Photographing a Funeral: should or shouldn't

[barb_48]

Hi
My dad's funeral was to-day and no one took pics.

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Hi
My dad's funeral was to-day and no one took pics.

Wow, sorry for your loss.

I was at a relative's funeral who received military honors. There were plenty of opportunities for great images but I didn't have a camera with me at the time. I could see something very quiet (Leica rangefinder, P&S digital with the shutter sound turned off) being the right tool for the job. I told my wife later about this and she was glad I didn't have a camera... I guess you probably wouldn't have a lot of people excited that you were doing this but some time down the road, people would be glad for the images.