eye spy

Several people in line for the Nx bus this afternoon noticed a woman snapping photos of the bus and - most likely - the passengers as well. Passengers on either side of me tried to hide their face with whatever they had on hand, be it briefcase or a clipper card. This didn't really bother me - maybe because the photographer is a woman - but it certainly intrigued me.

Now perhaps she has a valid reason to be snapping photos... if only she'd made it known. Is she working on a school project? Or is she the most unprofessional Muni employee to count the number of passengers boarding a bus?

As a fellow amateur photographer, I usually try to restrict my subjects to inanimate objects or aware participants. I encourage everyone to do the same; if you want to take a photo of a human, just ask! But since no such propositions were voiced, I thought it fair to snap these photos of this wannabe-Lisbeth Salander from my perch on the bus.

Gotcha!

Usually the counting employee just, well, counts the number of people boarding a bus. No photos needed...