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30 September
Camera
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D750
Lens
24.0-85.0 mm f/3.5-4.5
CameraNIKON CORPORATION NIKON D750Lens24.0-85.0 mm f/3.5-4.529mmf/8
Intent
Behind the frame
- What I was trying to do:
- I wanted to capture the people sitting on these benches because I really liked how they stood out individually but still made for an arrestingly different group.
- What worked:
- I knew it still needed something extra and so I waited for the small girl to see if she would climb the steps - and she did! I also noticed the woman on the far left of the frame had clocked me taking some shots but rather than move away (which I would normally do) I carried on shooting. The iconic " cement works" (actually an aggregates processing plant) , along with the visible lettering on the benches themselves (THIS LIF WE HAV and ST...ARE) I think add another layer to the image.
- What I'd do differently:
- Maybe stayed a bit longer and took a few more shots from different angles and work the scene a bit more.
Shoutout
Brian Watt's first shoutout, picked out by the editors in #40 Monochrome.
Response
Community feedback
Member comments
I thought this wonderful image was on the Mersey Ferry when I first saw it as its similar to a few images I've seen shot on there. However, regardless of where it is, Brian, it works. Plus, as you've said, you stayed longer than normal and will stay longer in the future because you can see the benefits of doing so with this image.
Colin, so many thanks for such a lovely comment, really appreciate it so much. I took the shot in Whitstable harbour in Kent which is a great place to try and capture an image, particularly on busy days like this was. You're so right about the benefits of staying a bit longer and shooting even just a few extra frames. I've struggled in the past, and sometimes still do, to get past that uncomfortable feeling and racing heartbeat but now know that it, on most occasions, it is worth fighting through it and persevering!
Have fun doing more of the same.
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