Taken in the Turks and Caicos Islands, April 2011 with a Panasonic Lumix ZS-3.
Exit to the Beach
Perfect and Unrehearsed
Source: Perfect and Unrehearsed
Interesting take on Cartier-Bresson’s “The Decisive Moment” with, as always from Lens, lot’s of great pictures. I’ve always been a bit confused by exactly what was meant by the “decisive moment”. This article helps a lot in clarifying things. The definition that I’ve heard most goes something along the lines of “the single short moment in time when everything comes together perfectly”. The moment comes and then is gone and can never be recaptured.
This article points out, however, that the original French title of Cartier-Bresson’s book was “‘‘Images à la Sauvette’’, which means “images taken on the sly”. In the article photographer Alex Webb suggests (in conversation with the article’s author) that:
To limit Cartier-Bresson’s photos to just a single moment misses the point. As Webb told me, Cartier-Bresson allowed him to see that there are ‘‘often multiple potential moments to discover in many situations — and that different photographers will find different moments.’’
There’s no single right answer, just as there’s no photographic formula.
Stairs
I came across these stairs somewhere on the east side of Manhattan. I liked their curved lines and the arch that separates the two staircases. Also the vertical lines of the railings and the contrast between the light tones of the stairs and the deep blacks of railings. The shiny balls on top also contrast with the textures of the stone.
A Glass of Beer
I have a very clear memory of taking this shot. It was taken in June 2012 and I’d been walking around in NY City all day. I’d been down to Adorama where I’d just bought a new lens for my NEX 5N: a 30mm Sigma f2.8, which I hadn’t yet used. It was a very hot day and I was feeling rather tired so I decided to pop into a bar for a cooling drink. While I was waiting for it I took the lens out of its box and put it on the camera. In my eagerness to try it I took this picture of my beer. There was only one other person in the bar and I attempted to take a picture of her. Unfortunately she picked up on what I was doing and asked me to delete the picture. I was on private property and she had asked politely (i.e. with no overt anger) so apologizing profusely I complied.
Radiator – 1927 Ford Model T Tudor
I don’t know much about cars from this time period, but a card on the windshield states that it is a 1927 Ford Model T Tudor. The extract from Wikipedia below indicates that the Model T was only made until 1927 so this must be a very late model.
According to Wikipedia:
The Ford Model T (colloquially known as the Tin Lizzie, T‑Model Ford, Model T, or T) is an automobile that was produced by Ford Motor Company from October 1, 1908, to May 26, 1927. It is generally regarded as the first affordable automobile, the car that opened travel to the common middle-class American; some of this was because of Ford’s efficient fabrication, including assembly line production instead of individual hand crafting.
The Ford Model T was named the most influential car of the 20th century in the 1999 Car of the Century competition, ahead of the BMC Mini, Citroën DS, and Volkswagen Type 1, and with 16.5 million sold it still makes the top ten list of most sold cars of all time (ranked eighth) as of 2012.
Taken September 2013 at a old tractor show at Tilly Foster Farm – with a Sony NEX 5N and 30mm Sigma F2.8.