Rob Cartwright Photography | Blog
I liked the shot when I took it but didn’t like either the black and white or the colour versions in processing – so I went tone map, and did like it.
In other news, my walk around street camera, an ancient PowerShot A710 IS (5.8-34.8mm / 1:2.8-4.8 / 7.1 megapixel), has been replaced with a PowerShot SX110 IS (6.0-60mm / 1:2.8-4.3 / 9.0 megapixel). After a quick trip to Belize with my daughter at the end of the month the A710 is finding a new home in the east end of the city supporting a food blog and taking pictures of an uber cute almost 2 year old.
The project I am currently working on (unfortunately not photography related) is going to make it real easy to meet expenses for the next few months (and when you’re self employed that’s a good thing), but its May 30th…
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Part 1 of my 11 images in 50 minutes series.
11:48 am (Time = 0 min).
↑Leica Monochrom and Leica 90mm Summicron APO @ f/2.8.
There’s a lot in this photo. I was walking down the street and just froze realizing what was here, and took about ten minutes after setting up to just wait for a moment. After shooting about 30 shots I felt I had something. What I didn’t know is I captured this guy sprinting down the street. I hadn’t even noticed him! Where he was going, or why… that is not known, not when you catch a ghost in frame. Certainly he’s between where he was and where he’s going. That was enough for me. I’m quite happy with this rendering of the image. It took me hours to complete and multiple tries to get right. I know it won’t be for everyone, but it’s definitely for me. So, I’m happy it’s mine. There’s just so much happening in the photo, and I draw a lot of different meanings out of…
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