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so i’m downtown last weekend. never been to petco park, so i decide to check it out and snap some shots. there’s this cute little thing going on for the kids, with an (easy) easter egg hunt.
i start chatting with this dad while i’m taking some pics and offer to shoot a couple of his adorable little girl. i told him i’m learning my camera, but if they come out okay i’ll e-mail them to him since he forgot his camera.
just as i’m finishing shooting, this guy with a camera sees the little girl, comes barreling inside the little fenced area, shoves the camera in her face and takes about ten rapid shots, flash blaring. he never stopped to ask whose kid it was, if it was okay to take the shots. nothing. then he said i had a nice camera, said the fill flash on it was great, and said it was so easy to use he had his 12 year old using it (the flash).
now, he had seen me snap a couple, and yes, i had forgotten to use the fill flash. while i love photography, i know i’m an amateur and have a lot to learn. this guy managed to barge in where he didn’t belong and insult me all in one fell swoop. and he never asked for permission to shoot a pic of that little girl. what a jerk!