Who would or could be ~more~ intrusive or obvious in any venue than a Motor/Winder equipped camera and big f/2.8 70-200 PENTAX zoom lens with camera bag (with monopod sticking out), Fila (knitted prayer cap) wearing, two shades lighter than peanut-butter colored Muslim? (Me.)
As I finish loading my EKTAPRESS site, (If September 11 hadn't happened, you could view the EKTAPRESS page now) there is a section of my PJ candids. You'll be able to judge for yourself whether it's the photographer or what. But then, sticking cameras in peoples faces was what I did for 37 years and since I got used to it, I never gave a thought to whether I had "permission." I didn't sneak then and don't now. *Didn't point cameras at Police overseas though, Police being what they are; and can be. Happily, I've never tried to be an "artist" with a camera or of being on some existential mission. I saw, I shot. **Then again, it may just have been all that PJ hubris. But judge for yourself. Mafud [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 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 .
