I went into NYC last Sunday to do some street photography - which I love. Lately I've been noticing more people giving me a "look" like "what are you doing here?" I've noticed it more and more lately. However, Sunday it happened so frequently that I hesitated to focus my camera. Previously I rarely noticed people looking at me when I'm out there shooting. Now I find myself looking around to see who is watching me before I press the shutter button.
It took a lot of practice for me to do any street photography, but I got over my fear. Now I feel I'm going back again.
When I got off the bus at Port Authority two weeks ago, and walked out of the building there were some cops - as usual. However in addition, there were 3 military officers armed with rifles. On the way back, there were 9 cops and 5 officers. I realized it was the anniversary of Hiroshima, so I assumed it was a precaution. There were no military officers last week.
So - am I getting paranoid? Or is it all the people who seem to be wary of cameras? Or both? Maybe I'll start shooting flowers in my backyard. Just kidding!
This reminds me of an old saying I heard years ago (paraphrase)
The whole world has gone crazy, except for Me and Thee. And sometimes I wonder about Thee.
Liz