Picture of the Day (Dial-up internet users enter at own risk!)

[geoand]

 

[RDB]

Heading down the road from Spokane toward Walla Walla

 

[Brett]

Heading down the road from Spokane toward Walla Walla

that looks like a painting - or that opening wallpaper windows XP screen !

 

[taffy19]

Believe it or not, I'm most usually up close and personal when I grab these candid snaps. They're usually taken at 8 to 15 feet.

My old Sony P&S had a great in-hand feel & I would walk along with my wife chatting while the camera rests casually on my chest. I simply "feel" the vibe of the crowd & wait for someone/something to grab my eye ( it could be their dress, mannerism, or action). I do not consciously select an individual as much as I react to them.

I guess that I'm using a clandestine technique ( although the camera is always up and visible to them) but I'm really trying to capture them as they are without allowing camera awareness to alter their essence. The technique requires you to walk slowly and to learn how to blindly point the camera in their direction ( no compositing or framing . . . just point and shoot ). You also have to learn to gently press the shutter gently to grab focus and exposure & then finish the exposure by pressing all the way down without moving the camera. It's a hit or miss technique in which about 1 of 3 shots capture something in frame. I look at it as fishing and having some slip off the hook. I love this technique.

My new Canon G9 is a larger P&S and a bit unwieldly in hand. I'm still working on my technique with the G9. London is a great people city and one of the best places I've found to do candids because both the people and the environs are amazing.

This image was taken on Westminster Bridge. I see the 3 gals walking together when they're on the other side approaching us. I had my eyes on them & was simply waiting for them to draq closer for me to capture them. Suddenly as we're some 30 feet away, the 3 of them stop walking and they peel off to the rail where they each take out a camera and snap away. By now I'm drawing closer & I had one shot to snap and shoot using the technique I describe above. I got lucky.

Barry

Barry, I have a question for you. What happens if some of these people discover their photo image on the Internet and object? I always try to dodge people in my pictures as much as I can unless they give me permission and say that it is OK to post. Are there legal consequences?

If I leave them in but mostly far away and post them here, I hope they will never find them.

 

[taffy19]

We're all jumping for joy. That's me on the left, my husband, our daughter, our daughter the bride, our son-in-law, his mother, father, and our son.

What a fun photo this is Karen! You can see clearly that everyone was having a great time.

 

[taffy19]

Hawaii is our Paradise!

A sunset over Lanai from Ka'anapali Beach in Maui.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Self-Portrait

from my avatar. The consequences of spending too much time sitting in front of a monitor.

Mommas!!! Don't let your babies grow up to be geeksters!

 

[geoand]

 

[Karen G]

What a fun photo this is Karen! You can see clearly that everyone was having a great time.

Thanks! We were indeed having a great time. It was a relaxing and stress-free way to have a wedding & we all enjoyed it so much.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Mist Rolling in on Big Sur Coast

Why is this area called "Big Sur"? Shouldn't it be either "Sur Grande" or "Big South"??

Ahh, but that which we call Big Sur by any other name would be as sweet.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Big Sur Coast near Point Sur

A couple more pictures from Big Sur. The first shows Point Sur. The second is from the road near Point Sur, looking toward the area from which the first photo was taken.

 

[cp73]

From our Alaskan cruise

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Agamemnon Channel at Earl's cove

Earls Cove is on the Sunset Coast of BC. To continue further north you have to take a BC Ferry across several fjords that slice into the coastline at this location. This photo was taken from the ferry landing.

I have a hard time photographing misty scenes. I like the ethereal atmosphere mists create but I often can't get that same feeling to come out in my photos. I've done a couple that came out pretty good, a few more like this one that are OK. And a lot that I've just dumped.

 

[geoand]

 

[jerseyfinn]

Barry, I have a question for you. What happens if some of these people discover their photo image on the Internet and object? I always try to dodge people in my pictures as much as I can unless they give me permission and say that it is OK to post. Are there legal consequences?

If I leave them in but mostly far away and post them here, I hope they will never find them.

A very good question and a controversial subject indeed. And I can totally understand your concern. My answer is my own personal take on the subject & not intended as the final word on anything.

First let me preface my response by noting that Eisenhower is preseident when I am born, so that means I'm from a generation raised in a different era when the level of public civility and citizenship has a different context than today ( in other words, I'm a product of the values I'm raised with ).

I'm not a professional photographer and I do not sell my work for profit. My images are taken in the public forum & most frequently on public property. I'm out there practicing the art of photography as an individual amongst individuals. As I note, when I do candids, I "feel" what's going on & I hope that my subjects, when/if they might ever encounter my images will understand the context in which I shoot them ( which is artistic and respectful ). If someone should object to their image appearing in one of my galleries, they need only notify me & I would remove the image. This is the practice amongst photographers on PBase where I keep my galleries. This hasn't happened to me yet, & I really do not anticipate a problem. ( that is one reason why I do not cloak my identity or my source gallery here on TUG or any other board I belong to).

Once again, this is simply my take of a subject that some people do indeed feel prickly about. But I maintain my own context as a citizen & I keep doing what I love, which is photography. It's also my own opinion that society today is more intemperate and intolerant and this sometimes leads to misunderstandings which would not happen if folks learned and adhere to the art of dialog which allows lots of room for disagreement, but actually functions to create understanding. In other words, I'd take the image down, but make certain that the individual understood my true motive.

Another thing that folks should be aware of when photographing in public is that you may indeed be asked not to take any photographs when on private property ( a restaurant/store/shop/musuem etc. ). Sometimes signs are posted, other times it's best to inquire. Some venues are actually conducive to photography & it's allowed. No etched-in-stone rules here, you just keep heads up and maintain a respectful demeanor so as to avoid misunderstandings.

Thanks for your thoughtful question icconections. I've not given the final answer, just my own approach from doing this for several years.

Barry

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Barry, I have a question for you. What happens if some of these people discover their photo image on the Internet and object? I always try to dodge people in my pictures as much as I can unless they give me permission and say that it is OK to post. Are there legal consequences?

If I leave them in but mostly far away and post them here, I hope they will never find them.

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I'm not a professional photographer and I do not sell my work for profit. My images are taken in the public forum & most frequently on public property. I'm out there practicing the art of photography as an individual amongst individuals. As I note, when I do candids, I "feel" what's going on & I hope that my subjects, when/if they might ever encounter my images will understand the context in which I shoot them ( which is artistic and respectful ). If someone should object to their image appearing in one of my galleries, they need only notify me & I would remove the image. This is the practice amongst photographers on PBase where I keep my galleries. This hasn't happened to me yet, & I really do not anticipate a problem. ( that is one reason why I do not cloak my identity or my source gallery here on TUG or any other board I belong to).

My take is that when a person is in public, in a public setting, it is permissible to take photos. Essentially by being in a public setting you are making a decision to allow people to see you.

It's the same as if I set up a video camera in my window, focused on the sidewalk and street in front of my house. Anyone who passes by will captured by the camera, and they haven't any reason to object.

Now, if I make a point of following and photographing a specific person, that could legitimately be harassment. But I don't see where there is any issue with simply taking pictures a people in a public setting.

Obviously it's different if I start asking them to pose.

Of course what legal is not the same as what's proper. If a person asked me not to take their picture, I would not do so even though I might have a right to do so. I agree with Barry that if someone asked me to take down their picture, I would out of respect for that person's wishes.

*****

In the Waves - Orient Beach, French St. Martin

 

[ricoba]

My take is that when a person is in public, in a public setting, it is permissible to take photos. Essentially by being in a public setting you are making a decision to allow people to see you.

I may be wrong, but I am sure that is how the law would be interpreted. I believe this is how the paparazzi can get all their celeb photo's. For example, you don't see pictures inside a private place, say a restaurant, usually, but once the celeb is on the sidewalk in front of the restaurant, it's picture time, whether they want it or not.

Just my guess.

 

[ronandjoan]

Thanks

These are such fabulous pictures, thanks for sharing

It reminds me that so many people think they are great photographers, esp our friends children - that they think they can be professional photographers, and they do not begin to compare with thes GREAT photos.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

great shot. Wonderful capture of that misty feeling; as I've noted above capturing that atmosphere in a photograph is difficult.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

This thread is like an old friend; it's lovely to catch up every once in a while! There are some very good photographers on TUG.

Can't believe our trip was almost two months ago and I'm just now getting pics on photobucket - time sure does fly. This is one of the residents of Smith's Luau on Kauai:

Susan

It's fun to go back through the thread and review. I missed this one when it was posted.

What a spectacular shot!! Absolutely superb!!! If I had to pick a fave five from this thread, that one would be a no-brainer to include.

 

[SDKath]

OK, I'll play too...

I had fun with my macro lens this weekend. Katherine

 

[geoand]

Steve, I am glad you enjoyed my shot of the misty lake!

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Davis Bay - British Columbia Sunshine Coast

Except it wasn't so sunshiny when I was there.

 

[RDB]

HWY-12 East of Bryce Canyon

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

Fishermans Wharf - Monterey