An hour by the Cathedral Square (Portraits - Pt.2)
(a small digression)
Didn't mention that in the previous post, but these guys -more especially the two with the dogs- are "homeless". Well, maybe not to the full extent of what the word can cover (they don't sleep under cardboard sheets for one thing, and have access to Public Health services), but they live mostly on welfare and spend nights either in youth hostels when permitted, or state endowed shelters. And when they can't provide food to their dogs, they go to either the police station or animal shelters to get some free bags.
Like so many others, they're on public housing's waiting lists... Distant or broken families, finding a job seems like an impossible mission to them (recent economic state of affairs surely doesn't help). There's a whole generation of people in the same predicament, all over Europe. Sad.
Anyway, they're enjoyable company, and seemed to appreciate some interest other than the occasionnal charity coin. Photography can establish a different relationship between strangers, and create a form of respect, too.
Here's the group shot, first photo after being "made":
On technicalities, beside the fact that i suck at group shots, since i was there on a relaxing basis i had decided earlier to use the kit as a P&S: fixed ISO (100), single AF, A mode, one aperture (f2.8 inside, f4 outside to account for the fast changing weather, and light due to bands of thick clouds, a bit of wind). For some shots a slower aperture would've probably helped, but hey