While at Oak Alley, in Vacherie, Louisiana. A young boy with his parents walked up to me and looked puzzled at my 4x5 Camera. I offered to have him look at the under the hood in order to see the image I was about to take when he stated "It's upside down... why would anyone want to see your picture if it's upside down....?"
(sigh...)
Originally Posted by John Hicks
hahaha Love it!
Hi,
I am new to large format (film + digital), but it is simple and enjoyable really... except;
When for first time test shooting my custom made digital panoramic adapter on my Shen-Hao non folder in Shanghai last month, a young man with a DSLR around his neck walked up to me, asking politely "Is that a camera???".
Well, what can one say???
Regards
Anders
Last October I was set up on the Skunk trail in the Humboldt redwoods with the 8x10. I had my Seneca Improved out almost all the way and was focused on a small group of mushrooms. I noticed a couple coming up the trail and prepared myself. All of a sudden the woman runs up to me with an excited look on her face and in all seriousness says to me "Are you someone famous?" I could not resist. I turned and in a very serious way said to her that I was Ansel Adams grandson! I thought the woman was going to faint. Her and her husband to this day think that Jim Fitzgerald is Ansel Adams grandson! What fun!
Jim
Dakotah, what the hec were ya doing in Grouse Creek?!
I can never forget that time,,, Hey boy!You gotta mighty purdy mouth on you boy!
While shooting on the street in Manchester (UK) - 'Who do you think you are, David Bellamy?' (Bellamy, being a UK TV presenter of nature programmes - I rather think the guy meant David Bailey.)
And from my girlfriend, on seeing the inverted image on the ground glass - 'That one's broken. Send it back and get a decent one.' She was joking. I think.
David.
ME: [setting up an 8x10 monorail]
TOURIST COUPLE: "Excuse me, could you take a 'quick snapshot' of us?"
ME: "Sure. Where's your camera?"
TOURIST COUPLE: "Isn't that a camera?"
my 7-y.o. daughter when she saw my "new" Speed Graphic: "woow! that's a camera like they use in Harry Potter!" followed by :"where is the thing that gives light?" (referring to the typical strobe).
My 12 y.o. son's comment: "is that thing working?", me "yes", he: "are you going to work with that in public?" me: "off course!" My son, very concerned: "you sure you are going to do that? ppl are going to laugh with you, dad"
Not directly photography related, but . . .
About 12 years ago, a friend and I were on our way to photograph the defunct steel mill in Bethlehem, PA. On the way, we stopped to photograph an old bridge in Easton, PA. It was probably around 6 AM on a Saturday morning and the streets were empty. Walking back to our car, a huge (maybe 6'-5" and 300 lbs) homeless guy appears out of nowhere on the residential street and while walking right between my friend and I, says, "Don't worry guys. It only gets worse," and keeps walking. He never made eye contact or otherwise acknowledged our existence.
Spooked the hell out of us. I'm not religious, but I've always had the suspicion he was a prophet . . . 'cause he was right.
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