Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rob McElroy wrote: in part: >>> If I do travel to northern California with my fully outfitted daguerreotype > van, I will make a daguerreotype of the Lone Cypress and I will not obey > any yo-yo in a uniform who tells me to stop. He will have to arrest and > formally charge me with an offense to get me to move. > You might be able to tell, I have a certain disdain for authoritative figures who try and control > my behavior just because they "think" they have the authority to, by the mere fact they are > wearing a badge. If I break a law by photographing a tree - tell me what it is; cite the specific > statute; and charge me with the crime. I will eagerly await that day in court.<<<<< Now now Rob, Breathe deep, be calm and relaxed other wise you'll be all nerve tight and shake the damn camera! ;-) And if you know before hand the day you'll shoot the tree and rock, please give enough lead-time for a bunch of us to arrive at the site and capture the arresting spectacle, as it would make a great Leica gang click!;-) Ted Grant Photography Limited www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant