.9% of the time you come > away with some very story telling photos because you've gone to the "High > Ground" while others miss standing about trying to shoot through > the:........... as you explain quite correctly! > > >>>a phalanx of warm bodies will come between you and what you are trying > >>>to shoot.<<<< > > If the police tell or ask you to get back they do it for possibly more > reasons than you are aware of? > 1/ The shooter is a pain in the ass trying to get closer? ERGO? Putting > himself in jeopardy. Or others? > 2/ There might be a danger of an explosion? Cop trying to maybe save your > life? But you don't know? > 3/ Ambulances maybe arriving requiring all the open space they can get? > 4/ THIS LIST COULD GO ON ?????????? > > Yes I admit I've run into cops who were a pain in the ass for no obvious > reason. By the same token I've worked with and moved as asked simply > because "he has been given orders to clear everyone out of here that you > have no idea what that might be?" So move! Why stand and argue and end > up on the back seat of a cruiser? And NO pictures?" > > There are surely two sides to this "Flashing photog and arrest?" And I > don't believe we know them? > > Given I've way too many years covering in city and out situations with > dozens of police and firemen, I figure they're doing their job and I don't > need to be a pain in the ass simply because? "I'm a so called privileged > member of the media....... "WHICH REALLY IS A CROCK OF CRAP!" > > Just quickly go look for the high ground, get pictures and "FRONT PAGE > WITH A CREDITLINE!" KISS! > Regardless of what some folks may think, "It's much easier to keep it > "KISS SIMPLE!" Than being a pain in the ass and no pictures! Common sense > attitude is all it takes! Then you use your eyes for what you have them > for! "SEEING AND SHOOTING INTERESTING PHOTOGRAPHS!" Front page is always a > nice tribute to your ability to see and shoot neat photos! > > cheers, > Dr. ted :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information