On Thu, 07 Nov 2002 20:22:22 -0700, mike II wrote:

>There is a local park where I frequently take pictures. After a while, I
>sit on a park bench to relax and that is when the problem starts. This
>old geezer sits next to me and starts with the stories. "Why, when I was
>young, there were glass plates in those contraptions...", he says,
>looking at my "new fangled doodad". He keeps ON and ON and ON. "I can
>spell daguerreotype, ya know! I learnt it back in '29" he continues..
>
>What can I do to stop this incessant vignetting? Pulling a camera bag
>over his head may give him a heart attack and it's the only bench for
>miles.

Appreciate the stories - he's giving you direct
access to a period soon gone... Ask questions - you
might learn something...;-)