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26-AUG-2004

The Street Photographer, by Harry Chittick, Kinsale, Ireland, 2004

I never saw Harry when he made this shot. Harry Chittick is an LA photographer and fellow passenger on a European cruise. I was waiting, as usual, for a picture. I liked the contrasting colors of the building just across the street, but needed a figure to make it work. A few minutes after Harry grabbed this shot, I found my own -- you can see it by clicking on the thumbnail at the bottom. What I like about Harry's image of me is the sense of patience he brings out, and also the sense of solitude. Street photography is not a matter of walking down a street and firing away at what you may find. Rather, it often involves finding a setting, and then waiting for people to interact with that setting, or with each other. Street photography, like most other forms of imagery, is an individual activity. Harry's photo of me makes this clear.

Olympus E-10
1/160s f/2.8 at 36.0mm iso80 hide exif
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Date/Time26-Aug-2004 03:11:50
MakeOlympus
ModelE-10
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length36 mm
Exposure Time1/160 sec
Aperturef/2.8
ISO Equivalent80
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programprogram (2)
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Phil Douglis23-Nov-2006 01:20
Its the repetition of the vertical photographer against the vertical doorways that carry the viewer into the image.
Chris Sofopoulos22-Nov-2006 21:19
Diagonal once again, strong perspective and colours!
He made a very nice framing too!
Phil Douglis01-Aug-2006 03:05
Glad you like the shot, Yiannis. It is Harry who deserves the credit -- he was the one who found this perspective and made the most of it.
Yiannis Pavlis01-Aug-2006 01:32
very beautifull shot.nicely composed .a great capture.i like the perspective.
Phil Douglis14-Jul-2006 20:17
You are right, Tim. Street photography requires looking and waiting for the image to come to you. I find an evocative setting and then background, and then wait and watch until everything comes together. That is what Harry found me doing here, and that is how I came to make the image I did.
Tim May14-Jul-2006 20:07
Many of the images in this gallery show you interacting with your camera - I like that this adds to the picture (so to speak) of Phil the picture maker in that is shows you interacting with the environment - looking and waiting for the image.
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