RE: [Leica] Photos of Tokyo

["Rodgers, David" <david.rodgers@xo.com>]

Mike,

Many thanks for the comments. I just read an article this morning that
700,000 people communte through this one subway station (Tokyo main) each
and every day. I agree completely with what you say regarding the moped
photo. I'd like to have been closer.

Here's another shot from Tokyo Disneyland, this one taken with at 35/1.4
ASPH. I don't know either of the subjects. They were just talking to each
other. They looked at me. I held up my camera and asked, "Picture?" They
both smiled and went into the pose you see. One thing I noticed is that
people are very photo friendly in Japan. Granted, this was Tokyo Disneyland,
but I experienced the same thing everywhere; I even had one occasion where
complete strangers asked me to take their photo with my camera.  

Unfortunately, my friend, who was standing a few feet to my left, said
something a moment before I snapped the shutter. The two young ladies looked
at him. I didn't notice until I saw the image. I was even using my M6, and I
should have noticed. Oh well! But I had one chance. Timing is so important.
I was intent on making sure that nobody walked in front of the camera, and
on keeping the columns vertically aligned.
http://www.lightcurves.com/images/tokyodis.jpg

Dave 


- -----Original Message-----
From: Mike Durling [mailto:durling@widomaker.com]
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 6:54 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Photos of Tokyo


I like the subway picture a lot because the motion blur really accentuates
the feeling of people hurrying towards their destination.   Its one of those
"being there" pictures that I like so much.

The moped image is a striking composition, but the moped is just a little
too small.  Of course walking out into traffic with a Heliar in your eye is
probably not recommended in Tokyo or anywhere else.

Mike D

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Rodgers, David" <david.rodgers@xo.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 4:53 PM
Subject: [Leica] Photos of Tokyo


> A couple of early scans from Tokyo. First, the entrance of the Tokyo
Subway
> as we get ready to plunge into the underground maze. Heavy metal music
> danced in my head, and I was running when I shot this.
> http://www.lightcurves.com/images/tokyosubway.jpg
>
> One of the many mopeds in Tokyo. I so wanted to buy one and bring it back
to
> the US.
> http://www.lightcurves.com/images/tokyostreet.jpg
>
> Both shot with 15mm Heliar. Don't look now but I had to digitally remove
my
> finger from the moped image.
>
> Dave
>