--- Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there a story behind "Have a Safe Happy Sunday" > Frank? > Interesting shot. >
Thanks, Don, There's not much a story. I was walking by the fellow, and when he saw my camera, he asked if I wanted to take a photo of his pennies. I pointed the camera at the words formed by the pennies, but I wanted to get him in the photo, too. I'm pretty sure that he didn't realize that due to the very wide angle, he was in the photo as well. He kept looking at the ground, and I started taking photos. Finally he looked up a bit (but not right at the camera), I snapped one more time, gave him a buck, had a short chat, and left. That's about it. Like most people in his position that I talk to, he seemed a pretty nice fellow, and was quite chatty. Told me that I didn't have to give him the money just because I took the photos, I told him the two weren't connected (which was true) and he seemed satisfied. I should mention that I rarely take photos of "street people", as most of the time I feel it fairly exploitive. If they ask me, I will sometimes take their photo - but not always; only if they're interesting. After I talk to interesting looking street people, I'll sometimes ask them if I can take their photos, but I always respect their wishes. The very odd time I'll take a stealth photo, but that's only if there's something very compelling about the image - same test as when I take the photos of anyone else. Glad you found this one interesting, Don. cheers, frank ===== "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
