The streets are daily a "discourse of visions happening"... I have already said a lot in my street photography articles about what I think about opening the door of my house and going out to wander in this handful of streets which form this old town... But, just like the streets, I always have something new to say...
This selection of street photos shared with you today were taken using a fixed 100mm macro lens. This is a good lens for macro (obviously) and portraits. But it may not be the best for street photography due to slow focusing and not being stabilized. However, I've gotten used to going out on the streets and "thinking 100mm" so this has given me some skills to compensate for the shortcomings of this piece of optics when it comes to street photography.
When I say "face to face" it is an allegory to the effect that what is observed in the street produces in the mind of the person who crosses it with a camera in hand. Most of the time there is a feeling of unilateral "confrontation and proposal" on the part of the streets. Then one, in the role of photographer, has to respond quickly and instinctively to that exquisite and chaotic parade of scenes delivered by the street.
Going out on the street and managing to take the picture just as it happens is a pleasure. That's something I can't deny... During my hours of wandering around with my camera in hand, even my perception of myself is changing. Sometimes I observe, sometimes I participate, and sometimes I subtract myself and shoot almost by instinct, finding myself with some images that I don't even remember having captured... Can there be a more diverse and gratifying catharsis?
And not to pass up the opportunity to gift you guys with an extra touch of "drama".... Here are the black and white versions of all these photos! (Please click on them to enlarge!)
Thank you very much for your visit and appreciation!
ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL NOTE: Photographs captured with my Nikon D7000 DSLR camera in RAW format, then processed in Adobe Camera RAW for adjustments regarding light, sharpening, contrast and depth... The pictures are then exported to JPG format on which minor modifications such as straightening and adding watermarks were carried out using PhotoScape 3.6.3.
"We make photographs to understand what our lives mean to ourselves." - Ralph Hattersley.
Lens: Tokina ATX-PRO 100mm f/2.8 d MACRO