On 6/27/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wasn't going to post this since I';ve been using up so much bandwith. > But since we're talking about street photography and subject > interaction, I couldn't resist. This is a 1.5 second exposure at f8 > with the FA 50/1.4. I used a garbage can as a tripod so as not to be > too obvious and shot right into a crowd on the sidewalk. The idea is > that some people will move more than others. The resulting shot will > show some detail in those people who didn't move much, while others > will be a blur. I've tried this before with varying degrees of success. > I like this one because I was seen by one lady, who spent almost all of > the 1.5 seconds staring at the camera. She wasn't annoyed, and I spoke > with her afterward, but she appears to be at least startled in the pic. > In any case, I had some fun with this technique, and here it is: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3492686&size=lg
That's pretty wild, Paul. I must say, you certainly have fun with your cameras, and you're not afraid to experiment and try stuff "just to see how it turns out". I seem to recall you doing something like that with your little MX when we met here in Toronto: you placed it on a table, set the timer then tripped it, not knowing who (if anybody) would walk through or past a doorway when the shutter deployed. It's this type of stuff that'll keep you fresh and involved. I've been feeling as if I've been in a bit of a photographic doldrum since GFM (not that there's a connection, that's just the time period). Maybe I should try some stuff like you do. As for the photo itself, I love it! Awash with colours and motion, it's like a little movie. Terrific and fun to look at. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
