tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704015099569061794.post4518313865919792118..comments2023-06-24T10:44:59.695-04:00Comments on bbNY: SynecdocheRDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15099380127448254603noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704015099569061794.post-10350519490785340882008-03-11T15:21:00.000-04:002008-03-11T15:21:00.000-04:00Ha ha, where was this taken? And was there a Bugab...Ha ha, where was this taken? And was there a Bugaboo Bee in the midst of it all?! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704015099569061794.post-52301775008375540712008-03-11T15:24:00.000-04:002008-03-11T15:24:00.000-04:00Oh, I was thinking of this! In fact not, rather st...Oh, I was thinking of this! In fact not, rather strange, since has become a Bugaboo town... The only way I can explain it is that this was a university building, and university types still seem to be loyal to the McLaren (left wing ideals? tighter budgets...) As you get into other child-friendly areas, the Bugaboos sprout like mushrooms... BBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704015099569061794.post-30383454406108981112008-03-11T16:22:00.000-04:002008-03-11T16:22:00.000-04:00I totally understand your need for taking pictures...I totally understand your need for taking pictures without being noticed. It's true though that cellphones cameras are, well... crap. A solution I adopted: use a small point and shoot camera (may I recommend the lumix range from panasonic?), spot your "victim", point the camera in a slightly different direction, and just before shooting, shift the camera to your subject very rapidly. It works most of the times. <br>cheers,<br>MiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704015099569061794.post-819848844545395742008-03-12T03:46:00.000-04:002008-03-12T03:46:00.000-04:00I do have a small point and shoot - not as good as...I do have a small point and shoot - not as good as the Lumix - there mere must be something in the technique of blending in though that you've mastered... Have you ever been accosted afterwards by an angry victim? BBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704015099569061794.post-50184942227064383922008-03-12T10:31:00.000-04:002008-03-12T10:31:00.000-04:00No, not yet. Maybe,as a woman, I am perceived as l...No, not yet. Maybe,as a woman, I am perceived as less threatening than a man, I suppose. Though you must have noticed that I don't take that many street shots! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704015099569061794.post-37963000603671854922008-03-13T16:05:00.000-04:002008-03-13T16:05:00.000-04:00I saw the word synecdoche written somewhere just y...I saw the word synecdoche written somewhere just yesterday and thought what a lovely word but then couldn't wrap my brain round the meaning quite. Still can't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704015099569061794.post-74652896271879030312008-03-13T16:08:00.000-04:002008-03-13T16:08:00.000-04:00But how do you pronounce it? I learned yesterday I...But how do you pronounce it? I learned yesterday I've been pronouncing dilettante my whole life. As a committed dilettante this was quite a blow to my identity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704015099569061794.post-30155776882089394452008-03-13T16:46:00.000-04:002008-03-13T16:46:00.000-04:00Apparently it's something like sy-neck-doe-key.But...Apparently it's something like sy-neck-doe-key.<br><br>But now I'm worried -- how is dilettante pronounced then?<br><br>BBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com