Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Nathan wrote: >>>> Last week the summer came to Zurich, at least sporadically. There was >> the usual outpouring of lightly clad people in the parks and on the >> lakeshore, but one elderly gentleman obviously was not going to change >> his dress code just because of the weather: >> >> http://www.geocities.com/belgiangator/24.jpg<<<< > > Hi Nathan, > A good bit of seeing and reacting to the moment. > > What happens sometimes with the "street photographer" eye is, he or she only > sees the couple on the wall or the man on the bench and too often miss the > complete picture of the subject contrast. But yours works beautifully. > > Now for the nit pick part! ;-) In the background, right behind the couple's > head is a light with red banner that take ones eye right past them at first > glance, unfortunately once seen, it continues to be a distraction each time > you look at the picture.. Ted, My man, you sure have a quicker eye than I do, I did not even see that little red spot until you mentioned it. Looks like I need to slow down and learn how to 'look' at a photograph. sl > > How do you get away from it at the moment of shooting and not give yourself > away as a "visual distraction" to the couple or old chap with the paper? > > Not likely much, as this is a see it, react, shoot! And damn the > distractions. Given today's PhotoShop the red flag would be easily removed. > > Even though the red dot is there at the moment, the picture content is > powerful enough a viewer can live with it. > ted > > Ted Grant Photography Limited > www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant >