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Ray Sachs
Legend
- Location
- Not too far from Philly
- Name
- you should be able to figure it out...
A very sad day at Rittenhouse Square...
Looks like a happy scene until you scan to the right...
Sad day at Rittenhouse Square by Ray, on Flickr
I don't often shoot homeless folks, but this was this guy's last night in the square, and on earth. A very somber scene. Tough enough to imagine the hard lives these folks lead, but the thought of dying alone on a park bench trying to get some sleep...
Sad day at Rittenhouse Square by Ray, on Flickr
-Ray
Looks like a happy scene until you scan to the right...
I don't often shoot homeless folks, but this was this guy's last night in the square, and on earth. A very somber scene. Tough enough to imagine the hard lives these folks lead, but the thought of dying alone on a park bench trying to get some sleep...
-Ray
How sad. These pictures remind me how fortunate I am.
Hi Ray. I remember feeling compelled to post a body being dragged from the Thames in London. It was from a distance, so not graphic in any way. The river would have been freezing cold and dark. Whether suicide or a prank gone wrong....I have no idea; but I recall being affected for quite some time after thinking of how terrified and lonely the person must have felt in their last moments. If a suicide, how desperate the person must have been to pick such an awful way to die. Had they changed their mind and was unable to stop the conclusion. Then the indignity of being dragged by a pole and heaved over the side of the boat.....clothes clinging. Then the unfortunate officer who would have to inform next of kin.
It was right to post the image....a wake up slap for when you think life is sh*t but not really.....really.... knowing what sh*t really is.
And, of course It is street photography.....documentary....recording what goes on on the streets; from joy to sadness.
It was right to post the image....a wake up slap for when you think life is sh*t but not really.....really.... knowing what sh*t really is.
And, of course It is street photography.....documentary....recording what goes on on the streets; from joy to sadness.
Ray Sachs
Legend
- Location
- Not too far from Philly
- Name
- you should be able to figure it out...
Me too, as did being there...
Yeah, the whole spectrum. I've been feeling really melancholy today and I think is a big part of why. It was just something I saw and took a quick photo of, talked to a cop for a minute, and then continued with my basically recreational day in the city. I see homeless folks every day, in my smaller town (there are just a few and you sort of get to know them over time, to the extent they can be known) and when I'm in the city and it's not like I don't ordinarily notice them or think about them - not at all. But seeing one of them just die out there is such a stark and powerful reminder of how terrible and difficult that life is, particularly when you're as mentally ill as a lot of them are, with a tenuous grasp of reality even under the best circumstances, which they never really encounter once the slide begins. I don't have any answers, but it really hit me hard emotionally, as I guess it should have. There's nothing heavier than death, even when you're just a passer-by...
-Ray
Ghosthunter
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- London UK
- Name
- Andy
A few from Camden, London.
View attachment 114403Camden 01 by Andrew West, on Flickr
View attachment 114404Camden 02 by Andrew West, on Flickr
View attachment 114405Camden 03 by Andrew West, on Flickr
Camden 04 by Andrew West, on Flickr
View attachment 114403Camden 01 by Andrew West, on Flickr
View attachment 114404Camden 02 by Andrew West, on Flickr
View attachment 114405Camden 03 by Andrew West, on Flickr
Rick Waldroup
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Joined the site ages ago, however this could be my first photographic contribution:
(Taken with an M240 with 35/f2 'cron.)
The Walk by Steve Wales, on Flickr
(Taken with an M240 with 35/f2 'cron.)
- Location
- Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- Name
- Sue
Wow, Steve, thats some gap between joining and joining in 
Welcome! Nice shot, too, love the contrast and the lines. Great composition
Welcome! Nice shot, too, love the contrast and the lines. Great composition Thanks Sue, most kind! I've spent most of my time on the MU43 site, but recently bought into Leica and thought I'd join in here as well, if that's ok.
I'm having to re-learn photography, technically, and found I've become too lazy with AF cameras doing most of the work. The M is like stepping back 40 years, albeit with a digital sensor. Damn hard work for a newbie!
Here's another:
Eating Out by Steve Wales, on Flickr
I'm having to re-learn photography, technically, and found I've become too lazy with AF cameras doing most of the work. The M is like stepping back 40 years, albeit with a digital sensor. Damn hard work for a newbie!
Here's another:
I can imagine. What's the mindset like when out and about? Do you find yourself waiting/ preparing for people to come into the frame?
I used zone focusing at f8 for the reflection shot 'eating out'. The downside to this is high ISO to keep the shutter speed high enough for a FF camera with no image stabilisation. This was taken on my first day of using a RF, I've taken many street type photos, but previously with AF MU4/3. I know it's early days with a rangefinder, but I'm of the opinion there's nothing better than AF for speed of use, the veteran RF user may disagree, however.
The bridge was on day 2 and here I fumbled trying to get focus. As a consequence I nearly missed the shot as the pedestrians were nearing the end of the walk and within seconds or less would have disappeared out of sight.
Regarding the application for RF and street, I think it would perform better in 'trapper mode', pre-focusing waiting for one's prey to enter the sceen. I suppose I just need to practise more.
That's worth a thread on its own. Please keep posting on your experiences. Anyone (alright, maybe not anyone) can trade up from their AF mirrorless/ DSLR systems to the M system and the temptation may be to show off the red dot (maybe even be a bit condescending to those 'beneath' them? - not on this forum thank god, but I've certainly seen it on other forums). It's nice to see a completely different outlook such as yours and watching how you develop as a new user as you get more familiar with the gear over time will be extremely useful to many of us here.
Taken indoors under artificial lighting at 1/45, f3.5, ISO 4000. My attempt at manual focussing might be ok here, but no image stabilisation may account for the softness.
The People by Steve Wales, on Flickr
