Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeff, Whilst I would love to be close enough for a point and shoot to give me interesting photos, the reality is that they won't unless you can get up to that front rail, as I'm sure you know. But I agree with your sentiment, in the same way, when I'm holiday I love the anonymity of being a 'tourist' and being excused the rudeness of pushing my camera everywhere including in front of people's faces. best regards, jem > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Spirer [SMTP:jeffs@hyperreal.org] > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 5:59 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: Leica Camera-Handling > > At 04:50 PM 3/13/00 +0000, Jeremy Kime wrote: > >I've stolen a few shots at concerts where photography was banned and > there > >you have to be quite surreptitious in your camera handling. > > The best way to shoot at concerts without permission is to look like a fan > > rather than a photographer, using something looking like a > point-and-shoot. I have had photographer passes at concerts numerous > times > with all sorts of restrictions (no flash, restricted to certain areas, > etc), and everyone with a point and shoot happily snapped away. > > > Jeff Spirer > Photos: http://www.hyperreal.org/~jeffs/gallery.html > One People: http://www.onepeople.com/ > Axiom Records: http://www.hyperreal.org/axiom/