Well Len, there's not much I can say in response to your remarks. There's no point in discussing who I am, or my style of working, with someone who is apparently as closed minded and judgemental as you are. To judge someone by their physical appearance, without ever even having met them, is truly indicative of a very narrow minded person. Perhaps you need to get the prescription for your eye glasses changed - you seem to be suffering from short sightedness and tunnel vision. Maybe some lenses with a wider field of view and greater depth of field <g>.
Take care ... lbparis wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2001 9:25 AM > Subject: Re: Auro Show Snaps > > > Len, you'd be very surprised at how unobtrusive I can be. > I've stood > > within a foot or two of people and gotten off half a dozen > frames > > without them being aware. If you look through Juan's photos > you'll see > > one or two that exemplify just that. > > That's just your interpretation of the facts. In actuality, > they are just hoping that, if they pretend you're not there, > perhaps they'll be able to escape with their lives. > > > Further, when people see me, or when I want to be seen, I am, > for some > > reason, very non-threatening. People want me to photograph > them. If I > > was using flash, or big, loud cameras, many people might not > tolerate > > what I do. > > And I'm sure that, if you were carrying a gun instead of a > camera, they would "want" you to hold them up, too. > > > I took a workshop with Baron Wolman this past spring. During > a break he > > suggested that it would be OK if I photographed him while he > was > > speaking to the class. I'd been sitting but five or six feet > from him > > all morning and shot almost an entire roll of film with him as > the > > subject, and he didn't even know it. > > My first comment applies here, too. > > > My "cloaking device" is my affability, respect for the people > I > > photograph, and an openness which invites my subjects to > participate in > > the experience should they see me working. I can also be very > quiet, > > and regardless of my size, can disappear into the scenery and > become > > almost invisible. For whatever reason, be it my choice of > cameras, my > > personality, or my ability to sense what's appropriate at a > given > > moment, the people who I photograph enjoy the experience, even > if they > > don't want to be photographed. > > I find that hard to believe. It's just not the picture of the > "Shel Bellicose" I've seen in action here in the PDML. But I'll > grant the possibility that you are unaware of how intimidating > you are. > > > I invite you to come shooting with me some time. I can assure > you it > > will be an eye-opening experience for you. HAR! > > Probably more like an eye-closing experience, isn't that what > you mean? No thanks, I have to wear glasses in order to see. > The shards would be way too sharp and painful. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/pow/enter_pow.html http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/cameras/pentax_repair_shops.html - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
