On 6/26/05, David Volkert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't normally do street photography (at least I think this can be > considered street photography but the lens is a bit on the large side > and it was an event) but the opportunity presented itself today. > > http://flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/21768115/ > *Ist D, Sigma 135-400mm @ 135mm, F/9.5, and 1/500th > > Personally I'd wish for more depth of field on the kid and less on the > people in the background but I still like it. > > Comments appreciated.
As to whether it's street photography, I'll address that in another post in a minute. As for this photo, I like it. You caught the dancers in a really joyous, exuberant moment! And, I like the green-shirted child in the foreground, obviously taking it all in, sharing in the excitement. My only criticism would be that I find the passersby in the background to be a distraction. If they were a bit OOF, or if the photo could have been taken from another angle so that they weren't directly behind the dancers, if would have made the dancers a bit more "centre stage" (if you know what I mean). All that said, I know that sometimes you have a split second to grab "the shot", so fiddling with apertures or moving to another angle would make you miss the moment. All in all, I like this one. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
