what the fluff (30/365)

what the fluff (30/365), originally uploaded by davidgano.

Flickr Group Roulette is doing What The Fluff today -- real constructive criticism, rather than the regular "fluff" comments :) So I took some selfies, and kept the processing down to a minimum.

flippin' out (29/365)

flippin' out (29/365), originally uploaded by davidgano.

Texture by: Chrysti

Flickr Group Roulette is doing a copycat thing today... as I was browsing through my contacts FGR shots, Amadika's shot showed up... and I was feeling a little attitude, so this is what I came up with :)

Photographer, not terrorist. (28/365)

Photographer, not terrorist. (28/365), originally uploaded by davidgano.

Can anyone see enough to name them all? :)

Damn, I left the Meikai out!

Anyway, on to the point:

Yesterday at dinner, I was "politely" asked not to take any photos in the restaurant where we were dining -- the camera was capped, powered off, and sitting next to me. I agreed, of course, but as time went on, I got pissed... then came home and browsed around a bit on flickr and coincidentally stumbled on this, excerpted (OK, stolen) from Studio d'Xavier's photo/stream:

The British Journal of Photography has recently launched "a campaign to counter the rising paranoia that targets every photographer who shoots images in public places."

"Increasing concerns about terrorism, paedophilia, health and safety, and personal privacy have resulted in a deep mistrust of photographers," said BJP's editor Simon Bainbridge. "Police routinely invoke anti-terror legislation to prevent photographers from carrying out their work, and photojournalists are constantly filmed at public gatherings and their details kept on an ever-growing database."

The 'Not A Crime' campaign has already got the backing of two of Britain's leading photographers, including Stuart Franklin of Magnum Photos. We invite you to join him by posting a self-portrait of yourself together with a sheet of white card with the phrases 'Not a crime' or 'I am not a terrorist' (in your first language) and a camera to the Flickr group BJP has created.

Go to www.not-a-crime.com/ to find out more, and then maybe join the flickr group www.flickr.com/groups/iamnotaterrorist/.

Low-Key night.

Low-Key night., originally uploaded by davidgano.

Hella lazy tonite, and so low-key that I thought a low-key shot would be fun.

...work on a Sunday. (26/365)

...work on a Sunday. (26/365), originally uploaded by davidgano.

Joy.

Content (25/365)

Content (25/365), originally uploaded by davidgano.

Yes, a 365 shot that's not me -- but it's as close to me as you can be, without being me.

me
me
me

A day in the life of my eye... (24/365)

A day in the life of my eye... (24/365), originally uploaded by davidgano.

OMG... it's a non-square selfie... my world may very well be falling apart...

not too smart, really. (23/365)

not too smart, really. (23/365), originally uploaded by davidgano.

There's a reason they tell you to "Keep Hands Clear".

Believe me.

Bike Ride (22/354)

Bike Ride (22/354), originally uploaded by davidgano.

Lazy Lemming (21/365)

Lazy Lemming (21/365), originally uploaded by davidgano.

As unmotivated as I was today, it was nice to stumble into this small fad and completely rip off a bunch of people that I don't really know.

So there was this really great shot... then someone did a copycat, then another, then another... lemmings -- myself included.

I'm incredibly late for "the legion of shhhhhh", but I don't give a shit.