As I work photo assignments at various public political events it is not uncommon to entertain questions about the equipment on my shoulder, especially when the candidate is late.\u00a0 Usually it is a fun way to meet people and pass the time. Typically the questions involve lens types, equipment costs, or requests for suggestions on upgrading gear.\u00a0 Unless I’m pressed for time, I am usually happy to engage in a bit of conversation.\u00a0 But today was a weird one, even for Friday the 13th.<\/p>\n
![\"Spartanburg](\"https:\/\/www.davidallio.com\/da-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/12sc9113.jpg\" "\\"Spartanburg")
Spartanburg GOP Bronze Elephant Dinner | \u00a92012 David Allio for Corbis<\/p><\/div>\n
A disheveled guy in the crowd asked his first question, then made a disparaging remark at my answer.\u00a0 Then came a second question.\u00a0 He responded with another differential comment.\u00a0 By the time the third question came around, I was not sure what to expect.\u00a0 As he finally seemed to be ready to get lost in the crowd he tossed the following comment over his shoulder, “Oh, I’m a photographer, too.”<\/p>\n
Now it was my turn to ask him, “Where’s your camera?”<\/p>\n
He responded, “I just didn’t feel like bringing it today.”<\/p>\n
As he disappeared into the milling crowd I sadly wondered to myself, “What kind of photographer comes to meet a candidate for the office of President of the United States and doesn’t bring any sort of camera?”<\/p>\n
In today’s photo, a foreign press member grabs a personal photo from outside the Spartanburg GOP Bronze Elephant Dinner at James F. Byrnes High School.\u00a0 My camera was a Nikon D3 with an AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm 1:2.8G ED lens set to 29mm.\u00a0 The exposure was an aperture of f\/4 ,with a shutter speed of 1\/125th of a second, and a film speed of 6400 ISO.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As I work photo assignments at various public political events it is not uncommon to entertain questions about the equipment on my shoulder, especially when the candidate is late.\u00a0 Usually it is a fun way to meet people and pass the time. Typically the questions involve lens types, equipment costs, or requests for suggestions on …<\/p>\n
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