Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Ali, Thank you for your quick response as I figured there had to be something else that triggered your motivation to shoot both pictures. I see you're a newbie so be welcome and you'll find many people will offer good instructions to help you improve. Keep in mind one must be quick in handling the camera, this becomes faster with experience and the more pictures you take. The longer you take focusing the greater the chances are you will be caught trying to get the picture. Trust me, even after many years as a photojournalist we all get caught at times and loose a good photo. :-) So don't feel bad if you lose a few in the beginning. :-) Basically the more you shoot, the better you should become. And if you see something and also feel it in your gut? Don't think about it! "SHOOT RIGHT AWAY!" Later if it doesn't look good, throw it away! That's life! We're all looking forward to more of your photographs so please keep them coming. Thank you. ted -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Platoali Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 11:26 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] Re: IMG: Two new street photos Ted Grant wrote: > Hello Ali, > > Always good to see people posting pictures and asking critique or comment. > > First picture. "Man in Bus" > > http://tinyurl.com/ytzwsv > > Because the man is looking right at you rather than maybe out the window or > involved in another activity. It doesn't really do anything other than sit > there and look back at you. Even his expression is mundane, even if he > looked annoyed or smiled or showed some facial emotion would've made it > better. > > Maybe he was when you focused, but just as you tripped the shutter he > turned his head and looked right into the lens. > He did turned to me, while I was focusing and actually got angry when I pushed the shutter. This photo has also a side story, and the viewer should know the context to understand. Because some unknown problem washing powder have beacame scarce in Tehran. If pay attention to the plastic bags the he held in his hand, you can see that these bags are full of washing powders. ( Unfortunately not so visible in the BW version that I've posted to the gallery.) This was the main reason that I did take the picture. > > Second picture. Man & child. > > http://tinyurl.com/2gmqct > > Your point of sharp focus just missed the child. But is focused on the man > with beard behind the child. > > I suppose there is a question for you to answer if you have the time? What > did you see here to make the exposure? What is the motivation for shooting. > I suppose I should ask, "what grabbed you in the gut and made you feel > "this is the moment?" click! > > Take no personal offence because these are the kind of questions I'd ask > you if we were sitting and looking at the same pictures. In both cases > these points are minor but they spoil what may have been an interesting > photograph. > No offence for sure. :) I must confess that I got very happy to see you commenting on my photos. I'm newbie in photography. I was aware the the I had to focus on the child but I was hopping that the DOF will compensate (big mistake :) ) . Acctually I did miss the golden moment in this photo too. the man was smilling to the child, but he noticed me and turned his face away before I pushed the shutter. Best Regards Ali Yazdi _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.2/1270 - Release Date: 2/10/2008 12:21 PM