Igor PDML-StR wrote:
It is not an urban legend, I've heard it many times myself,
as John put it: "from well intentioned people who want to say something
complementary, but don't quite have a clue."
Yep, Dan, that's one of the variations I've heard.
Usually this situation happens in a setting where people are far away
from anywhat serious photography. One of typical situations was from the
dancers after they saw photos from a recent dance event. (And I suspect
Larry may have heard similar phrasing in a similar situation.)
Yeah, that's one of the contexts where I've heard it.
On the flip side when Nicole was racing at Daytona, we were waiting in
the bar for a table at one of the chain restaurants. I had her K-r with
one of the larger lenses on it, and was reviewing some of my photos from
the day on the back screen. The bartender looks at me and says
something like "That's a big camera, are you compensating for
something?". I turn to her and say, "No, I compensate for that with
skill". By her reaction, it was pretty obvious that wasn't the reply
she was expecting.
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