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Skin color is too dark for Mikey. He's turned caucasian. Or the hyperbaric oxygen chamber he uses finally triggered total cellular conflagration.what was this Michael Jackson after one surgery too many.......
Hi Jorgen - I don't often go to streets, and when I do, I'm usually too 'shy' to get the camera out (or possibly too lazy). So I'm afraid my credentials for judging street photography are poor.It took surprisingly long time before I realised that it's all a combination of the soul of the street and the mind of the photographer, and that technical progress may or may not help convey the message of the street photo.
Unfortunately, there are too many pretentious guys out there with the opinion that, if it's out of focus and shot with a Leica, it's street photography. Unpretentious street photography is possibly the art form that describes our society in the most honest way, and it's an irreplaceable documentation for those who come after us.
And the camera really doesn't matter. A big Nikon is as well suited as anything else. It's the photographer who has to blend in. Here are a few futile attempts from my own hand, all of them from Hanoi. D80 with 85/1.8.
Dude, get over it, your man Mitch has been gone for months.I like the way you don't find it necessary to make it black and white and grainy, I also like the fact that no explanation or statement of intent is required. Finally I like the fact that you feel like an observer rather than a participant; to me, firing wide angle lenses into people's faces at a metre simply gets you pictures of amazed/shocked/irritated/cross people. There's so much aggression in the world, it seems unnecessary to be an aggressive photographer as well!
. . . . and? I had (and have) no argument with Mitch - but I'm not keen on being called 'dude' - and I'm even less keen on your implication. As far as 'in your face' is concerned I was talking about the utube film of . . . . (I should remember his name) . . stuffing his camera in the face of New Yorkers.Dude, get over it, your man Mitch has been gone for months.
You've certainly irritated me - but not with these photos which I agree are splendid (as I told him at the time). . . what's your angle?I will irritate you some more and plug his D300 safari photos, which I just checked out inspired by your post http://www.flickr.com/photos/10268776@N00/tags/namibia/. They are REALLY outstanding. Especially considering he picked up the D300 shortly before the trip.
Which is what I said isn't it?Incidentally, Jorgen, I also like your photos a lot. They are gentle, and it's nice to see that this sort of approach with the long lens works well. I guess as long as one feels comfortable the results follow, and the equipment is just a secondary thing.