Some random shots....share yours

[porschefan]

I like mountains and Porsche's.







and other things

[stuffler,mike]

[moky]

random shot from today's photoshoot

[Scottish Steve]

I was extremely pleased to get this one today, without looking at the monitor or viewfinder! I was actually standing right next to this man on the bus and just kind of dipped the camera down and round. I've been really trying hard to give street photography a go and I must say it's hard work, especially as a Westerner in China. Shooting from the hip takes some getting used to. I have unintentionally taken many shots of annoyed Chinese people. These get deleted.

[The1]

lol, westerner shooting from the hip in China... How tall are you? could complicate things!!!

[HOV]

Untitled by Locuscope, on Flickr


Untitled by Locuscope, on Flickr


Untitled by Locuscope, on Flickr

[stuffler,mike]

Taken last night

[KingK12]

Here's a few random shots. No particular theme.


Bug's-eye view (explored) by gtxtom, on Flickr


Foggy Philly skyline (explored) by gtxtom, on Flickr


折り紙鶴 - crop by gtxtom, on Flickr


Register by gtxtom, on Flickr


City hall all lit up by gtxtom, on Flickr


Yakitori vendor by gtxtom, on Flickr


Dave Grohl by gtxtom, on Flickr

Wow all of these are really fantastic! I especially like the first one...

[Scottish Steve]

lol, westerner shooting from the hip in China... How tall are you? could complicate things!!!

It's not my height, it's the fact that I stand out so much I'd need to be wearing a dayglo mask to have the same visibility in Europe.
And the looks aren't always friendly or understanding. I find some days, especially sunny ones in crowded leisure locations I'll be just another laowai tourist and people are quite indulgent, but at 8am on a rainy Wednesday or in a supermarket, it's another story!

It is a very challenging medium, but the rewards are as high as the reject rate. As is the fact that the nature of the genre is so forgiving. In the first one (Tiny World) I feel the blur and post-oversaturation reflects the hyper-relaistic and frenetic nature of the subject's point of view- without getting too silly about it. Also, the father was happy to see me sharing his joy at witnessing a perfect childhood moment. These aren't my best shots but I'm not going to trawl through my files and resize everything on the offchance I want to post it to WUS

[heebs]