Crazy and wonderful Africa... My biggest regret about Zanzibar is not exploring it enough. I wish I had my current camera and the skills back then - not very useful thoughts but true.
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Sometimes it just works for whatever reason: you are in the right state of mind or/and just plain lucky. Street photography is like that sometimes, however after and hour or so you can usually feel if it's one of these good days. Some photographs reveal themselves later on but others are good and you know it straight away.
Read MoreI think Haiku and still life SP are closely related to each other and can work very well together. Haiku as a caption anyone?
Read MoreI am sitting here trying to write something interesting and engaging and nothing is happening. Well, sometimes there is no story and drama - no one tried to punch you, you didn't talk to anyone, there was no ground breaking thoughts...
Read MoreA few oldies from the bottom of the drawer/Lightroom ;) All of them were shot with my trusty Nikon F100 - my last film camera. Street portraits are portraits of strangers, which means I know nothing of people I photographed... We as people actually like looking at others but social conventions make it nearly impossible. Only children and "mad ones" are completely unrestricted in this regard.
Read MoreI photographed the girls at the top in Fremantle Markets. They were a bit shy at first but got over their fear very fast. The laughing women posed for a second and I took one shot, she moved away but I continued shooting this is why she burst out laughing. The "evil stare" happened in the Markets as well, it's such an interesting scene. So much is going on there.
Read MoreAnyone interested in Street Photography knows how important it is to follow one's gut feeling or rather impulse to take a photo. The reaction time has to be very short and doesn't allow for much thinking.
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I wasn't feeling it today... It had nothing to do with the place or time. It was Saturday and Perth was full of random people, doing random things. The stories were there but I just couldn't find them. I've found energy instead...
Read MoreFremantle isn't Metropolis and things happen mostly around Cappuccino Strip which is a main street of Fremantle. People on weekends are a bizarre mix of tourists, locals, people from Perth CBD, teens, buskers and performers and random crazy people. I am quite often taken for a tourist when I am out shooting (as long as I get the shots-I don't care)
Read MoreWide angle would allow me to get a bit closer but there isn't much point in thoughts like that. The best camera and lens is the one in your hands...
Read MoreHas Mary gone to get some water for flowers or is the chair is just a reminder...
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Someone asked me yesterday about the picture of Kenny - how was it taken, what settings, how did I approach Kenny etc...
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