(GXR M-mount with Voigtländer Nokton 35mm F1.2 ASPH II)
The saddening scene of the old woman caught the author’s attention to stop and take some shots.
The considerations for taking this shot: 1) no flash because it would make a scene to attract people looking into the lens; 2) a shutter speed just enough to freeze the action with a slightly blurred effect; 3) a foreground should be included to give the image a spatial feel and better isolate the homeless woman.
So 1) the flash was off; 2) in the case of fast-paced Hongkongers, the shutter speed was dragged to 1/25s; 3) moved back to allow passers-by walk into the scene between the camera and the homeless lady.
If you're interested, GXG has an old post about doing flash photography tricks.
Comments
That's very true and a very considerate thought. I sometimes also hesitate whether I am not being considerate. But maybe the same actions out of different intentions are actually far from being the same. I did a few more shots on the issue before.
Thank you for visiting. Have a nice day!
Nevin
http://ricoh-gx.blogspot.com/2011/06/with-and.html
http://ricoh-gx.blogspot.com/2011/03/i-don-care.html
http://ricoh-gx.blogspot.com/2009/09/quintessentially-hong-kong-grd3.html