Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]How delightfully and sublimely stated. I'll have to remember that next time, so as not to intrude in a transcendental moment. Slobodan Dimitrov Studio G-8, Angels Gate Cultural Center http://sdimitrovphoto.com On Apr 11, 2006, at 12:23 AM, Austin Burbridge wrote: > On Apr 10, 2006, at 20:38, Slobodan Dimitrov wrote: >> I have noticed in the past that bumping into Leica using persons >> on the street is, more often than not, not an invitation for >> conversation. > > Nothing makes me squirm like someone remarking my Leica in a public > place. > > I do not wish to advertise that I am carrying a camera+lens which > costs more than my car (I admit, it is an old car). I had to save > up for years to buy my Leica rig, and I could not replace it in the > event of theft or loss. Most people just think I'm carrying an > old, too-small-to-be-professional camera, not one of the big sexy > SLRs. Maybe a thief will pass me by for one of those obviously > expensive big hunks of plastic and glass. (And maybe I've never > gotten over the theft of my first Leica. A good tool is an > extension of the body; losing my Leica would be like an amputation.) > > Also, I am one of those who put a strip of black tape over the red > dot. When I am on the street, trying to forget about the tools, to > contemplate the moment and the spectacle, I really don't want to > encourage discussion about the equipment. I want the picture -- and > the people around me -- to be about what *they are doing*, and not > about what *I* am doing. > > When I see somebody else with a Leica, the most I might do is to > ask for a URL to see the work. But mostly, I try to give the > photographer the same consideration which I would like given me -- > which is to ignore him, respectfully. > > Having said that, someone who is trying to make a friendly remark > should be treated with tact and courtesy. > > Regards, > > A U S T I N , > > Austin Burbridge, > > Expose for Shadows/Develop for Highlights > <http://cinemaminima.com/leica> > > Sprezzatura <http://sprezzatura.editthispage.com/> > > Cinema Minima <http://www.cinemaminima.com/> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information