Heya Bruce!
I have gathered together a little gallery of my street attempts at
our recent outing.
http://www.daytonphoto.com/Galleries/NorCalSF/index.htm
Of these photos, the one that I find most compelling is the
photograph in the restaurant, and behind that the drummer/singer. I
think your discomfort and unfamiliarity with large cities shows ...
the rest are more cityscape than street work. While a couple are
decent photos, overall this set doesn't happen to be particularly
compelling.
Nothing wrong with that. What I learned again that day is how hard it
is for me to concentrate on seeing when I'm enjoying the company and
conversation of friends. I've been too busy to get my picks of the
day's shots up as yet (mayhap tonight I can put some time into
that...) but I know from scanning the thumbnails that there are
precious few that I'm happy with in the set, and I posted one of them
already.
To get into the flow of this genre, you have to revisit the street
over and over, become one with it, feel the moods and movements. I do
this best alone, become a watcher and a participant. It's quite a
curious change of mind when it starts to talk to you.
best,
Godfrey
