Brigitte Harper (brigitte.harper@glencore.co.uk)
Tue, 27 Jul 1999 12:02:40 +0100
Can you imagine what strange looks I get when I use pinhole cameras and stand there with a coke can or a biscuit tin on a tripod?
I feel that I have a slight advantage, as it seems to me that it is only men who
are interested in finding out what is on that tripod, and myself being a woman they do hesitate to ask me, if they have the courage at all.
Brigitte
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Subject: Re: What the ???
Author: MIME:CCBaggett@aol.com at LDNINTERNET
Date: 27/07/1999 02:53
Carl,
In the late 70's when I was stationed in Germany, we took a vacation in Denmark- Bornholm Island to be precise. I set up my 8x10 Deardorff to photograph a chimney for smoking herring. A fellow came up and asked me in Danish what I was doing. I told him, in Danish, we weren't going to have much of a conversation in my 'restaurant' Danish, so he asked if I spoke German. I said 'Ja' and we conversed in German until he asked what part of Germany I was from. When I said North Carolina, he said in English- Why the hell are we speaking German I just came back from visiting my sister in California! He only asked why I was photographing the chimney. I said I like the herring and they looked nice all gold colored as they came out of the chimney. His only technical comment was that he was sorry I couldn't afford a new camera so I wouldn't have to pack that heavy wood camera around. You are right. You always attract attention with such an odd looking camera. It was obviously one of the memorable experiences I had in 4 y
ears in Europe. I had similar experiences in France, Germany and Austria. Cheers. Charlie
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