Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> This past Friday I was in London on a quick business trip. While eating > lunch with fellow LUGger Sal diMarco I spotted this guy with his very > cute dog arranging himself in the drizzle outside, and wrapping his > blanket around the dog to protect it from the rain. I asked him if I > could take a picture of the two of them, and he answered yes > unconditionally. I did give him 1 pound afterwards. > > I no longer shoot homeless people sleeping on benches etc., I find that > a bit dishonest, not real street photography. This one is significant > for me because I actually asked the person to pose, something I am > ordinarily too shy to do. Perhaps the influence of sitting with a real > life photojournalist helped me get my courage up... > > See at: > > http://www.geocities.com/belgiangator/pawindex.htm > > and comments are welcome and appreciated as always. > > Nathan The first thing I noticed was how the texture of his sweater blends in with the texture of the stone building behind him. This seems to highlight his head and legs. Interesting photo. Steve Annapolis > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland > > e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch > > General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ > Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ > Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/ > >