Thank you Mark and Dave.
Glad to hear that I had a positive influence on you Dave. I am hopelessly addicted to the ever changing street environment. I love the uncertainty and the ability in very rare moments to see some kind of clarity in chaos that is the street.
When younger and photographing on the streets of N.Y, I did so with abandonment of getting the shot first before being concerned about possible conseqences. It allowed me to solely concentrate on the evloving imagery. Being both youthful then, along with being in a different time where cameras on the street in general weren't prevelant everywhere and people suspecious of being photographed, alllowed for a more free spirit of practicing the craft.
Even photographing law enforcement confrontations or street altercations/interactions were more the norm rather than the exception. Life's responsibilites and especially moving away from the big city also has a lot to do with changes in both the type and style of photography I generally practice today, but my heart and spirit are still with the street.
As you pointed out, street photography is not about photographing people on the street, its capturing a fleeting moment in time that tell a story.
Even my mentor who was well known for his reportage work eventually moved back to Paris and saw a changing world especially with regards to street imagery and gravated to sculpture while well into his 90's
Again not just the on the Leica blog but have enjoyed your other posted work here and elsewhere. Same with the many excellent images in this thread taken by yourself and many others.
Dave (D&A)