> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Ann Sanfedele > > I love this one: > > http://www.web-options.com/Relay/content/P0210037_large.html > > next best for me - > http://www.web-options.com/Relay/content/P0210043_large.html > > and the sense of place here - the buildings and shops.. > > http://www.web-options.com/Relay/content/P0210066_large.html > > The little girl holding her doll represents how I'd feel if I had to be > there :-) in this shot- http://www.web- > options.com/Relay/content/P0210046_large.html > Black and white might be nice > > Hard to shoot crowds - I never find them interesting - my own or anyone > elses yet they are a signifigant part of photo journalism. >
Thanks Ann - it's always interesting to see people's 2nd choice when there's such a popular 1st. I think the secret to shooting crowds is to pick people out. In this case I used an Olympus 50-200mm lens (which is 35mm equivalent of a 100-400mm) principally so I could get something good of the torch as it passed - I did not expect to see a handover. However when stuck on a tripod, as it was, it's a very good lens for picking little scenes out of the crowd. Another way of photographing crowds is to put a wide zoom on, something starting at about 20mm in 35mm terms, and just get in there and shoot a lot. B > > > > <http://www.web-options.com/Relay/> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
