Downtown Session I
I haven’t done any “shooting” lately. Much more on the inter web posting. (Web posts these days by the way are quite vogue) And if I do, the photos were more of a “gems in the trash” type of thing.It was just this recent long weekend where I had a bit of a window to give way to my shooting. While it’s not really just all about being a “photo trip”, I still consider it as an opportunity.
Having been shooting landscapes from the past outings most of the time made me decide to have them scenes take a back seat for a while and focus on the other side of my photographic interest which is by the way, the streets. The last time I did some street stuff was in 2008 and I must say that I really missed doing it. The joy of not carrying a tripod and not worrying about stacking filters makes it a bit more favorable. Not that I am against it btw, but it only goes to show the differences in terms of convenience for both fields.
So, off to the streets on a Friday morning with ice cold breeze blowing in from the east and I can still feel the twist and turns of the crooked highway that brought me all the way up to this place. As I walk along the seemingly empty streets, I muttered. “This is gonna be a long day”.
And it was! The image above is not what I had in mind. I have already made the photograph mentally before that old lady attempted to cross the street. The vision that I had in mind was to frame a shot of this old lady crossing the pedestrian lane. And here I am, presenting an image of the same old lady already on the other side. Such a loser eh? I was already standing off the sidewalk waiting for her to cross when all of a sudden, a bunch of not so relevant bit players came into play. Nah! I don’t need bit players at this time. So off I waited for a clearing only to find out that the image I had in mind is already starting its way towards oblivion.As a result, I ended up with a snap instead. Such starter made a lot of impact on me. And as much as I wanted to forget and get rid of it over the next frames, there really is something special about “starting the day right”.
Did I? No I didn’t. So don’t try to ask me why the snap above is in square format. Screw the photo and just mind the dead-center flare : )
