On 10/18/05, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I appreciate all the comments that have been made on this little > gallery. > > I believe that some of Shel's comments stem from the fact that at each > of our PDML gatherings, we try to focus on a specific type of > photography. This particular one was to focus on the genre of > 'street', as it were. As I said, many of us were out of our element > and trying to learn about this. If nothing else, it gives each of us > some exposure to new things. > > Not only is shooting this style new for me, but even recognizing good > and bad scenes during the shoot time and after. I ended up having my > daughter, Erin, go through my stuff to give me some idea of what might > be worth showing. > > In the spirit of further learning, I am submitting one more that Erin > said I should, but I didn't. It should be noted that one of the > techniques that Godfrey told us about was prefocusing to about 7 feet > and then leaving the camera set to AV with about +.5 compensation. > Along with that, shooting about 24mm focal length to give some working > room. That way, you could be ready for a fast changing scene, without having > to even bring the camera to your eye to compose. > > This shot was done in that manner. In fact, just as we stopped > walking for a moment, I just put the camera over my shoulder and > pressed the shutter - wasn't even fully aware of the scene behind me. > > Any thoughts? Certainly I am prepared to be blasted... > > http://www.daytonphoto.com/Galleries/NorCalSF/norcalpdml_sf_007-1bw.htm >
i rather like it... -frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
