Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here here! Mark William Rabiner > From: Bob W <leica@web-options.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:18:52 -0000 > To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: RE: [Leica] story behind who > > Well done! > > Bob > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+leica=web-options.com@leica-users.org] On >> Behalf Of Sonny Carter >> Sent: 30 December 2008 03:33 >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: [Leica] story behind who >> >> OK, here's the story. I'm walking down Front Street Saturday Evening. >> >> We have several thousand extra people in town, because it is >> the last night >> of fireworks before Christmas Fest ends. I look ahead, and >> see a woman >> still photographer, a girl in a gown, a guy with a video camera on a >> hand-held boom, and another fellow who is a little too >> put-together for the >> weather and location also a guy about my age, schlepping the >> camera bag, all >> of them way oressed verdfor fireworks night. >> >> Naturally, I raise my camera, and suddenly the whole gang >> shouted, "Don't >> take any pictures!" >> >> I said to myself, "Self, these people are on my main street." >> So I take a >> picture. I was only interested in the Tout Ensemble, anyhow. >> I walked past, >> and said, "This is a public place, you can't tell me not to >> take pictures." >> >> This seems to enrage the crowd of five, none I've ever seen >> before in my >> town. I walked past, turned, and started to take another shot. The >> skinny-too-put-together guy, stepped out of the little crowd, >> raised his >> forefinger and shouted at me. "Stop taking Pictures! Right >> Now!" He said >> it twice. >> >> I almost raised my ted-finger, but did not, then I said "No!" >> >> I walked away. The guy schlepping the gear came over to me, >> and said, "the >> bride was nervous." I explained that I'm a local >> photographer, that I shoot >> for Louisiana Life magazine, and have a Photography website. >> >> He said "that's the problem, She doesn't want to end up in >> some magazine or >> on some website." >> >> I said "She's on the street, and I can take pictures on the >> street, and I do >> not appreciate the skinny guy threatening me." >> >> Of course, had the skinny guy been braver, one of two things >> might have >> happened; I would have found out how an M8 works as a >> protective device, or >> the skinny guy would have been jailed for attacking an >> elderly handicapped >> old goat with a camera. >> >> And that's the story behind this blow-up >> >> http://www.sonc.com/who.htm >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Sonny >> http://www.sonc.com >> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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