kb6kgx Loc: Simi Valley, CA

Good point. It certainly could be looked at from either perspective, but that probably was not the cartoonist's intent.

likephotos

Had the same thing happen in Iceland when a group with I Pads started blocking the scenic view. and you think iphones are bad?.....

mdfenton

Aside for the interesting discussion topic, the erroneous use of the words "their" and "your" is amusing.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

ralfstinson Loc: SF Bay Area

I remember a number of years ago I on Rarotonga videoing a hula dance, when one of our group pushed by me and stood in from of me. She told me she was a professional photographer as if that excused her behavior! I did not react towards her, but thought about my own behavior. Fortunately, my income does not depend on my photography, so I can afford not be be aggressive about getting to the 'perfect' spot for the shot. I work hard to anticipate where to be, and if available I will go there. Or I try to find a different angle that will give me something interesting. But I enjoy life and I don't get people upset with photographers.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Agreed, for once.

djlouden Loc: Ocala, Florida

Good thoughts you have. The older I get the less tolerance I have for rudeness. It seems we've become a nation of self-entitled people.

However, I just came back from a flying/driving photo trip out west. 5,000 miles of flying, 1400 miles of driving and only encountered 2 rude drivers in the national parks. They were both from the same state which will remain nameless. I did as always find folks who were interested in photography or had a camera problem they needed help with. So the good outweighs the bad.

Happy Shooting

djlouden Loc: Ocala, Florida

A few years ago I witnessed one of these pushy photographers who should know better. A "Canon Explorer of Light" too. There were a number of photographers there but he was there with his class and pushed through loudly proclaiming "professional photographer coming through". None of us were impressed. To this day when I hear his name mentioned I think "what a jerk".

Oh well, takes all kinds.

Happy Shooting

aggiedad Loc: Corona, ca

The San Diego zoo has a few photography workshops each year with two pro photographers leading a group of about 25. You arrive at the park at 6:30 am and are taken to several exhibits well before the park opens to the general public. Zoo personnel try to get the animals in a position for good shots. Sessions take place on two succeeding Saturdays. See the San Diego Zoo website for information. I have attended two sessions and enjoyed them, getting some great photos.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

Since some of the responses here seem to key off my comments, I feel I should expand on the events I recounted back on page 1

1. I was visiting San Diego CA from South Bend IN, roughly five flying hours away. We were in town for a total of one week, and had decided only at the last minute to go to the Safari Park; schmoozing with officials at each place we went was simply not an option.

2. An hour before the demonstration began, I asked a person at the tiger enclosure where the demonstration would occur; for the next hour, while everyone else saw other exhibits, I stood first in line at that spot. When the demonstration actually began, it occurred quite some distance from where I had been directed to stand; in essence, that hour of doing nothing else had put me last in line.

3. When I discovered that the information I was given was not true, I moved to a slightly better position, and switched my 75-300mm lens for the 10-20mm lens I had planned on using. I never tried to move forward, nor did I say anything to anyone else. I have never claimed to be a "pro"; in fact I recently purchased a blue Pentax camera so no one would think "pro" when s/he looked in my direction.

The original purpose of my comments was to affirm that the advent of the phone camera has turned every person into a photographer; almost any event or place, formal or informal, becomes a "zoo"because these truly amateur photographers often have no idea what they are doing; I often say the primary reason for putting flashes on cameras is to announce that something important is happening, such as when a hundred NASCAR fans try to light up the start of an evening race. We need to learn how to work around them, as I did in still getting a few pictures from the back row, shooting the few seconds that my view wasn't blocked by someone's phone being waved in the air.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

That is a great opportunity for someone like you, who lives an hour from the park.

James Slick Loc: Pittsburgh,PA

n3eg Loc: West coast USA

If that's a zoo, the cellphone crowd would be the animals.

cambriaman Loc: Central CA Coast

I went through 4 models of iPhone before I made the first image. I was encouraged by my children who sent me iPhone "grabs" that were possible because they were there and so was the iPhone. I still only use it for an image when one of the "good cameras" is in the car or in the bag and I need a quick image or lose it. For that, iPhone serves a purpose. And there a few images I wouldn't have if I didn't use mine. Such is the 21st Century!

quagmire Loc: Greenwood,South Carolina

I have noticed pics of papparazi,none shooting eye level always up in the air.