9/11 Memoiral Concert

I shot a Septmeber 11 memorial concert last night at First Presbyterian Church. It featured an interesting array of musical talent. It had jazz, classical solos, choral music, organ, etc. I love orchestral/choral music, but for some reason none of the music really appealed to me. It was performed wonderfully by the musicians, so that did't have anything to do with it. Perhaps it is because I was there taking photos and wasn't paying as much attention if I was just listening to the music.

I upset one guy quite a bit by taking photos during the performance. He told me I was being disrespectul to both the performers and audience members. He told me that I should either move all the way to the back of the church with a telephoto lens (I already had my telephoto on by the way) or leave. I said I was trying to be as respectful as possible, but I wasn't going to leave... I've got a job to do.

Although this didn't really upset me too much (I mean hey, I was treatened with death once), I was a bit peeved because I really was trying to be respectful to the people around me. I know the 20d's shutter is entirely too loud (especially in a large church) and because of that I wasn't shooting as much as I might normally. I woudn't want to hear that constantly while trying to listen to music. So here I am trying to be respectful and this guy tells me I'm doing a piss poor job (my words, not his).