A Morning In Cambridge

[lanetomlane]

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'A Morning In Cambridge' - went this morning to do some street photography, but rather than walking the streets I just sat on a wall outside King's College and waited for subjects to come to me.

M10-R with the 35mm Summicron.

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[Terin]

It's a type of shot that really attracts me
How do you approach people, do you ask permission or do you pretend nothing is happening...?

I shoot on the sly 😉

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[M11 for me]

Interesting perspective. You have a very low position. Does it mean that you have your camera hanging around your neck and you just shoot without looking through the finder?

Edited September 18, 2024 by M11 for me

[lanetomlane]

14 hours ago, Terin said:

It's a type of shot that really attracts me
How do you approach people, do you ask permission or do you pretend nothing is happening...?

I shoot on the sly 😉

 

As I don't approach people and don't use the viewfinder, people rarely realise that they've been photographed. I use zone focusing (usually with a 35mm Summicron, set at f8.0 which means everything from approx 5 to 12 feet is going to be in focus) and shoot from the hip.

 

regards, Tom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[lanetomlane]

14 hours ago, M11 for me said:

Interesting perspective. You have a very low position. Does it mean that you have your camera hanging around your neck and you just shoot without looking through the finder?

I use zone focusing (usually with a 35mm Summicron, set at f8.0 which means everything from approx 5 to 12 feet is going to be in focus) and shoot from the hip. I 'carry' the camera with the strap wrapped around my wrist rather than have it hanging as that way it's not as obvious. Normally I would walk towards people I want to photograph which means both of us are moving and therefore need a high shutter speed. The above photo's were at ISO400 even though it was a very bright day.

My usual photo's are slightly pointing upwards (have to be careful to under-expose so as not to blow the sky) but these have a particularly low view point as I was sitting on a low wall.

Regards, Tom

[stuny]

Delightful.  I've sometimes in the past also waited for people to just walk by me, but never with this low (and effective) POV.