RE: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market

2011-07-14 Thread Norm Baugher
Leica? Hell Bob, take a 6x7 with an old Tak lens - swing that thing and I'm sure he won't be laying his paws on you again :) Norm From: Bob W I'll let you know the outcome, if there is one. And I'll post the offending photograph later. Next time I'm over to see you, let's go visit him at

RE: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market

2011-07-14 Thread Norm Baugher
I find it quiet ironic, it's thought that the average city dweller has his image taken upwards of 200 times per day unbeknownst to them (read it somewhere). Norm From: Ralf R. Radermacher People have become much touchier. And it's getting worse by the day. Years ago, we used to be the nice guy

Re: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market

2011-07-14 Thread P. J. Alling
In the United Kingdom, it's probably higher than that for a city dweller. On 7/14/2011 11:55 AM, Norm Baugher wrote: I find it quiet ironic, it's thought that the average city dweller has his image taken upwards of 200 times per day unbeknownst to them (read it somewhere). Norm From: Ralf R.

RE: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market

2011-07-14 Thread Bob W
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of P. J. Alling In the United Kingdom, it's probably higher than that for a city dweller. you can probably walk from one end of London to the other and be on camera all the way. I know for sure, having worked closely

RE: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market

2011-07-12 Thread Bob W
Excellent letter Bob. Perhaps we should have a mass photo take session in the market and really wind him up... I'm tempted to organise one, specifically targeting his stall, but that would amount to harrassment. Unless it happened spontaneously, of course. Only thought is, is who owns the

Re: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market

2011-07-12 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 7/12/2011 03:12, Bob W wrote: Excellent letter Bob. Perhaps we should have a mass photo take session in the market and really wind him up... I'm tempted to organise one, specifically targeting his stall, but that would amount to harrassment. Unless it happened spontaneously, of course.

Re: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market

2011-07-11 Thread Cotty
On 10/7/11, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: I had a bit of a to-do earlier today. It really made my blood boil, so I've sent the letter below to the manager of the market, cc:ed to the local paper and the British Journal of Photography. I won't be pushed around (literally!) by people,

RE: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market

2011-07-11 Thread Bob W
I'll let you know the outcome, if there is one. And I'll post the offending photograph later. Next time I'm over to see you, let's go visit him at his stall with my news camera :) Cheers, Cotty that would be interesting. He made some comment about me carrying a Fuji and a Billingham

Re: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market

2011-07-11 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 7/11/2011 03:47, Bob W wrote: I'll let you know the outcome, if there is one. And I'll post the offending photograph later. Next time I'm over to see you, let's go visit him at his stall with my news camera :) Cheers, Cotty that would be interesting. He made some comment about me

Re: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market

2011-07-11 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I had a bit of a to-do earlier today. Glad to see that you're still standing up to this. I did for a while but eventually had to admit that I was figthing the windmills of ignorance. I've had my share of rows with the French Police Nationale who consider every

Re: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market

2011-07-11 Thread David J Brooks
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I had a bit of a to-do earlier today. It really made my blood boil, so I've sent the letter below to the manager of the market, cc:ed to the local paper and the British Journal of Photography. Very nice letter and to the point.

Re: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market

2011-07-11 Thread frank theriault
On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I had a bit of a to-do earlier today. It really made my blood boil, so I've sent the letter below to the manager of the market, cc:ed to the local paper and the British Journal of Photography. I won't be pushed around

Re: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market

2011-07-11 Thread Bob Sullivan
Ralf, You guys really got a load of trouble getting the K-5 early on. You have my sympathy. N.America models seem fine. Regards, Bob S. 2011/7/11 Ralf R. Radermacher fotor...@gmx.de: Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I had a bit of a to-do earlier today. Glad to see that you're still

RE: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market

2011-07-11 Thread Bob W
On 7/11/2011 03:47, Bob W wrote: I'll let you know the outcome, if there is one. And I'll post the offending photograph later. Next time I'm over to see you, let's go visit him at his stall with my news camera :) Cheers, Cotty that would be interesting. He made some

RE: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market

2011-07-11 Thread Bob W
Very nice letter and to the point. Dave Thanks. No response to it yet. Thanks to everyone who has expressed support. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and

Re: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market

2011-07-11 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Excellent statement, Bob. People have become much touchier. And curiously, they seem to be touchier as the camera gets bigger. No one seems to mind when I pull out the iPod Touch and take a photo (they think it's an iPhone), some look at me funny when I do the same thing with the GXR, but alarm

Re: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market

2011-07-11 Thread Ralf R. Radermacher
Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: People have become much touchier. And it's getting worse by the day. Years ago, we used to be the nice guy with the camera. The first blow came when the Belgian judicial system failed catastrophically which led to the Dutroux affair in 1995.

Re: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market

2011-07-11 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2011-07-11 16:03, Ralf R. Radermacher wrote: every Hans and Franz thinks that he can forbid all street photography in his burrow. ^^ I don't know if you intended that pun, Ralf, but it was right on target either way. And I totally agree. People in free societies the world

Re: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market

2011-07-11 Thread Chris Mitchell
On 10 July 2011 18:17, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: I had a bit of a to-do earlier today. It really made my blood boil, so I've sent the letter below to the manager of the market, cc:ed to the local paper and the British Journal of Photography. I won't be pushed around (literally!) by

FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market

2011-07-10 Thread Bob W
I had a bit of a to-do earlier today. It really made my blood boil, so I've sent the letter below to the manager of the market, cc:ed to the local paper and the British Journal of Photography. I won't be pushed around (literally!) by people, especially self-righteous busybodies. I'll let you

Re: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market

2011-07-10 Thread Miserere
Good letter, Bob; and I think you are well within your right to complain. This type of BS and behaviour coming from a photographer makes it doubly appalling. Let us know the outcome, please.    —M.     \/\/o/\/\ -- http://WorldOfMiserere.com     http://EnticingTheLight.com     A Quest for

Re: FW: Amateur photographer assaulted in Greenwich Market

2011-07-10 Thread Boris Liberman
On 7/10/2011 20:17, Bob W wrote: I had a bit of a to-do earlier today. It really made my blood boil, so I've sent the letter below to the manager of the market, cc:ed to the local paper and the British Journal of Photography. I won't be pushed around (literally!) by people, especially