fun with video camera & tripod stand




like i told some of my ex-colleagues, if i should feel bored with too much time on my hand, i could always create some fun and excitement by using my video camera with a tripod stand. i could set this equipment up at any overhead bridge and direct the camera on oncoming traffic. it would be interesting to watch the reactions, especially of speedsters and reckless drivers.

another way of having fun would be to position myself with my digital camera near some pedestrian crossing and train the camera at vehicles approaching the crossing. like i told diana, no one could stop you from taking pictures in a public place. drivers, who think they own the roads, will fall in place when they see the camera/camera-man.

i read in the papers of people who objected to the photographying of people committing traffic offences or manifesting inconsiderate behaviour and exposing these misdeeds by publishing the pictures. those against this practice, proffered the opinion that education was the way to change things. how many years of education do these recalcitrant people need! these are adults who have had, maybe, ten years or more of education!

if you can recall there was, many years ago, this picture of the wife of a well-known restaurant chain owner who parked her prestigious car in a lot reserved for handicapped people. immediately after this 'public shaming' and an ensuing outcry over her actions, motorists, who were aware of the incident, avoided using lots meant for disadvantaged people.

this little shaming did go a long way. even up to today, people are wary of parking their vehicles in a lot marked with a wheel chair logo.