tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182018300346397942.post8207306425977386859..comments2023-05-02T04:33:26.602-05:00Comments on Keith Taylor Photography Blog: Occupy Atlanta: The way I experienced it.Keith Taylor Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07887479142124878292noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182018300346397942.post-36364255233210792912011-10-18T12:43:55.101-05:002011-10-18T12:43:55.101-05:00Brandon,
Yeah, one of my friends told me that is ...Brandon,<br /><br />Yeah, one of my friends told me that is known as the "peoples mic" last night on Facebook. And It is a pretty smart way to make it where the speaker can be heard when there is a ban on megaphones -- but there is no ban on them here in Atlanta. So it made the speakers sound pretty clueless to me. Like they were repeating it all without thinking about what they were saying first. And the fact that they all were saying it in unison lets you know that all the listeners heard the speaker the first time. It just made them sound like puppets or robots to me. Robots that was following or repeating whatever random thing the person up there had to say. <br /><br />And yes, I did expect to see some of the homeless people there as well as the drifters -- but after talking with a few of them I began looking for people that may have had more of a purpose there. I was just trying to be as fair as I could be in my representation of what was going on down there.<br /><br />I really appreciate you checking out my blog post on it man -- I have much respect for your work that you post on Instagram. I'm so glad I went down there myself to see what it was all about.Keith Taylor Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887479142124878292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182018300346397942.post-45103589709749816262011-10-18T11:09:24.502-05:002011-10-18T11:09:24.502-05:00Just FYI, the repeating what the speaker says is i...Just FYI, the repeating what the speaker says is in homage to the protests in NYC, where sound regulations keep the PA quiet and a "human microphone" instead projects the speaker's voice. <br /><br />Of course, any "occupation" of any major urban area is going to attract the homeless from that area. And Atlanta has a large underserved homeless population. <br /><br />Your criticism that the movement is somewhat directionless is pretty fair even at the main one...and they get more unfocused as they extend out.<br /><br />Thanks for documenting it.Brandon Barrhttp://texturl.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182018300346397942.post-53824413149975565692011-10-17T20:52:03.372-05:002011-10-17T20:52:03.372-05:00Excellent and fascinating stuff, Keith.Excellent and fascinating stuff, Keith.Anthonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182018300346397942.post-21295658995311809692011-10-17T19:19:56.876-05:002011-10-17T19:19:56.876-05:00Thanks Jennifer. I appreciate you taking the time ...Thanks Jennifer. I appreciate you taking the time to check it out and comment on it.Keith Taylor Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887479142124878292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182018300346397942.post-6609706344022417082011-10-17T19:09:01.026-05:002011-10-17T19:09:01.026-05:00This is a very fascinating project, Keith. Thank ...This is a very fascinating project, Keith. Thank you for sharing.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18441010435217817762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182018300346397942.post-19282127870509520412011-10-17T15:21:49.839-05:002011-10-17T15:21:49.839-05:00Thanks Don! I appreciate you taking the time to ch...Thanks Don! I appreciate you taking the time to check it out.Keith Taylor Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887479142124878292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182018300346397942.post-45422726713369012812011-10-17T14:35:05.861-05:002011-10-17T14:35:05.861-05:00What a fantastic post, Keith. Great photographs an...What a fantastic post, Keith. Great photographs and excellent commentary.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960303867805884580noreply@blogger.com