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My first self portrait in about 3 years!
Test shots with my new 5D! I can't wait until my 50mm 1.2 gets here!!!
29/52 for the group 2020 Weekly Alphabet Challenge
This week's theme was: C is for Cheerful
The weather was a bit dismal but driving to a local beauty spot made me feel much more cheerful after being restricted to staying within walking distance from home for so long.
I chose this selfie because I thought my eyes looked big and sharp. I also like how my hair takes up most of the framing, and how the red flannel goes with my brown eyes and "multicolored" hair.
Life has been way too busy over the past few months and the madness continues. Last month I went to France and Italy with the wife. Left the toys at home and just bagged my P&S. Mostly consist of travel snaps for memories, but was able to sneak in and get in my zone here and there. I have yet to even go through any photos so will be working my way through slowly and posting when I get a chance.
I also decided to give a little walk through of whatevers shot I post, sort of a look back and insight of why I press the shutter. Since when I decide to take a street photo was unpredictable I left the camera in either P mode of TV at least a SS of 1/200 or 1/400 with Auto ISO for most of the shots taken. As mentioned the majority of the shots taken on this trip were just travel snapshots, but I gave myself up to 12 shutter clicks for street shooting daily. I believe some days I didn't even attempt much at all. I don't expect much keepers, but will post some attempts regardless. I also must say that there were at least a dozen moments that I captured with my eyes and wished I had my camera ready or could take a short moment to bust it out, but unfortunately I had to just walk on by.
Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France
Japanese women, young and old, in kimonos have been a wonderful surprise. I thought that the traditional dress was now part of the tradition and rarely worn, however it continues to be a transgenerational dress and on feast days, to go to the temple, is normally wore. I adore all of these women, with white socks and sandals, scarves and handbags, colors and patterns oddly juxtaposed. I have to photograph them, especially when tradition meets modernity, with a smartphone supported by selfie stick.
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Le donne giapponesi, giovani e anziane, in kimono sono state una deliziosa sorpresa. Pensavo che l'abito tradizionale fosse ormai parte della tradizione e indossato raramente, invece continua a essere un'abitudine transgenerazionale e nei giorni di festa, per andare al tempio, viene vestito normalmente. Le ho adorate tutte queste donne, con le calze bianche e le infradito, le sciarpe e le borsette, i colori e le fantasie stranamente accostate. Non potevo non fotografarle, soprattutto quando la tradizione incontra la modernità che si manifesta in uno smartphone sorretto da selfie stick.