As I have written many times on this blog, capturing gesture is what makes a street photograph. Like the wave of this boy standing next to a Coke machine in a village in Jordan. I was photographing him out of a moving bus – hence the slightly degraded image quality, because of me shooting at an angle through the bus window.
I was shooting in P-Mode with the ISO set to 1600. This, during daylight, gave me fast enough shutter speeds to shoot street scenes out of a moving bus, using my Oly OM-D E-M1X and the 12-100 F/4 Pro Zoom. The image is a 50% crop, RAW processed in Lightroom Classic.
The kiddo saw me taking a snap at him and waved back with a friendly smile.
Why he then stuck out his tongue at someone to the front of the bus just a second later will remain a secret. The stories of the street 🙂
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Wish you a great Sunday!
Marcus
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Oh, I love these!! You always manage to capture glimpses into daily life. 🙂
Thanks, Amy, so much appreciated! Marcus
Two great captures that one can’t help but smile when looking at them.
Thanks, Irene, your kind words are so much appreciated! Marcus
Hi Marcus. Totally agree that a photo comes alive if there is an action. I took a photo from the train of a boy and his Grandmother waving at the passing trains. That to me says little boy. I took several shots of a younger boy playing with the water jets in Nice. However, not sure if they will make it into the blog. Cheers. Hope your weekend is going well. Allan
Thanks, Allan, you sharing your thoughts on this is very much appreciated! Weekend is going fine, hope yours as well! Happy Sunday! Marcus