SUPER POWER...or...HESE GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS

[FUJI]

I was in two minds whether to shoot this, but it was just too good to miss, which is what....Street Photography is all about......eg. Capturing the Moment.

 

It had to be done......I have printed a quick copy off in the hope that I bump into the family again soon, I am sure they would love a copy:

 

Best viewed LARGE.....Click on Pic:

 

FUJI

 

[NannyFerret]

Nice one!

Sometimes when we are on the way to Leamington and we are sitting on the bus at this stop, I often watch the children and think how fascinated they are with the floating ball.

I'm glad you got a shot.

[Kobione]

Aww, that's cute, Fuji! Nicely spotted.

[GrahamNfk]

Fabulous, really fabulous. I'm too shy to do street photography, but if I wasn't, I'd love to be able to spot images like that. Cracking shot, that  

[FUJI]

Thanks folks.....

Graham...........All potential Street Photographers......are shy or awkward at first.......I know that I was.

The biggest mistake of newcomers to the Genre is using a zoom lens.....that is a No No....because, with one you become a snooper.......not very nice even though it can achieve great results.

A Nifty Fifty lens will force you to get closer to your subjects, so that you need to learn to shoot from the chest or use a flip out screen.....that way you are copying Vivienne Maires technique, by looking down and not making eye contact.

The past three weeks have been a revelation to me, since I purchased the incredible LUMIX 20-1.7 lens on my old PANASONIC GF1 m4/3 camera.

It is very wide, so forces me to get even closer to my subjects, this lad had his parents just a few feet away, I am canary a copy of the shot around in the hope that I will meet them all again soon.

I have just about got the hang of it now, but it has been a steep learning curve.......I am learning more and more to accurately shoot from the chest, without looking at the screen.

The best way to practice and learn Street Photography, is to go to events or to places popular with tourists, where most folk carry cameras.

FUJI

[GrahamNfk]

The former Mrs GrahamNfk is coming for new year, so I'll ask her if I can have my 'spheres' back and maybe give street photography a go this year

[bugmeister]

Thanks folks.....

Graham...........All potential Street Photographers......are shy or awkward at first.......I know that I was.

The biggest mistake of newcomers to the Genre is using a zoom lens.....that is a No No....because, with one you become a snooper.......not very nice even though it can achieve great results.

The best way to practice and learn Street Photography, is to go to events or to places popular with tourists, where most folk carry cameras.

FUJI

 

I'd echo the events comment as a way to overcome shyness at photographing people. Try the re-enactment scene and you will find lots of willing victims who don't mind being photographed when they are in character. It's not really street photography but it's a good way to get started with approaching people and interacting with them. Watch out, though, the re-enactment/recreation scene can be addictive, but also opens all kind of doors that might be unexpected.

[NannyFerret]

I used to be the same, Grahm, until I came on here and saw Fuji's street photography and after studying them and feeling more confident, I can now get out and have a go.
I never thought that I would ever be bold enough to get as close as this.
Carnivals, festivals and street events are a good way to practice,, and I for one am practicing all the time. lol 
Go for it!