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February 22, 2010 at 2:02 am #26524
olavf
ParticipantI was going to suggest ‘strangers going about their daily lives’. I don’t know that it needs to be a city, per se, more that they’re doing whatever it is that they normally do. I understand the ‘no street performers’ thing, but to my mind, that’s the guy playing the sax on the street corner, or Mr. Roboto.
/getting confused as to what’s cool and what’s not. I *think* the seven or eight shots I’m considering are okay, even under the strictest interpretation, but I’m less than sure….
February 22, 2010 at 2:04 am #26525mopsy
ParticipantI think it needs to be relaxed. Just shots of strangers in a city. How hard is that?
Perfect!
February 22, 2010 at 2:09 am #26526corsec67
ParticipantI think it needs to be relaxed. Just shots of strangers in a city. How hard is that?
No objections here. The street performer difficulty seems to be too much for many people.
February 22, 2010 at 2:17 am #26527lokisbong
ParticipantI think it needs to be relaxed. Just shots of strangers in a city. How hard is that?
I think that would be a great description if I get a say.
February 22, 2010 at 3:50 am #26528Elsinore
Keymasterok, so let’s take the street performer difficulty out and make a note that famous people count as “people you know”?
February 22, 2010 at 5:18 am #26529Participantok, so let’s take the street performer difficulty out and make a note that famous people count as “people you know”?
Yeah, that seems to be the consensus.
February 22, 2010 at 5:36 pm #26530KeymasterI think that will open it up for people quite a lot. Thanks, corsec
February 23, 2010 at 7:05 am #26531justkat
ParticipantWell I’m glad that’s settled! 🙂
Since Olav and I have been talking about this contest since before it was in the hopper, I’ve been quietly collecting pix for a while. Which is very lucky since I have the flu right now and was in no shape to go out over the weekend. 😯
I’ve got it narrowed down to 4… It’s almost got to be better than last week. 😉
February 24, 2010 at 1:34 am #26532ParticipantI have been carrying my camera around with it’s telephoto lens for the past two weeks hoping to find someone doing something interesting. A construction crew, a delivery man, something….anything. I guess I live in a boring town. Three quarters of the time there’s nobody on the streets! Going back over my files, I have tons of pics of the family and friends, but not of strangers. Guess I had better get started because I have a fear that this theme will be repeated. Next time around I’ll be ready!!!!!
February 24, 2010 at 2:48 am #26533ParticipantI have gone through my archives rather thoroughly and all I can find are car show and fair pictures where nobody I know is in the picture. This towns people don’t believe in being pedestrians. I just uploaded 5 pictures to my flicker stream in the hopes I can use three of them.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34626556@N02/February 24, 2010 at 6:14 am #26534ParticipantI never realized how lucky we are, with the constant foot traffic in Old Sac. It’s a cornucopia for people watching, and has given me the bug for this type of photography, though I have to admit that the pix I’m entering aren’t my most recent. Anyway, I am now officially considering myself lucky.
February 24, 2010 at 7:13 am #26535Participantlokisbong I have no say, but I think any of your shots would be appropriate. And, I like the guy with the dog 🙂
February 24, 2010 at 8:49 am #26536Choc-Ful-A
ParticipantI never feel comfortable taking pictures of people. I either feel like there’s some expectation to come up with something the subject(s) like, if they are posed or aware of the photo. Or I feel like I’m invading people’s privacy if it’s a candid/telephoto shot. The only people oriented photos I’ve been able to take without fighting the process is when people are performing or otherwise choosing to be on display. But since that last category it out for this week, I was surprised to find I have enough to pick and still have a couple of b-sides.
I have no idea what all this means, but it does show that for me these contest are enlightening. So thanks to all you fine people for pushing themes I don’t find comfortable. I would never have taken some of the photos I have today if I hadn’t been trying to meet the contest criteria.
February 24, 2010 at 3:49 pm #26537ParticipantI have no idea what all this means, but it does show that for me these contest are enlightening. So thanks to all you fine people for pushing themes I don’t find comfortable. I would never have taken some of the photos I have today if I hadn’t been trying to meet the contest criteria.
That’s why I love farktography. That and the interaction with some really quality folks. <3
February 24, 2010 at 6:52 pm #26538U-Man
ParticipantI have no idea what all this means, but it does show that for me these contest are enlightening. So thanks to all you fine people for pushing themes I don’t find comfortable. I would never have taken some of the photos I have today if I hadn’t been trying to meet the contest criteria.
That’s why I like farktography. Despite the interaction with some really quircky folks. <3
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