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The annual parade in Ardee
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Few pictures taken 30.11.2008 with my pentax K1000 – Ilford FP4+ iso 125. The scans are not great I know, few Newton’s rings there :?
I didn’t crop any of them,as I don’t really like doing it when shooting film. I’m trying lately to sort as much as I can in viewfinder even when shooting digital.
Any comments are welcome :)
Tom, I really like your set of pictures. They tell a story. These are good to look at now but will become even more valuable as the years roll on.
Socially, the documentary stills of annual events such as this will become more rare in the years to come as less people commemorate events or patriots and seem to spend more and more time in shopping malls, diy stores and garden centres. :roll:
Also, given that we live in a nanny state where everything is now ‘regulated’ I’m surprised that someone in Government hasn’t decided that such a gathering is now unconstitutional or offensive to some community or other and that it should be banned or subject to restrictions.
Photographically, I also like the fact that you are training yourself to shoot ‘full frame’ as it were. That is the way I shoot too, no matter what the format. I think that photographers should always pay attention to the four corners of the frame and try to include or exclude detail that will add to the scene rather than blindly shooting and cropping after.
Continue with in-camera cropping, your photography will benefit from it.
Great stuff,
G.Very good set Tom.
They do tell a good story of the event and each has a story within a story. Clever use of DOF too
DeeThanks very much folks for stopping here and for the comments too!
The biggest problem with in-camera cropping is that I don’t se in viewfinder what I’m actually getting…
I’m also trying to find more courage to shoot more pictures with people and it’s hard for me I have to say. I’m not cheeky enough :D
I like what Michael Langford said in his book Basic Photography- “The camera is a kind of time machine, which freezes any person, place or situation you choose. It seems to give the user power and purpose.”
If you think about it, every second anywhere you are is unique and will never repeat. So many opportunities we have,just to pick the right one :wink:
And this applies to pictures on the street even more I think.
I’m glad, someone liked those even little bit…I would pick the sixth picture. Excellent light, and because you just see that they all are looking at something outside the frame, you keep guessing, what’s going on. Nice one.
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