On 7/8/05, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: >The subjects here were unaware of my camera, but making myself known >would have spoiled the moment. Note what appears to be slight >embarrassment on the face of the girl on the left. Shot with the DA >50-200, f9 @ 1/180, ISO 200. Moderate crop to frame. >http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3613307&size=lg
Hi Paul, This might make me a bit unpopular, but I certainly don't hate it. It catches an interesting moment, and although there are some distracting elements like the back end of the car and the plant behind a head, I certainly don't find it offensive or insensitive. (BTW I wouldn't have said that was a look of embarrassment on the woman on the left. I think she's comfortable enough). Yeah, nice catch. My approach to street photography does not involve long lenses. I prefer to use a wider lens and get closer. This doesn't mean I wave a camera in my subject's faces - sometimes I do, and they don't notice, or sometimes I shoot from the hip, composing with a remote eye. I think longer lenses have their place on the street, but I find that I am eyed with greater suspicion when using a longer lens on the street. In fact, with a wide- angle, subjects often don't realise they're in the frame when I'm shooting - can be an advantage. Sorry, rambling. Photography evokes emotion. Some pics make us feel uncomfortable, some don't. My pornography might be your erotic image. My medical studies might be your gruesome crash pics. People react in a multitude of ways to the same image. Look at comedians. There are some extremely popular comics about, but when I have a look to see what all the fuss is about, I wonder how anyone could find such banal chit-chat populated with vulgar profanity the slightest bit amusing. Yet, my sense of humour includes subject matter that I would suspect many people on this list would find revolting. As my wife often reminds me, if we were all the same it would be a boring place :-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________
