Post the most ridiculous comments you've received with a big lens on!

I haven't been able to get out shooting for a while so no comments to post

MaxxuM wrote in post #4465248
Reminds me of a photographer in Iraq during Desert Storm I was escorting from unit to unit telling me that the previous week 2 Iraqi's surrendered to him while he was taking photo's of destroyed buildings a mile away from his attached unit... Thought that was funny. It was Nikon though

being Iraqis I would have thought they would know what a gun is supposed to look like

cosworth wrote in post #1780241
"You bought another lens?" .//"I love you" was my response.

LOL Clever... I'm sure that really helped smooth things over... might have worked better if you had a diamond in the other hand!

f8ed4photography wrote in post #4467333
LOL Clever... I'm sure that really helped smooth things over... might have worked better if you had a diamond in the other hand!

As a working jeweler I know that We (the jewelery industry) is able to sooth most things over, well the first time anyhow....

Wayne

Wayne, as a woman, I also know that you are able to help smooth most things over!

So not getting married.

ssidiv3r wrote in post #4466359
being Iraqis I would have thought they would know what a gun is supposed to look like

Never heard the comment "wow, your camera looks like a bazooka!"... That's what they probably thought.

today at Green Cay wetlands some chick holding a P&S trying to take a picture of a bird 50ft away on full digital zoom and flash on asked me "wow what kind of lens is that, never seen one before, where can I get one ?"

40D + grip + 70-200 f/2.8L IS

While I was doing some astrophotography with my 400D hooked up to my 10" telescope, one lady asked if I could really take pictures of the stars like that. I said yes, but I have to use a big flash too.

While this as happened to others. I was shooting a Downhill Bike race today and was just standing at a spot about 2 miles from from the middle of nowhere on the course holding my camera / flash / battery waiting for a rider to come by and at least four to six racers walked by and asked " Are you taking pictures today ?". I really did not know what to say that was not completely smart-ass in content. So I said "Yea" and left it at that. BTW: I've shot the last 4 races of this series and most of the races know me.

Regards
Rick

Rick_R wrote in post #4472652
While this as happened to others. I was shooting a Downhill Bike race today and was just standing at a spot about 2 miles from from the middle of nowhere on the course holding my camera / flash / battery waiting for a rider to come by and at least four to six racers walked by and asked " Are you taking pictures today ?". I really did not know what to say that was not completely smart-ass in content. So I said "Yea" and left it at that. BTW: I've shot the last 4 races of this series and most of the races know me.

Regards
Rick

shouold have said: no - left my memory cards at home - dont tell anyone! i feel stink enough as it is!

JBaz wrote in post #4471211
Never heard the comment "wow, your camera looks like a bazooka!"... That's what they probably thought.

true, true
like your sig btw, very funny

somethingsimple wrote in post #4473023
shouold have said: no - left my memory cards at home - dont tell anyone! i feel stink enough as it is!

or you could have said "no, I'll be shooting tomorrow but I want to save this spot so nobody else take it" (*being in the middle of nowhere as you said*)

Using a bushhawkshoulder mounted platform would also make matters worse with your camera looking more like a firearm...

JBaz wrote in post #4475382
Using a bushhawkshoulder mounted platform would also make matters worse with your camera looking more like a firearm...

yeah, those items became the topic of discusion a little while ago in the "all hope abandon" thread. basically someone said they would almost pay to see me pull one of those out of a pink camera bag

Rick_R wrote in post #4472652
While this as happened to others. I was shooting a Downhill Bike race today and was just standing at a spot about 2 miles from from the middle of nowhere on the course holding my camera / flash / battery waiting for a rider to come by and at least four to six racers walked by and asked " Are you taking pictures today ?". I really did not know what to say that was not completely smart-ass in content. So I said "Yea" and left it at that. BTW: I've shot the last 4 races of this series and most of the races know me.

Regards
Rick

Are you familiar with the comic Bill Engval?

ssidiv3r wrote in post #4475207
or you could have said "no, I'll be shooting tomorrow but I want to save this spot so nobody else take it" (*being in the middle of nowhere as you said*)

THAT ones brilliant - gonna use it myself LOL

here's another "no... i didnt bring my camera" *accompanied by giving the person a confused look*