If I'm shooting to try and capture the moment then I that is what I shoot. If I see a face that I would like to capture then I ask and start up a conversation.
I sometimes find something interesting like a background and wait to see if something happens. Sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't. A lot of times I'm just walking and looking for something interesting.
Chris maybe we can go out shooting sometime. I tend to go into the neighborhoods or away from the touristy spots.
airfrogusmc wrote:
If I'm shooting to try and capture the moment then I that is what I shoot. If I see a face that I would like to capture then I ask and start up a conversation.
I sometimes find something interesting like a background and wait to see if something happens. Sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't. A lot of times I'm just walking and looking for something interesting.
Chris maybe we can go out shooting sometime. I tend to go into the neighborhoods or away from the touristy spots.
Allen, that would be great! I've never gone shooting with someone before and I'm sure I'd learn a lot. I'm up for any location too. So please count me in
Your 'workflow' also seems to be not confrontational which is great. I watched that Street Photography film a few days ago and one of the photographers would jump in front of people with camera in one hand, and a flash in the second...Wow is all I could say. Def. not my style at all.
Just playing around with OOF specular light sources.
M240 & 90AA
Adam's suggestion is pretty much how I approach photos in cities, etc. I'm kind of interested in people photos, but my eye is much more drawn to geometric compositions. If I'm patient enough, I'll hang around and see what I can get with people wandering through a scene. But if it's in a pretty quiet area, I usually don't wait around. In touristy areas I will focus more on people, since there are a lot of them, and the variety of visitors from different areas of the country and/or world can also be interesting, at times.
chrislee wrote:
Allen, that would be great! I've never gone shooting with someone before and I'm sure I'd learn a lot. I'm up for any location too. So please count me in
Your 'workflow' also seems to be not confrontational which is great. I watched that Street Photography film a few days ago and one of the photographers would jump in front of people with camera in one hand, and a flash in the second...Wow is all I could say. Def. not my style at all.
Yeah Bruce Gilden and that is not my style either.
Not my style either. It's a great aspect of photography and seen in this image thread and others on FM - everyone has their own way of approaching photography. Having been involved with this thread for about 4 years, it's been fun to see others here improve and evolve their skills and styles.
If I'm going to be parking at the airport's terminal lot and paying over $20 for a couple hours... might as well get some photography in too...
Self portrait and playing with reflections from layers of glass.
Close to the site of yesterday’s picture of a man in front of a beat up pickup truck being used for storage is an area of dealers in junked automobile engines and transmission parts. The picture below is of a workshop rebuilding transmissions. The manner of working, on the floor, without a workbench or proper lighting, is typical of many types of artisanal occupations in Thailand, including mechanics, carpenters, electrical repair, etc.
M-Monochrom | DR Summicron-50 | ISO 320 | f/4.0 | 1/60 Bangkok
Ron, Adam, Chris, thank you very much for the comments!
Ron, very nice rendering in the blurdiscs.
Chris, of course, the purpose is not to photograph people at any cost, it's about photographing something that you find interesting or meaningful. Once you find an interesting scene/subject, your urge to shoot it will be higher than your shyness I skip many scenes daily because I decide that it is not interesting enough to harass strangers
Rene, nice shots, especially the first two!
Werner, really like the your latest shot above.
Mitch, very nice photos. It's interesting to see we visit the same areas, and our different interpretations of them, as Ron mentioned previously.
Allen, very nice shot, even though there are no people this time
(apologies that the eyes don't look sharp, I can't seem to get my jpg files to look right on the web)
Been toying with the idea of upgrading the tripods (currently have an explorer from gitzo w/swivel centre column and a traveller from gitzo also. Both have Q3 ballheads). I was considering either the RRS TVC-23 + BH-40 or the TVC-33 + BH-55. Also toying with the idea of the TQC-14 + BH-30 if anyone knows what those are, and has an opinion, I'd love to hear it. Obviously for the S-system, the odd time when I need/want a tripod for landscapes and other.
I have the TVC-23 and I love it. I've found it heavy duty enough for my 645D and 4x5 setups and it's a lot smaller than the 33 series. Had a BH-55 on it which I switched out for a smaller Markins head. Wish I hadn't, the BH-55 was smoother and much easier to make small adjustments on.
I have the BH-55 and I use it a lot with my DSLR (now Nikon D810 earlier Canon 5D II) and I also have a smaller one from RRS but I am not sure what model it is that I now use on a lighter tripod with the M9. For a Leica S I don't think I would use anything smaller than the BH-55 though.
I am at 0.95 happiness now My Noctilux is finally back after being calibrated.
Gary, nice to see your kids are having fun with the snow, and you too as it seems
Adam, beautiful portraits. I prefer the one on the left side. The eyes are pretty sharp on my monitor.
Ryan, lovely shot of your kid, perfect moment and great light.
Joakim, very nice shots, and congrats on getting your nocti well calibrated.
