{"id":1179,"date":"2015-05-11T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2015-05-11T16:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bukkhead.com\/blog\/?p=1179"},"modified":"2015-05-11T06:16:20","modified_gmt":"2015-05-11T13:16:20","slug":"nablopomo-day-11-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bukkhead.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/11\/nablopomo-day-11-close\/","title":{"rendered":"NaBloPoMo Day 11: Close"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today\u2019s NaBloPoMo Prompt:<\/strong> Do you ever secretly snap pictures without the subject knowing? Tell us about a secret shot you\u2019ve taken.<\/em><\/p>\n

No. Or yes if I\u2019m someplace where lots of photo-taking is expected. Weddings and other social gatherings. But out in public, with strangers? Never.<\/p>\n

Almost never. One time I was out at a street fair, you know, one those things where booths are lined up selling arts and crafts and small jars of home-made jelly. I was taking pictures of dogs, since it was a nice day and every other person seemed to have a corgi. This one lady had a nice-looking husky, so I snapped off a few.<\/p>\n

Then this guy next to me says \u201cCome on, creep, taking her picture without asking?\u201d
\nI looked at him, and said \u201cI was just getting the dog.\u201d<\/p>\n

Guy wouldn\u2019t even make eye contact. He goes, \u201cWhile she was licking an ice-cream cone, real nice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s be clear here: I had a longish lens on the camera, and it had obviously been pointing downward. Even if I had been taking her picture, not the dog\u2019s, I would have been shooting her knees. She was wearing a long skirt, as well, so I can\u2019t even be accused of having gotten a picture of her legs.<\/p>\n

So I repeated myself, adding a little edge and volume to my voice, \u201cI was just getting the dog.\u201d<\/p>\n

And he walked away. That\u2019s when it occurred to me: I hadn\u2019t even known she was eating ice-cream. HE was the one scoping her out, not me; HE was the perv.<\/p>\n

The thing is, I was sort of doubly offended by his accusation, since, as I said, I don\u2019t take candid street snaps of people.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s NaBloPoMo Photo Prompt: <\/strong>Close<\/em><\/p>\n

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I apparently accidentally gave my garbage disposal a penny for its thoughts.<\/a><\/p>\n

A photo posted by Jason Edwards (@bukkhead) on