First, to all of the sane people Happy Easter.
So here is what happened to me today. I decided to take my new 300 2.8 is II with 5DII to work on action shots. Evidently, I need a lot of practice to get the most out of this lens, and I am still figuring out the AI Servo along with the focus points (I admit it, I'm a slow learner, but I am plugging away at it, and not giving up)>
The only thing moving today was the dogs at the local dog park, about a half mile down the street.
I was shooting dogs catching disks, balls, etc., for about 15 minutes, when some jerk walks up to me and says quietly, "don't take pictures of the children".
I couldn't believe it. I didn't come close to training my lens on a kid. The rig is nothing that can be hidden, and I wasn't wearing my flasher raincoat. I was bothering nobody, and it is in my own neighborhood. I don't know if the guy even had a kid there (there were only about 3 or four, and about 15 dogs).
Anyway, it soured the shoot, but I stayed about a half hour and experimented with different settings. I so pissed that when I left I went over to the idiot and whispered in his ear, "if you ever see me, don't ever talk to me again". Of course he brought our the "do you know who you are talking to B.S., but I was on my way. I was afraid that another word from him and my monopod ball head would be smashed into his brainstem, and I would be in prison.
So, I felt like a pedophile, I was humiliated by a dult, and had my afternoon soiled.
Anybody else have an incident like that, I'd love to hear.
By the way, when I do street photography, I always ask if I may take a picture and respect the subject, so there was no breach of boundaries.
Thanks.
sek
So here is what happened to me today. I decided to take my new 300 2.8 is II with 5DII to work on action shots. Evidently, I need a lot of practice to get the most out of this lens, and I am still figuring out the AI Servo along with the focus points (I admit it, I'm a slow learner, but I am plugging away at it, and not giving up)>
The only thing moving today was the dogs at the local dog park, about a half mile down the street.
I was shooting dogs catching disks, balls, etc., for about 15 minutes, when some jerk walks up to me and says quietly, "don't take pictures of the children".
I couldn't believe it. I didn't come close to training my lens on a kid. The rig is nothing that can be hidden, and I wasn't wearing my flasher raincoat. I was bothering nobody, and it is in my own neighborhood. I don't know if the guy even had a kid there (there were only about 3 or four, and about 15 dogs).
Anyway, it soured the shoot, but I stayed about a half hour and experimented with different settings. I so pissed that when I left I went over to the idiot and whispered in his ear, "if you ever see me, don't ever talk to me again". Of course he brought our the "do you know who you are talking to B.S., but I was on my way. I was afraid that another word from him and my monopod ball head would be smashed into his brainstem, and I would be in prison.
So, I felt like a pedophile, I was humiliated by a dult, and had my afternoon soiled.
Anybody else have an incident like that, I'd love to hear.
By the way, when I do street photography, I always ask if I may take a picture and respect the subject, so there was no breach of boundaries.
Thanks.
sek