Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 13, 2009, at 9:37 AM, R. Clayton McKee wrote: > Quoth the Tina Manley : > > >> they'll be back in front of it again. Believe me, I've been there >> and done that too many times to count!! > > Yeah, but you're Grandma, and there's nothing you can do about it. > You're stuck with it. seems true Grandma, you are just too approachable... yet there is an alternative, and it will work... wrap yourself carefully, as if you have leprosy... it's especially good if you want photos of the backs of people ... Steve > > In public, I've had pretty good results with straight-out "I am not > here" reactions, where I simply do not acknowledge the kids in any > way. Don't speak, don't react, don't make eye contact. Of course > you have to be AWARE or one of the little #@$@# will steal your > camera, your passport, your belongings, and a bunch of miscellaneous > body parts you didn't know you had, but in general if I don't respond > at all they get bored with me. I'm not grampa, I'm just a grownup... > and they're weird, uptight, and not worth noticing. > > Plus this pan shot looks like it was shot from a high-enough POV that > he could have shot straight over most of the short folk. > > -- > > > R. Clayton McKee http://www.rcmckee.com > Photojournalist rcmckee at rcmckee.com > P O Box 571900 voice/fax 713/783-3502 > Houston, TX 77257-1900 cell phone # on request > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information