Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I read Jeffery's original message and took it as an anecdote. Some of you people have read into his message the confessions of a saboteur. You people ought to be ashamed of yourselves, and to show your sorry, you should send Jeffery a brick of his favorite film. Shame on you all. Allan Jeffery L. Smith wrote: > I did not do it as a source of fun. There were other people at the > reception with little P&S cameras too. It was not a conspiracy against > the photographer. People take pictures at wedding receptions. There is > no excuse for that? Give me a break. > > At 12:53 PM 4/14/2002 -0700, you wrote: >> Years ago when I was doing weddings this would not have happened -- >> people were more aware then of being polite and also of the expense the >> young couple was obligated to in order to have photos of their >> wedding -- the best the photographer could produce. >> >> Today, I have noticed that many people have no regard for the hired >> professional - no tolerance or patience. It seems to be a matter of >> "I'll get mine and to hell with you!". And, as was so strongly stated >> here, it seems to be fun for some to just get in the way and cause >> problems. >> >> I'm sorry, folks, but there is no excuse for that kind of thinking or >> activity. >> >> Ted in Olalla >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@markrabiner.com> >> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >> Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 11:47 AM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] A scary moment ! >> >> >> > >> > > > I shot some unofficial candids at a few weddings, and drove the >> real >> > > > photographer crazy. >> > > >> > > -- >> > > To unsubscribe, see >> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> > >> > Wedding photographers are often not so smart, rich, or tasteful. >> > Sometimes they are I'm sure not so professional. >> > >> > By the way i don't have radio slaves but will sometimes use regular >> > ones, I've done about 120 weddings in the past 25 years. Only one in >> the >> > past 5 years. >> > >> > If you're shooting Ektachrome 400 film why are you using flash? >> > >> > Especially when it screws up the professional photographers set up? >> This >> > is funny? >> > Am I on the planet Xenon? >> > Why am i the only one who sees how rude and low minded this behavior >> is? >> > >> > I say when there is a professional photographer on the premises who >> is >> > being paid by your host; >> > you do your best to stay out of thier way. >> > They is there to GET THE SHOT. >> > YOU can play with all the films you want. >> > >> > Rude is a word which does not come close to covering it. >> > It is certainly rude to your HOST among other things. >> > "Ungracious" is a word which comes to mind. >> > >> > What if you interfered with the preparation of the deviled eggs? >> Who'd >> > find that funny? >> > >> > I hope a Leica was not being used. I somehow suspect it wasn't. >> > >> > >> > Mark Rabiner >> > Portland, Oregon USA >> > http://www.markrabiner.com >> > -- >> > To unsubscribe, see >> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> > >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html