1bwana1 wrote:
The waves were big down at the Cove this afternoon. Occasionally after a big set, the salt spray would be blown up from the rocks towards town. The low angle of the sun would back light the mist. I managed to get this image during one of those brief periods.
I like how u give the story behind the photograph.
Desmolicious wrote:
I like how u give the story behind the photograph.
I’m just ‘me make picture - look!’
Thanks Huss.
Many times I am just taking images of things that I "notice" as I am out in the World. When I "notice" something, or someone, I try and make an image of it. I think one of the reason I enjoy the Leica manual shooting experience is that it heightens the "notice". This helps me enjoy my World.
Often times a good image doesn't result from that thing I noticed. Whether that thing wasn't really as interesting as I thought, or my skills were not up to capturing it, I never am sure. But I never feel I wasted time in trying. It takes me deeper into experiencing my day.
Other times there is a skill I am trying to develop. I am looking for opportunities to practice that skill. Zone focusing is a simple example of this.
I am guessing as my skills grow, and the techniques of imaging become more instinctual and automatic, I will become more like you and just shoot the World as I see it. I am looking forward to getting that good with a camera.
The story is just my way of sharing my day with friends. The support, comments, and images, posted by the FM community has been very influential in my learning process. It is most appreciated, and I value it a great deal. I try to give back.
airfrogusmc wrote:
I have a few hours in CH-46D and Fs...
I was at New River. Had a good friend at Cherry Point.
Many of the retired Marines I work with at Cherry Point talk about the Pedro helicopters during there time in the corps. I only have about an hour in a H-53 helicopter over the jungles of Panama, but over 4000 in C-130s..
So one of the things I want to work on is getting up close, more random, more complex, and layered, with my street photography. Having watched a number of talks and videos with some of the more famous street photographers they often just quickly bring the camera up to their eye (or just point it) right in front of people and shoot. The whole thing is over before people even know what is happening. I don't think I will be , or even want to be, anywhere as aggressive and rude about this as Bruce Gilden (wild man, and disrespectful in my opinion), but I think my images would benefit from being less structured than they currently are.
This will require my refining some skills in zone focusing, and seeing opportunity in complex, moving environments. I am looking forward to the process, but am a bit anxious about how people will react. I am a big 6'5" guy and have to work to not seem aggressive and scare people even in normal circumstances. I did try this a couple of times yesterday just to see how people will react. So far, only one bad reaction where I told to delete or police would be called. Some people seem to actually get a kick out of it.
Below is one from yesterday. As you can see I was not Gilden close, but I was close. I gotta get over the keep everything level thing. A little more motion in an image would sometimes help. Plus the camera was up to my eye much much longer that I want it to be.
