Mother and child

plato · 17th August 2003

heh, nice parallel, but humourous too.

chriszzz · 17th August 2003

Originally Posted by plato

heh, nice parallel, but humourous too.

Yeah, but composition could be better. The focus would be better on the parent-child instead of the poster, and the extra kid is a distraction.

sequitur · 17th August 2003

you always seem to be able to get all these kinda "parallels" shots man.. you're one lucky guy !

ziploc · 17th August 2003

I think it is more like he is being observant rather than "lucky".

sequitur · 17th August 2003

what are the chances that when you walk by a poster with a mother and child and a mother and child sits in front of the poster ?

and so many of his street shots.. a lot of parallels drawn which are very impressive, and i still attribute it to luck.

it's not luck that took the photo yes it's observance but it's luck that put that composition there for him to notice it..

StreetShooter · 17th August 2003

Originally Posted by sequitur

what are the chances that when you walk by a poster with a mother and child and a mother and child sits in front of the poster ?

and so many of his street shots.. a lot of parallels drawn which are very impressive, and i still attribute it to luck.

it's not luck that took the photo yes it's observance but it's luck that put that composition there for him to notice it..

I really have to agree with this. Many times I can't believe how lucky I am to come across such shots begging to be taken. But it helps to always have a camera with you, and to take the trouble to take the camera out and use it. I've missed many shots because I was too slow, or too lazy.

I can still remember very clearly one shot I did not take because I did not have a camera with me. There was a platoon of sweaty NS boys in full battle order, all sitting on the grass after a long route march. Behind them, a monk in yellow robes was walking past. It was early in the morning, and the sun's rays were low and dramatic, creating a nice backlight. And no camera.

tangoninazero · 18th August 2003

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ziploc Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Snoopyland Posts: 3,181	I think it is more like he is being observant rather than "lucky".