Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]One thing I have noticed is many of the new shooters obsession with wide angle lenses. With a wide lens it is very hard to be unobtrusive. I always carry a wide for those times I need it, but the meat and potatoes photos are usually made with a 105 or 180 with the widest being a 35. It is far easier to be "invisible" when you are not "in the face" of your subject. A few weeks ago I was making photos, just for fun, at a reenactment during the anniversary of the battle of Franklin. I was standing way off shooting this photo I liked with a 180, waiting for it to all "fall together" when another shooter walks up and asks one person move over here, you step out of the way, you talk and then shot ....totally ruined the spontaneity of the moment and the shot. I just shook my head and walked off thinking how much news photography must have changed since I quit it in the early 90's. Admittedly this was not documentary work...but I see many shots that seem to evidence this type interaction often..... > > Those of you who know the submarine phrase.. "run silent, run deep!" Well > that also fits the unobtrusive photojournalist. > > Observe and say nothing! Take pictures!! > ore information > > -- Harrison McClary Harrison McClary Photography harrison@mcclary.net http://www.mcclary.net ImageStockSouth - Stock Photography http://www.imagestocksouth.com Tobacco Road: Personal Blog: http://www.mcclary.net/blog