Nice feel to that last one KL, and Juano, I really like the first one.
Today we had the prime minister in town, as well as the leader of the official opposition, both on the election trail at support rallies. It\'s kind of unusual for both to show up in a medium size town (~500K) on the same day, within an hour or two. I photographed both rallies. As well, I did a \'streeter\' where one stops people on the street to get their opinions for an audio slideshow. Funny thing is a lot of people didn\'t want to talk - no surprise there, I guess. But I still found enough, including these guys below. The downtown street I was on has a lot of \'clubs\' - primarily Italian & Portuguese where old guys seem to hang out and do nothing much. But some of them are quite interesting characters.
The first character is Gennaro. When I asked if I could photograph him, he said \"no, why?\" to which I replied \"because you look great.\" Then he said OK... it was worth it I think.
The next guy is Jim. Lifelong resident of Hamilton. Loves James Street, he says. He was very keen on being photographed and actually gave a good interview. Sometimes you never know unless you ask.
Last we have Jimmy. Half a block back there were four guys standing out front of one of the clubs. Younger guys, not the oldtimers. When I asked if I could photograph them, one guy got quite upset, but Jimmy followed me down the block saying he wouldn\'t be opposed to some photos. Unfortunately he didn\'t give a good interview, but got a few reasonable photos out of it. I think he just wanted the attention.
Not that I only photographed white men, but these were the more interesting images to share. All were M9 & ZM50 Planar.
Also, none of the photo sessions were candids. I stuck out like a sore thumb with all my camera equipment (had some Canon gear with me too), so the best tactic seemed to be to get close and talk first, then ask for photos.
Unfortunately he didn\'t give a good interview, but got a few reasonable photos out of it. I think he just wanted the attention.