Legend
If you have followed my stream for any length of time you will know that I tend to shoot wide landscapes, distant shadowy figures and deserted beaches (except for an occasional zombie or mermaid.) Infrequent forays into street photography have usually been sneaky candids from a nice, safe telephoto kind of distance. All that changed recently when I was fortunate enough to spend a day shooting with one of my flickr idols Billy Plummer, aka may the circle remain unbroken. I have been a fan of his since I joined flickr but we had never previously met. I can't begin to explain what a blast it was. A fantastic guy with amazing people skills, jaw-dropping creativity and technical brilliance - not to mention a great sense of humor. For a few fantastic hours, we ventured into parts of the city I rarely visit, armed with nothing more than the 50mm f1.4 for some up close and personal street portraits. Definitely outside of my comfort zone. The payoff was that I got to enter Billy's world and watch the maestro work his magic - and hope that a bit of the magic would rub off on me...
Legend
If you have followed my stream for any length of time you will know that I tend to shoot wide landscapes, distant shadowy figures and deserted beaches (except for an occasional zombie or mermaid.) Infrequent forays into street photography have usually been sneaky candids from a nice, safe telephoto kind of distance. All that changed recently when I was fortunate enough to spend a day shooting with one of my flickr idols Billy Plummer, aka may the circle remain unbroken. I have been a fan of his since I joined flickr but we had never previously met. I can't begin to explain what a blast it was. A fantastic guy with amazing people skills, jaw-dropping creativity and technical brilliance - not to mention a great sense of humor. For a few fantastic hours, we ventured into parts of the city I rarely visit, armed with nothing more than the 50mm f1.4 for some up close and personal street portraits. Definitely outside of my comfort zone. The payoff was that I got to enter Billy's world and watch the maestro work his magic - and hope that a bit of the magic would rub off on me...