I've been through quite a bit these past months that I haven't posted. First, packing and moving and then unpacking . The first step of unpacking was my taking down boxes that were five and six boxes high. About two weeks after I’d moved and was in the midst of unpacking, I developed horrendous pain in my ribs. I slathered on my gel I use to alleviate Fibromyalgia pain. Realizing that even that was not helping. Trying to make a long story short- Asked for pain pills No help; asked for another kind Doctor wanted to see me Went in- he didn’t understand why I was still in pain Sent me to get x-rays Diagnosis: compressed fracture in my 9th vertebra Cause: osteporosis Now on meds for that I’ve discovered that anytime I overdo, pain comes back, not quite full-blown, but enough that I must stop doing whatever I’m doing. That includes sitting at my computer writing. I wanted to bring my friends up-to-date; I’m pondering whether I should stop blogging altogether o
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Regarding your question "I too wonder if it was being photographed that made him look so grumpy. I have not photographed people unless it was in a crowd or my family because I was not sure about legally being able to publish people's images unless I had permission. Is that something about which I should be concerned or not?"
I'm pretty sure it was the sunlight shining in his eyes that made him look grumpy. As far as I know it's perfectly legal to photograph people in public places. That said I'm pretty stealthy when I do street photography because I'd rather avoid confrontation and I'm always looking for candid moments.
Oh, as for publishing the photos. The way I understand it is, if you publish them for artistic,cultural or news purposes (books,blogs,artwork,magazines,newspapers etc) no permission is needed. However you would need a release form if you wanted to use someone's photo for an advertising campaign or other commercial ventures.