This week's SS has caused no end of problems and highlighted shortcomings in my own photographing and collecting of images. Alan's theme promotes the accidental candid shot hidden beyond the subject of the picture. I always try to make sure that casual and wandering people do not get mixed up in the picture unless it cannot be helped.
I saw the main theme has being the candid within the picture and looking. Looking for what is not clear, and after some thought (a slow and torturous process these days) I concluded that it did not matter as long as they were looking.
So vigorous have I been in removing, cropping, or simply waiting for them to get out of the shot, that I found it difficult to find a picture within, but try I did, and.....
Eyes Right
Across the Mersey
Looking Happy
Looking Enquiringly and Urgent
(Is it there?)
I know old Josh as made a previous appearance, but he is looking and he is capped.
A lesson has been learnt, and hopefully penertrated deep in the cerebral bone. In future I will look to include picture within as a candid.
I know what you mean about cropping, I'm always doing it and it means that we might well miss something truly special.I did it just an hour ago myself and might now undo the crop
ReplyDeletePhoto taking is much like acting- never ever point out an error- just go with the flow as if all is well- most of us will never know! As for your post- super-duper cool- I liked every photo- and the captions with them- it rocks- Bravo!
ReplyDeleteI think it's a good point about over cropping. Sometimes we cut off the things that might not seem that interesting at the time but in fact are the most interesting. Great photos.
ReplyDeleteOld Josh caps off an intriguing look or should it be looks?
ReplyDeleteOne of the great delights of modern digital cameras is that you can shoot wide and then crop narrow and sometimes find several shots in one. But why am I telling you this? You have some great examples of shots within shots there.
ReplyDeleteOne of the advantages of tele lenses is that the photographer remains unnoticed. He is able to capture unsuspecting subjects in "photographable" situations. Now, did I hear someone whisper something that sounded like voyeurism? No? Well I must be wrong then. It is the cropping that interests me.
ReplyDeleteGreat "crops" in this post!
You have made me rethink how I take pictures. Evidently I am blind to what is going on in the background.
ReplyDeleteMe too, it was only AB and his pictures within that set me looking at the background rather than treating them as unnecessary distractions.
DeleteThis was fun ... I like how you choose the theme "looking". I crop all the time. I ask myself, what is the main subject and then seek to reduce clutter. The "bad" shots give me freedom to see if I can make a good picture out of it after all.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the post!
Kathy M.
Mike, all is "looking" good! I have the same problem could not find photos with intruders, I guess I have to change my tactics. Enjoyed your take of this theme.
ReplyDeleteAnd your efforts have been rewarded with an interesting set of photos Mike. Thank you too for your very thoughtful comment on my own post. I read it to my mother over the phone and she was very touched.
ReplyDeleteNow, please do us all a favour Mike, and turn off word verification. I have to have several attempts these days to comment. If you've been following the Facebook thread about this, most of us have switched it off and rely on comment moderation instead. It seems to work.
Thanks Nell,
DeleteEvery now and again a post triggers the memory, and that I think deserves a thought-out response.
I thought I'd turned the WV off. I'll try again - you'll have to remember I'm of the steam radio age.
A great set of photos. The photo of 'old Josh' caught my attention, he's not 'looking' too happy about being photographed!
ReplyDeleteAlan will soon have us all dissecting old photos looking for the little people peeking out of the corners. Josh looks as if he's lost a bet!
ReplyDeleteI love the candid photos the best but I find myself continually cropping to take out the stuff off to the side! This exercise has taught us all a good lesson, I think. Ol' Josh looks wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI'm not so bad with the getting rid of the background as I am in not noticing the bottles on the table until I look at the photo later.
ReplyDelete'waiting for them to get out of the shot' made me smile. I love capped old Josh's sitting pose. Thanks for dropping by my nook.
ReplyDeleteAs an amateur photographer I also tend to dismiss the human factor in my pictures, except of course when I go see a parade or other such events. I usually find the presence of people, well, distracting!!!
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