All joking aside, I am thinking round table photo talk this week. In the evening, general location, for a couple hours tops. (Panera or something) To start I think I'll print 5-8 images of various content to discuss. No laptops, no Ipads, No of brand tablets that are better or worse than the ipad. Face to face discussion. Positive photo related discussion.
Please PM me if you are interested or know anyone else that may and be pass this on.
bgcfoto wrote: All joking aside, I am thinking round table photo talk this week. In the evening, general location, for a couple hours tops. (Panera or something) To start I think I'll print 5-8 images of various content to discuss. No laptops, no Ipads, No of brand tablets that are better or worse than the ipad. Face to face discussion. Positive photo related discussion.
Please PM me if you are interested or know anyone else that may and be pass this on.
Carl Roberts
Posts: 32,693
Saint Petersburg, Florida, US
The Great Dominican Adventure - Redux
Chapter 3 - Policia!
The 2 men with machine guns walked from under the shadow of the bridge and stood in the middle of the road waving traffic off to one side to stop. The only problem was...I was the only car on the road.
I was halfway back from Romana heading to the airport when they appeared. They were dressed in a military uniform and were both armed wi
th machine guns. I pulled over towards the side of the road and stopped. I rolled down my window but kept my foot on the brake and left the car in gear.
I was being stopped by, What would be considered "Dirty Cops" in American Standards, in Dominican Standards they are just "Cops".
One approaches my window, he is in a military uniform that looks more national military than local police. He is clean but not crisp, he clearly has been standing in the 85 degree heat for a long time and seems tired.
I begin in English without a hint of Spanish...
Hello! I am an American ABOGADO (Lawyer) from Florida on my way to the Airport.
Papers...he says
I reach in the glove box and get the car rental papers and hand them to him.
License...he says
I pull my money pouch out from under my shirt and extract my drivers license and hand it to him. He hands back my rental documents without looking at them.
As I am fishing out my license he says in Spanish something to the effect of, you are being stopped as part of a safety inspection.
As I give him my license I say, Yes, I am an ABOGADO going to the Airport. At the same time I put my hands together in the shape of an Airplane taking off and go...zoom
Now here is where a couple of things happen. Good for me, bad for him.
Good for me, He was dirty by American Standards for a cop, but by Dominican standards he was almost squeeky clean. He was not desperate, and he was not greedy.
Bad for him was he happened to have picked me instead of that couple from Iowa that had never been shaken down by a cop in a foreign country before. Unfortunately for him, this was not my first rodeo and not the first time I have been shaken down by the cops for money.
He reads my license and looks at me. Abogado eh? (In Spanish) I'm studying to be an Abogado, only 3 more years and I'll be an Abogado too.
I say, God Bless you, yes, lots of study to be an Abogado, good luck
He points to the side of the road further over and says in Spanish, go ahead and pull over and get out of the car.
I say, NO...I'm going to the airport (Airplane hands..zooming noise) I have to go (point to my wrist like there is a watch there and go .. tick tock)
He again points to the side of the road and says something that I'm not sure what is is but includes the words, 300 pesos ($7.50)
I see he is pointing in the general direction of my GPS so I say, NO thank you, I have a GPS I don't need to buy one from you, I am an ABOGADO from AMERICA, I need to get to the AIRPORT to leave (Airplane hands, zoom, zoom noise)
He pauses, looks at his buddy, looks at me, hands me my license back, sticks his hand in the window for me to shake. I take his hand and shake it and he says, safe travels, I shake his hand, say thank you, let my foot off the brake and drive off.
I told this story to a friend of mine and he said...weren't you worried that you were going to be kidnapped? And I said, no it just did not feel like a kidnapping. There were no other people or cars, they were not trapping me in, it just felt like a shakedown.
Welcome to the Dominican Republic, enjoy your stay.
Carl Roberts wrote: The Great Dominican Adventure - Redux
Chapter 3 - Policia!
The 2 men with machine guns walked from under the shadow of the bridge and stood in the middle of the road waving traffic off to one side to stop. The only problem was...I was the only car on the road.
I was halfway back from Romana heading to the airport when they appeared. They were dressed in a military uniform and were both armed wi
th machine guns. I pulled over towards the side of the road and stopped. I rolled down my window but kept my foot on the brake and left the car in gear.
I was being stopped by, What would be considered "Dirty Cops" in American Standards, in Dominican Standards they are just "Cops".
One approaches my window, he is in a military uniform that looks more national military than local police. He is clean but not crisp, he clearly has been standing in the 85 degree heat for a long time and seems tired.
I begin in English without a hint of Spanish...
Hello! I am an American ABOGADO (Lawyer) from Florida on my way to the Airport.
Papers...he says
I reach in the glove box and get the car rental papers and hand them to him.
License...he says
I pull my money pouch out from under my shirt and extract my drivers license and hand it to him. He hands back my rental documents without looking at them.
As I am fishing out my license he says in Spanish something to the effect of, you are being stopped as part of a safety inspection.
As I give him my license I say, Yes, I am an ABOGADO going to the Airport. At the same time I put my hands together in the shape of an Airplane taking off and go...zoom
Now here is where a couple of things happen. Good for me, bad for him.
Good for me, He was dirty by American Standards for a cop, but by Dominican standards he was almost squeeky clean. He was not desperate, and he was not greedy.
Bad for him was he happened to have picked me instead of that couple from Iowa that had never been shaken down by a cop in a foreign country before. Unfortunately for him, this was not my first rodeo and not the first time I have been shaken down by the cops for money.
He reads my license and looks at me. Abogado eh? (In Spanish) I'm studying to be an Abogado, only 3 more years and I'll be an Abogado too.
I say, God Bless you, yes, lots of study to be an Abogado, good luck
He points to the side of the road further over and says in Spanish, go ahead and pull over and get out of the car.
I say, NO...I'm going to the airport (Airplane hands..zooming noise) I have to go (point to my wrist like there is a watch there and go .. tick tock)
He again points to the side of the road and says something that I'm not sure what is is but includes the words, 300 pesos ($7.50)
I see he is pointing in the general direction of my GPS so I say, NO thank you, I have a GPS I don't need to buy one from you, I am an ABOGADO from AMERICA, I need to get to the AIRPORT to leave (Airplane hands, zoom, zoom noise)
He pauses, looks at his buddy, looks at me, hands me my license back, sticks his hand in the window for me to shake. I take his hand and shake it and he says, safe travels, I shake his hand, say thank you, let my foot off the brake and drive off.
I told this story to a friend of mine and he said...weren't you worried that you were going to be kidnapped? And I said, no it just did not feel like a kidnapping. There were no other people or cars, they were not trapping me in, it just felt like a shakedown.
Welcome to the Dominican Republic, enjoy your stay.
holy crap dude. yeah i've been through some shit in my travels too. i like your calm and cool approach. normally i go with the "flip the fuck out on them" approach which gives them way more than they bargained for when approaching a little female so they normally run or drive off in shock and panic..... i've gotten pretty good at this approach.
Carl Roberts wrote: The Great Dominican Adventure - Redux
Chapter 3 - Policia!
The 2 men with machine guns walked from under the shadow of the bridge and stood in the middle of the road waving traffic off to one side to stop. The only problem was...I was the only car on the road.
I was halfway back from Romana heading to the airport when they appeared. They were dressed in a military uniform and were both armed wi
th machine guns. I pulled over towards the side of the road and stopped. I rolled down my window but kept my foot on the brake and left the car in gear.
I was being stopped by, What would be considered "Dirty Cops" in American Standards, in Dominican Standards they are just "Cops".
One approaches my window, he is in a military uniform that looks more national military than local police. He is clean but not crisp, he clearly has been standing in the 85 degree heat for a long time and seems tired.
I begin in English without a hint of Spanish...
Hello! I am an American ABOGADO (Lawyer) from Florida on my way to the Airport.
Papers...he says
I reach in the glove box and get the car rental papers and hand them to him.
License...he says
I pull my money pouch out from under my shirt and extract my drivers license and hand it to him. He hands back my rental documents without looking at them.
As I am fishing out my license he says in Spanish something to the effect of, you are being stopped as part of a safety inspection.
As I give him my license I say, Yes, I am an ABOGADO going to the Airport. At the same time I put my hands together in the shape of an Airplane taking off and go...zoom
Now here is where a couple of things happen. Good for me, bad for him.
Good for me, He was dirty by American Standards for a cop, but by Dominican standards he was almost squeeky clean. He was not desperate, and he was not greedy.
Bad for him was he happened to have picked me instead of that couple from Iowa that had never been shaken down by a cop in a foreign country before. Unfortunately for him, this was not my first rodeo and not the first time I have been shaken down by the cops for money.
He reads my license and looks at me. Abogado eh? (In Spanish) I'm studying to be an Abogado, only 3 more years and I'll be an Abogado too.
I say, God Bless you, yes, lots of study to be an Abogado, good luck
He points to the side of the road further over and says in Spanish, go ahead and pull over and get out of the car.
I say, NO...I'm going to the airport (Airplane hands..zooming noise) I have to go (point to my wrist like there is a watch there and go .. tick tock)
He again points to the side of the road and says something that I'm not sure what is is but includes the words, 300 pesos ($7.50)
I see he is pointing in the general direction of my GPS so I say, NO thank you, I have a GPS I don't need to buy one from you, I am an ABOGADO from AMERICA, I need to get to the AIRPORT to leave (Airplane hands, zoom, zoom noise)
He pauses, looks at his buddy, looks at me, hands me my license back, sticks his hand in the window for me to shake. I take his hand and shake it and he says, safe travels, I shake his hand, say thank you, let my foot off the brake and drive off.
I told this story to a friend of mine and he said...weren't you worried that you were going to be kidnapped? And I said, no it just did not feel like a kidnapping. There were no other people or cars, they were not trapping me in, it just felt like a shakedown.
Welcome to the Dominican Republic, enjoy your stay.
Suddenly I feel like watchin' the "Rhum Diaries" agin . . .
Did ya enjoy the "complimentary" miniatures that came with yer car rental . . . havin' had several interesting tete-a-tetes in various locales, it sounds as though you handled this one perfectly . . .
Did ya enjoy the "complimentary" miniatures that came with yer car rental . . . havin' had several interesting tete-a-tetes in various locales, it sounds as though you handled this one perfectly . . .
SOS
You know the only thing about that trailer I disagree with is when they are sitting on his lap driving at the end the cop tries to pull them over
I think that's perfectly acceptable, perfectly normal to see down there
And yeah, needless to say I thought of you with your gun stories when the guys walked out in the road
many girls lined up to shoot at my place for this week and weekend and my darn studio is still full of boxes and remains unpainted.... ughh sooo behind
Carl Roberts
Posts: 32,693
Saint Petersburg, Florida, US
orias wrote: many girls lined up to shoot at my place for this week and weekend and my darn studio is still full of boxes and remains unpainted.... ughh sooo behind
orias wrote: many girls lined up to shoot at my place for this week and weekend and my darn studio is still full of boxes and remains unpainted.... ughh sooo behind
well off to a shoot. no rest for the wicked
Get some o' them "subs" workin' wouldya . . . Ain't ya got a bunch of 'em collared, and chained up downstairs . . . it's okay Miss O, you make "wicked" look very, very good . . .
You know the only thing about that trailer I disagree with is when they are sitting on his lap driving at the end the cop tries to pull them over
I think that's perfectly acceptable, perfectly normal to see down there
And yeah, needless to say I thought of you with your gun stories when the guys walked out in the road
Yeah, lucky ya weren't on the "Haiti" side of Hispaniola . . . the "authorities" there (read, Tonton Macoutes) aren't so easily dissuaded . . . we usually end up lookin' like a scene outta the Expendables, jest without all the shootin' . . .
Yeah, lucky ya weren't on the "Haiti" side of Hispaniola . . . the "authorities" there (read, Tonton Macoutes) aren't so easily dissuaded . . . we usually end up lookin' like a scene outta the Expendables, jest without all the shootin' . . .
SOS
That's the truth, had a couple of "soldiers" unload a clip at my rental car when they overthrew Aristide.
i really gotta get to ikea asap, i'm having withdrawals.... i work too much grr
Carl Roberts wrote: Good for you!
Be sure to post up what you get!
Deal
sospix wrote: Get some o' them "subs" workin' wouldya . . . Ain't ya got a bunch of 'em collared, and chained up downstairs . . . it's okay Miss O, you make "wicked" look very, very good . . .
SOS
i don't collar them, too much effort, i beat them and then send them home..... much better for my sanity Can't have a bunch of psycho girls lingering around longer than they need to be lol
orias wrote: i really gotta get to ikea asap, i'm having withdrawals.... i work too much grr
Carl Roberts wrote: Good for you!
Be sure to post up what you get!
Deal
i don't collar them, too much effort, i beat them and then send them home..... much better for my sanity Can't have a bunch of psycho girls lingering around longer than they need to be lol
The Gators are now ranked 7th I think.
You should start an off topic or photographers topic on what strange things models have said to you after a shoot etc. Oh My!
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