Comments on: Eye of the Gawker http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2008/03/17/eye-of-the-gawker/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:29:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: aquariumdrinker http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2008/03/17/eye-of-the-gawker/comment-page-1/#comment-9379 aquariumdrinker Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:18:54 +0000 http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2008/03/17/eye-of-the-gawker/#comment-9379 I was one of the people there with a big SLR, and I was feeling conflicted on the drive over from Candler Park until I actually got out of the car. Part of my eventual comfort with the situation came from convincing myself that I was doing something worth doing, even if it was a mild annoyance to some. More than anything else, though, it was the people on the street who put me at ease. There was laughing, joking, a lot of people with drinks in their hands. It felt less like a painful private moment and more like those waining hours of a party. It was hard to imagine in that atmosphere that anyone would mind my taking a few pictures. It made me think that I should spend more time in Cabbagetown. I was one of the people there with a big SLR, and I was feeling conflicted on the drive over from Candler Park until I actually got out of the car. Part of my eventual comfort with the situation came from convincing myself that I was doing something worth doing, even if it was a mild annoyance to some.

More than anything else, though, it was the people on the street who put me at ease. There was laughing, joking, a lot of people with drinks in their hands. It felt less like a painful private moment and more like those waining hours of a party.

It was hard to imagine in that atmosphere that anyone would mind my taking a few pictures. It made me think that I should spend more time in Cabbagetown.

]]> By: » The Photographer’s Insult http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2008/03/17/eye-of-the-gawker/comment-page-1/#comment-9376 » The Photographer’s Insult Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:41:23 +0000 http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2008/03/17/eye-of-the-gawker/#comment-9376 [...] a question for you. I have posed this in full over at the Atlanta Metblog in a post called “Eye of the Gawker”, but I want your opinion, too. The gist of the question is simple—am I wrong about the following: [...] [...] a question for you. I have posed this in full over at the Atlanta Metblog in a post called “Eye of the Gawker”, but I want your opinion, too. The gist of the question is simple—am I wrong about the following: [...]

]]> By: abby http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2008/03/17/eye-of-the-gawker/comment-page-1/#comment-9375 abby Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:05:37 +0000 http://atlanta.metblogs.com/2008/03/17/eye-of-the-gawker/#comment-9375 I agree with you, there's nothing wrong with taking photographs. I'm pleased that there was a spotlight on our neighborhood, as it probably helped bring assistance quickly. But tourists clogging up our few un-blocked streets with traffic, getting in the way of relief workers and not offering a hand is what irritated people. When there are 12 able-bodied people photographing a lady picking up debris out of her neighbor's yard, something seems wrong. I agree with you, there’s nothing wrong with taking photographs. I’m pleased that there was a spotlight on our neighborhood, as it probably helped bring assistance quickly. But tourists clogging up our few un-blocked streets with traffic, getting in the way of relief workers and not offering a hand is what irritated people. When there are 12 able-bodied people photographing a lady picking up debris out of her neighbor’s yard, something seems wrong.

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