On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 09:22:18AM -0500, Charles Robinson wrote: > On Jul 15, 2011, at 9:17, P. J. Alling wrote: > > > > Finally where "cell phone" guy, though in truth the headline lies, "slinks > > off", "Ultimately, it was clear he didn't really need the pictures." got > > his shot. Maybe he just didn't think he needed to stick around to be > > berated afterwords. > > > > That's what I was thinking, too, when I read that article. > > > > The author keeps stressing that he's not being condescending, yet it drips > > off of every word. > > > > Again, a +1 from me.
The article can be summed up in four words: "sometimes, people are inconsiderate". This isn't news. And in my experience, the general public are no better (and no worse) then those who are being paid to provide pictures. I've worked on both sides of the (literal) fence. While shootimg from a public area can be challenging for exactly the reasons detailed in the article - you can't rely on the folks in front of you staying in their seats and/or keeping their arms out of your view - I've also had people who've been staking out a prime spot for hours shuffle up to let me get close to the rail for a better viewpoint. In counterpoint, I've had the same problems when shooting from the areas restricted to those with media passes - somebody "paid to get the shot" can often forget that there are other people there with the same intentions, or just assume that their needs outweigh those of everybody else. We can't have a free-for-all, of course - sometimes it's necessary to limit the number of photographers in a dangerous area (in my case, trackside at a motorsports event). But if there isn't an area set aside for media coverage you just have to work with what you can find, warts and all. -- 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 follow the directions.
