I was out messing around with my camera last Friday afternoon. The weather had broken and we finally had sunshine and temperatures warm enough to start melting off the snow. We're all unaccustomed to walking on icy sidewalks here so I was moving slowly and carefully.
As I crossed Congress Avenue I saw this guy on a bench and we nodded at each other. Basically saying, "I see you and acknowledge you." I was walking by and he said, "Hey. Take my picture."
He liked the idea that he was smoking and continued to pose with his small cigar up to his mouth. I shot three frames and thanked him and walked on. It was fun.
That was my day to shoot with the SL2 and the 65mm Sigma lens and this shot was done with the lens wide open at f2.0. The entire encounter took 10 seconds but, in retrospect, I really like the image.
Thawing out. Feeling spunky after my first dose of vaccine. Counting the days till the second dose...
1 comment:
I find the portrait of the smoker interesting. It reminded me of a photo I took of a friend back in the early '80s. He was a portrait photographer and was helping me take candid and interesting photographs of people.
Link: https://www.dblanchard.net/blog/2012/11/some-photographs-from-the-early-years-part-i/
DavidB
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