Along a busy street in Kathmandu. The boys had the typical expression-less look that we only see when captured at 1/125th of a second.
Scanned from an old print.
Another excellent candid street shot with a timelessness to it! Have you considered cropping of the partial body on the far right, Charlie? His hand in his pocket adds to the casual feeling of this, but I think maybe without him you have a stronger image with just the three boys.
Another question - have these all just been stored away all these years or have any of them ever been published? Tis a shame if the former...
Nice documentary-style image, as always, Charlie. I'll bet there's more detail lurking in the shadows of these faces that could be brought out for all to see.
Thanks Geoff and Tim.
About the lurking shadows- I didn't find them particularly interesting, and to bring them out even a little more made everything else look washed out. Of course, I'm a card-carrying contrast freak .
T-bone, about the term "docu-travel," yes, you are doubtful .
Charlie
Dougo wrote:
Hi Charlie The crop works a lot better, but if this was taken from the hip you're either 2 foot tall or you were lying down
Cheers Ray
Or really long-waisted? Nah.
I held the camera with both hands because I wanted a horizontal shot. Hands as low as they would go. 28-90mm zoom, aimed upward (that old lens distorted at 28mm). Got in close and made eye contact, then clicked the shutter- WHAP! One shot only because the mirror flop and shutter noise eliminated the unexpectedness of the moment, which was what I wanted. Good or bad, I almost never posed people in my travel shots.
Charlie
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