Hi, Tuesday, December 2, 2003, 5:40:28 PM, you wrote:
> I'll try that, but I am going to have a go at something else first. A few > miles from me is one of the worlds longest markets (Walthamstow High Street) > and an absolute delight for the street photographer. What I have noticed is > that people get quite miffed when being photographed using a 35mm camera - > obviously there is a talent to this which some of you have and I don't - but > they ignore it when the camera in question is MF. With that in mind I shall > wander about nearer Christmas using the 67 and just to be really subtle, > I'll put on a Hi-Vi jacket as well. > I bet no-one says a word to me and lets me take pictures without being > challenged. Ridley Road Market in Dalston looks quite a good hunting ground for photography. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/place-london/A708554. I've never really done a proper photo job there, but I was once there coincidentally and taking a few snaps, quite innocently, and was told in no uncertain terms to stop by some Farrakhan Nation of Islam types. They seemed to be getting a bit nasty for some reason, but I was extricated by a friend of mine, an Ethiopian, who was able to convince them I was harmless and I was with him. So you have to be a bit careful at some of these places. You can't predict how some people will behave, even the most respectable looking. Having said that, most places are fine and I rarely have problems. -- Cheers, Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
