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Updated *** Philly Streets with GRD4 ***

streetshooter

streetshooter

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My white GRD4 arrived and I am feeling free.

06-12-0089-Edit.jpg by streetshooter.us, on Flickr

My wife looked at the camera and said..."this is not a serious camera, what is this?"

Market East by streetshooter.us, on Flickr


Phila, Pa by streetshooter.us, on Flickr

The screen is very bright. It seems much more so then my GRD3. It's very easy to see even on very steep angles.

06-12-0040-Edit.jpg by streetshooter.us, on Flickr


06-12-0045-Edit-Edit.jpg by streetshooter.us, on Flickr

I was told that I looked like a tourist a few times at the Trans Gender Convention. I couldn't be happier as that was the incentive for going white.

06-12-0071-Edit-Edit.jpg by streetshooter.us, on Flickr


06-12-0075-Edit.jpg by streetshooter.us, on Flickr

On snap mode, there exist nothing faster to work with. It's is easier then the GXR A28 as the DOF is greater. At 5.6 or 8.0, I get like 1 3/4' to infinity. The scale on the GRD4 is not close to accurate like the GXR.

06-12-0083-Edit.jpg by streetshooter.us, on Flickr


06-12-0086-Edit.jpg by streetshooter.us, on Flickr

So, it's 0700 and I'm hitting the street again till noon....
Enjoy....Don
 
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Wow Don. You with a white camera? No one will think you're serious! Great photos to start my day!
 
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Great shots and perfect timing Don! Your images live up to your nickname. As someone who usually photographs more static scenes I always adore those who have the eye for the decisive moment.
 
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Wok....Decisive Moment...my butt... ya wanna see the decisive moment? Get a photo of a cat catching a bird. Now that's the decisive moment. What I do is just observe and make photos.
Don
 
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streetshooter":7b9dzydu said:
Wok....Decisive Moment...my butt... ya wanna see the decisive moment? Get a photo of a cat catching a bird. Now that's the decisive moment. What I do is just observe and make photos.
Don
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Well, looking at the facial expression and gesture opf the lady in 06-12-0075-Edit.jpg - which actually is my favorite ín your series - I´d call that a decisive moment, too. But of course your milage may vary.
 
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wok64":da5t3jow said:
streetshooter":da5t3jow said:
Wok....Decisive Moment...my butt... ya wanna see the decisive moment? Get a photo of a cat catching a bird. Now that's the decisive moment. What I do is just observe and make photos.
Don
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Well, looking at the facial expression and gesture opf the lady in 06-12-0075-Edit.jpg - which actually is my favorite ín your series - I´d call that a decisive moment, too. But of course your milage may vary.
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Nah my friend. It's obvious I'm a disciple.
I actually live for the moment....but I am truly honored you noticed.
Don
 
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terrific set Don. It has that certain je ne sais quoi which defines street photography in the US. How can something be defined by something we cannot describe? Maybe if I reproduce something I said a while back about Ray and his work, as it applies equally to you.

"........I look upon you as a chronicler of American people AND Americana (i.e. those unique bits and pieces which immediately identify; for the viewer, that what they are looking at is distinctly American.....even without being told. There is a certain je ne sais quoi embedded in these photos, be it clothing, architecture, street furniture, that lends an atmosphere of "America". Other countries try to emulate it and believe that by just putting "American" in front of "Burger Bar" or "Car Wash" or "Laundromat" and sticking a Route 66 road sign on the wall it becomes so......when in fact it is a sadly laughable pastiche. Our European experience of this desire to be associated with that unique American style also shows that one (Americana) depends on the other (the people) for that unique style that punches its full weight on the screen and shouts "This is America". Thanks for your pictorial chronicles, they speak volumes"
 
Genster, thanks. If it weren't for snap focus, I'd have different cameras.
It is absolutely the single most important feature for me.
 
Very nice series streetshooter. btw just last month I have seen the The Impassioned Eye movie and I can recognize the spirit :)
2, 7, 8 I like best from the 1st series, and the last one from the 2nd. Looking forward to see more :)
 
Amazing! Very fresh view on your surroundings. They make me think by myself: Go out, try hard, try to achieve this level of picture-taking.

Just one little criticism: There is too much vignetting applied on some of the pictures.

Cheers - KUM
 
Thanks Kum.....these are still in the experimental stage. Noting is in it's final presentation and won't be for around a year....
Thanks for your opinion. much appreciated.
Don
 
Amazing shots Don. What's even more amazing is how close you need to get to these subjects before snap focus can work. Do you ever get ticked off by any of them?
 
Spode, first off snap focus sets in rather close. If we use f8, we are good from 1.2' to infinity.
Hyperfocal Distance being 2.4'. So getting close is much easier with the LCD then using any type of VF.
I am not an aggressive shooter. I am more passive as I observe first and the move in as needed. It's a very rare occasion that a confrontation happens, usually it's just my wife.
I may get the photo of her but certainly not dinner.
 
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