Complaints against PHOTOGRAPHERS in the streets during Sinulog

[bodangZ]

heheheheh sakto. dili gyud sila mo badlong basta foreigner na ang mamikture. sila sila pay magpasulod sa cordon kung naa nahan mo sulod na foreigner. ahak kaajo.

agree ko nimo bro..i was beside a foreigner near robinson with british accent ingon cya pagbadlong sa mga tao nga walay ID.." I have no ID why he wasn't letting me out?" ingon ko sa foreigner "Maybe he don't know how to explained it to you" ingon pud dayon ang foreigner "Oh! I must let myself out before I could find someone who knows how to explain" (with a smile ni lakaw dayon cya)..hehehe

[rodsky]

i was beside a foreigner near robinson with british accent ingon cya pagbadlong sa mga tao nga walay ID.." I have no ID why he wasn't not letting me out?"

No one was letting him out because he was a foreigner. Colonial mentality.

I was beside a guy who had a rather large DSLR with a humungous telephoto/zoom lens, but he wasn't wearing an ID nor an official Photo Contest T-Shirt. A guy (security personnel, I assume) approached me with a stern look on his face, looked at me from head to foot, and said "Pwede didto ka sa gawas kay alkansi sa mga nakabayad para mag picture..." Lami kaayo i-respond, "Eh bakit etong katabi ko hindi mo pinagalitan? Dahil ba kasi kamukha ko si Palito, atsaka naka PnS lang, compared sa katabi kong naka DSLR at matangkad at mukhang INCHIK/TISOY Shakes head.

Mga bantay, tamili. Pag mukhang mayaman, di pinapakialaman. Pag kamuhka mo si Tado, ang sama ng tingin sa 'yo.

-RODION

[dbgg1979]

Kami mga photographers puro hambogero? mao ni naka nindot sa internet sa? I wonder if you got the guts to say that in front of all of us.

hard to regulate ang kay mga puro hambugero slash kootan sa gobyerno magpakong slash mag.abot man

[lithardcore]

ako pd magpa register unta ko pero just like last year maski di register makasud japun..so what worth about having the tshirt and ID?....having the ID and tshirt are for regulation purposes only..Sinulog is a public based activity..ayaw lang pd pag ginara respeto sa nag facilitate sa parade ug sa mga audience..ako mura pd kog true kay since 12 am until 7pm naa kos cordon ..picture2x lang ..pero i respect the audience and the facilitators.solo flight tirada para maka take ug nindot nga shots.mu apil unta kos atong nagtapok2x na photogs sa istorya,,by the time i was there...kita naman kog nindot nga place..

[dbgg1979]

Naa na diay parade by 12AM?

ako pd magpa register unta ko pero just like last year maski di register makasud japun..so what worth about having the tshirt and ID?....having the ID and tshirt are for regulation purposes only..Sinulog is a public based activity..ayaw lang pd pag ginara respeto sa nag facilitate sa parade ug sa mga audience..ako mura pd kog true kay since 12 am until 7pm naa kos cordon ..picture2x lang ..pero i respect the audience and the facilitators.solo flight tirada para maka take ug nindot nga shots.mu apil unta kos atong nagtapok2x na photogs sa istorya,,by the time i was there...kita naman kog nindot nga place..

[dbgg1979]

Welcome to Philippines...

No one was letting him out because he was a foreigner. Colonial mentality.

I was beside a guy who had a rather large DSLR with a humungous telephoto/zoom lens, but he wasn't wearing an ID nor an official Photo Contest T-Shirt. A guy (security personnel, I assume) approached me with a stern look on his face, looked at me from head to foot, and said "Pwede didto ka sa gawas kay alkansi sa mga nakabayad para mag picture..." Lami kaayo i-respond, "Eh bakit etong katabi ko hindi mo pinagalitan? Dahil ba kasi kamukha ko si Palito, atsaka naka PnS lang, compared sa katabi kong naka DSLR at matangkad at mukhang INCHIK/TISOY Shakes head.

Mga bantay, tamili. Pag mukhang mayaman, di pinapakialaman. Pag kamuhka mo si Tado, ang sama ng tingin sa 'yo.

-RODION

[knockout]

enjoy nalang mo oi, ayaw namo cge reklamo....hehehe. iyahay na pangita ug maayo nga angle...for 2 million nga manan away maka tarong pa kaha mo ana, hahaha....
tira namo bisag asa, ayaw cge reklamo....

[nunobone]

yup yups.. naa jud daghan na nakasulod so ang resulta natabunan...

and yes daghan sad fotogs na magpaatubang, peru wala na silay mabuhat ana kay nakabayad sila and naa sad contest.

hahaha, nagpalayo ko para dili ka makatabon then naa lang dayon uban fotogs tabunan ka, saons..
naa nagud to cge singgit na "Back pls back, naa sa back" hehehehe

yups ang t-shirt unta makatabang, kay "T-shirt + ID should be worn all the time during sinulog" man kuno pero daghan man kulorom

i guess blame it to the 1200+ fotogs.. imagine 1200 naa sa mango ug fuente hehehehe

and sorry sa mga naigo... naay uban na ang ilang ka-uban gidala, unya mao ilang gipasul-ob sa t-shift, then sila sa ID... saons peace!

[genesis04]

My point of view...

It may be true that we, the registered photographers, did pay P650 to enable us access to cordoned areas and get near the dancers but that does not give us the right to swarm the dancers, especially the festival queens, nor did it give us the right to disrupt their routines by being in their midst while they are dancing. Just because we paid, and the spectators did not does not give us the right to act as if we can do whatever we want to do inside the cordoned area. It also is not right to pass the blame to the police/marshalls since they already had their hands full managing the crowds. It is one's integrity to act accordingly when there i s no authority around. Alangan man sad maghuwat pa ka badlungon for you to behave.

While it may be true that not all of us acted like this, unfortunately, we will get generalized for the acts of others, whether we want to or not. It should be incumbent upon us, the photographers, whether amatuers, hobbyists or professionals, to act with enough professionalism so as not to damage the PRIVILEGE, not RIGHT, being given to us to document the event.

It was my first time to shoot the Sinulog Grand Parade as a registered photographer. My initial comment during the first 5 minutes of my shoot was "grabe ka daghan og piranha!" They would simply swarm the contingent, esp the queen, and point their God-forsaken cams and lenses right in the face of the dancers, even blocking their way from moving forward. Some, no...a lot of photographers would not even leave their spot in front of the contingent even if they have already taken their shots. Ako ra ika.ingon...mga BAGA JUD OG NAWNG!

If the spectators didnt enjoy the Sinulog because of the photographers, then, I, as a registered photographer for Sinulog, also did not enjoy as much taking photographs because of these stupid photographers who does not have the delicadeza to stand aside after taking their shots.

Even mga well-known photographers, professional at that, behave this way. And if it simply because of the urge to win a photography contest, I can only wonder what other morals, principles and our integrity are we willing to throw out the window when the stakes are much higher than just a simple photography contest.

If you were one of these, then I apologize for my choice of words...but that is simply how I feel, and my view of you! My suggestion would be to let photographers who want to take part of Sinulog as a registered one, undergo a 1-2 hour briefing on how to act and behave during the Grand Parade before they are allowed to register. It may be a lot of hassle but if that's what it takes to improve the Sinulog, then that is what it takes.


***There might be some violent reactions to these post. FYI, I will not react to any of the violent reactions to avoid getting this thread closed. Again, this is just my two cents..thank you!

[nunobone]

yup yups... i only have a kit-lens(55mm Maxed) then i only wait na magkaduol na ang queen then shoot and out dayon... pero saons mas tabunan man ko hehehe ang resulta, wala nahurot ako 4gig

hahays.. well, hope we all learned from this peace!