Hi Les

Sorry about football team

Have you have ever taken a photo by walking forward and positioning yourelf in front of the performer, thus positioning yourelf between the said performer and the audience whilst the performer is mid song ?

If so you will have been a distraction to both the performer and the audience.

Dear Laban, empathy I have in abundance , with some to spare, possibly I have your share too.

Its empathy with the music you twit, but then, you are no more than an intrusive photogragher who is totally insensitive to others about you. But maybe not so from now on. We can but live in hope.

Taking someone's picture is an intrusion into their privacy even if they are performing in public at the time. Photo should not be taken without first seeking the subject's permission.
Its only common curtesy after all.

Yes, I can be terribly annoyed by people taking my picture without asking, and it happens most frequently and then there are those   who turn away thinking I havent noticed them stealing a crafty picture, though I am sure they are harmless and shy creatures at heart.

I'll happily pose for those who ask, and then show their gratitude, either before or after and am grateful for the copies they have sent me, and entered into exhibitions and competitions.