Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Michiel, Thanks as I've had another offer to go to Afghanistan to do a photo documentary on our medical military teams there. The 3rd offer. But she who must be obeyed has made a counter offer very clearly and precise! "Never mind going you silly old fart! When are you going to get it through your head "YOU ARE TOO OLD FOR THESE ADVENTRES TODAY!" :-( Followed in an ice cold cutting quiet fashion."I'll save you the travel trip and kill you here first and save time!" :-) Seems like an offer I need pay attention to. :-) ted -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Michiel Fokkema Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:03 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Paw 6 pictures from Iran Hi Ted, According to Platoali it is most of the times oke to take pictures. You should be more careful with heavily veiled women. Most women wear a scarf because they have to, not because they want to. These women only wear a fashionable scarf loosely. It also seems that it is easier for tourists to take pictures because the people know you'r not someone from the police. Without Platoli i was quit careful. especially because I don't know the language. With him I was much more confident taking picture because he speaks the language and him being a photographer also could much better sense if it was oke to photograph or not. In one week i only encountered one man who didn't want to be photographed but three times it was forbidden because the premises I wanted to take a picture of was military or a minestery. On the Jomeh bazaar we needed a permit but because I was a tourist it was alowed to take a few. In the end it was more relaxed than I expected. Thanks for looking, Michiel Fokkema Ted Grant wrote: > Michiel Fokkema showed: > >> This took some time but at last I have my pictures from the week in Iran > online. Most pictures are made on the day Platoali from the LUG guided me > through town. I'm very grateful he made time for this. It is very good to > experience that through the LUG we have friends all over the world. > >> The pictures are here: > >> http://michielfokkema.wordpress.com/picture-a-week-2008/week-06/ > > Hi Michiel, > > Certainly a different peaceful view of Iran than those showing Canadian > soldiers fighting against the Taliban to uphold the freedom the Iranians now > enjoy to some degree. > > I wondered if under the rule of the Taliban could you roam so freely taking > pictures? > > Did you encounter anything of this anti- photographer nature? > > ted > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.518 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1327 - Release Date: 3/12/2008 1:27 PM