I think shooting somebody in the back is a cowardly act. I prefer going close, and then stab them down ;-)
Seriously, a good debate. Perhaps the reason is that I have stayed out of it ;-) Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 12. oktober 2005 16:54 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: PESO - Personal Space Revisited/Closeness (3 Crops) > > In a message dated 10/12/2005 5:58:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I think that the first crop is the best of the three. The second one is > too tight and the third one seems to be simply a fragment really. Also > the third one seems to be too small a crop so that the limits of your > digital camera or scanned negative start to show. > > Anyway, the first crop is a sensible work. It is all full of > reflections. And the pose in which the guy is sitting is that of being > self absorbed in some thought. So now it all comes together nicely to > me. It is about reflections of (city) life. > > Technically the presentation is perfect. There is nothing I would think > I would add here. This is a finished piece. > > As for getting close to your subject. I think it is a matter of practice > and style. The fact that some PDML's more prominent people shooters ;-) > (I mean Godfrey, Shel, and Frank (in no particular order, so that no one > gets offended ;-) ) ) get closer to their subjects does not mean that > that's *the only* way to do it. > > I've seen people working with 70-300 zoom quite extended (in film > though, no crop factor) and getting good images too. For example, the > longer lens with good bokeh allows you to get the third dimension - that > of depth. It may be worth it. > > I think that whatever subject one is working with, one should know the > tools at hand. I think I would agree with what Bob W said: > > > I don't think street photography does require you to provide > intimacy. > If it requires anything, it is that you treat the subject > > appropriately, and this is true for all photography. > > So, Marnie, let's just keep practicing. I know I will ;-). > > Good stuff and very good discussion. > > Boris > ============= > Thanks for your comments, Boris. Yes I do like that the reflections show > bett > er in the first crop. So I will probably have two versions of it. > > Well, as for taking pictures of people on the street in the future, not > sure. > I did notice I shot mainly people's backs. The interesting thing is some > people liked some of those back shots. Now, shooting people's backs, that > I CAN > do. Hehehehe. > > Thanks for your thoughts. > > Marnie aka Doe :-) >
