Decisive moment
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Sitting, waiting for the others in a church in Northern Rwanda, my eyes wandered, taking in the room. To tell the truth I was tired and bored and in need of a day off. Over the other side of the room sat this young man, alone. I’m not sure what he was doing there. Waiting for his Mother maybe? I wondered, should I take a shot? If he saw me it could be really uncomfortable. I mean I was really close and I couldn’t pretend I was photographing anyone else. Anyway I thought, ‘I’ll sneak a shot in.’ So, I raised the camera and started to muck around with the shot. And then he looked up. I cringed behind the lens and just sat there, frozen. He didn’t divert his gaze. For several seconds we stared at each other me on one side of the camera, him on the other. Finally I pressed the shutter. His expression remained exactly the same. I lowered the camera and returned his stare, this time with no mechanical device between us. It sounds corny but something travelled between us. An absolute realisation that we were right there, in the same place at the same time. He didn’t dismiss me or put me down. He stood right on the same level. It was unique.
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I gave a lesson on subject of my expertise when I began my teaching degree, as we all did. Mine was digital media, and how to use a digital camera. The brief I gave my ‘students’ was to do a Jeffery Smart type image. I demonstrated this using a little tiny digital auto camera-you can get good stuff out of them-it’s just knowing how. I was pretty happy with this, and I love Jeffery Smart. (all about lighting and composition) [side note] Have you seen one of his painting in the flesh? I love the composition and colours-but they are so scratchy! Didn’t expect that. Not lush, as the colours imply-they looks better reproduced. [another side note] I’m glad he doesn’t give in to conjecture about what his work means-it his style, and it works. anyhoo enjoy
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This guy was busking in Brighton, it was in Early March on a bitterly cold day, but his performance was so energetic he was working up quite a sweat.
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This shot was taken in the Foyer of the Stamford Hotel in Sydney. I took it as part of my Black and White Film Course at the ACP. I hope you enjoy it. Shot on a Nikon FM2, 35mm af nikkor with neopan 1600, rated at 1000 ASA, processed in XTol. Cheers, Alex Please also visit my website alexkess.com
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Chinese tour guide leading his group on at the Temple of Heaven. Voightlander Bessa R2 35 mm f2.5 Color Skopar, Ilford XP2
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Street vendor sleeping after a busy morning in the Xuanwu District. Voightlander Bessa R2, 35 mm f2.5 Color Skopar, Ilford XP2
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A decisive moment in Stamford, Lincolnshire. / /
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Inspired by the iconic ‘Decisive Moment’ by Cartier-Bresson
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Sign outside a tea room in York, North Yorkshire. / / It’s unfortunate, or amusing, that the bear on the right appears to be swigging from a bottle. I guess it’s hard work hawking for business. / /
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Cindy Blackman once again. I absolutely loved capturing the expressions on her face!
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Going through old photos, there’s a lot of things I overlook. I always liked the texture in this but I was never sure of it (like most things). We’ll see if it stays.
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Somehow there are wedding moments that reveal just a tad more character than others, doncha think? These are three whimsical, complex, gals. — I wonder about that stuff… here . / - / . / / .
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Dad walks his daughter down the aisle, stretches a hand to the soon-to-be-son-in-law … And there’s an understanding. — I wonder about that stuff… here . / - / . / / .
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Scene at Dixon Park Beach
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My sweet little angel, / Your innocence defies all that surrounds you. Daddy
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North Shore of Hawaii Don’t get me wrong, I also like taking fast shutter images of surfers too…..
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North Shore of Hawaii. Canon 1Ds Mark II / 840 mm Focal Length / f/7.1 / 1/1250 second /
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Confuscius Temple, 9 March 2008, Lumix DCM-LC1
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Monster trucks are one of God’s personal gifts to the United States. While they garner more than their fair share of negative attention, any self respecting gearhead has to agree that the mechanical awe inspired by one of these creations is tremendous. Before anyone out there rolls their eyes and reaches for the downvote button, let’s put things into perspective first: Monster trucks weigh three times as much as your car, stand 12 feet tall, push about 1500 horsepower and can literally crush you in a 0 to 60 race. They are 10,000++ pound flying chunks of steel, can run up and over most man-made barriers and are equipped with remote shut-off switches to help prevent an accident if the driver loses control at any time. Maintaining the $150,000 to $250,000 truck quickly adds up to cost more than the truck itself. However, this does not stop monster truck drivers from lending or giving parts to fix a competitor’s truck even when they are slated to go head to head in the next round. It is the friendliest professional motorsport I have ever heard of. / / Monster Truck Rally Del Mar Fairgrounds, CA 2008 / Freestyle / / / Monster Truck Poster /
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Henri Cartier-Bressons "Decisive Moment"
by Larry GrayamThe Decisive moment / A recording of that one moment in time when all the elements line up to allow the artist to capture the perfect co…
The Decisive moment / A recording of that one moment in time when all the elements line up to allow the artist to capture the perfect combination of light, shadow, color, action, expression and emotion to form the perfect image. A moment that can be expected maybe anticipated but not created. For if the image is created, as in the studio, it can be recreated time and time again and is not a fleeting moment in time. Since a decisive moment is unplanned and involves action or the temporary positioning of key elements it typically refers to dynamic developing situations. The term Decisive Moment was first coined by the noted French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson considered by many to be the father of modern photojournalism Cartier-Bresson’s, The Decisive Moment, 1952 contains the term “the decisive moment” now synonymous with Cartier-Bresson: “There is nothing in this world that does not have a decisive moment.” A Henri Cartier-Bresson capture of a man jumping through a puddle / Cartier –Bresson believed that “Photography is simultaneously and instantaneously the recognition of a fact and the rigorous organization of visually perceived forms that express and signify that fact” Chinese soldiers jumping in unison / “Photography is not like painting,” Cartier-Bresson told the Washington Post in 1957. “There is a creative fraction of a second when you are taking a picture. Your eye must see a composition or an expression that life itself offers you, and you must know with intuition when to click the camera. That is the moment the photographer is creative,” he said. “Oop! The Moment! Once you miss it, it is gone forever.” Medics care for a motorcycle crash victim / Robert Capa capturing the instant of death. / J.Scott Applewhites Pulitzer Prize winning photo of US President Bill Clinton, seconds before admitting he had lied about an affair. / “The simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as the precise organization of forms which gives that event its proper expression… . In photography, the smallest thing can be a great subject. The little human detail can become a leitmotif.” — Henri Cartier-Bresson. _“I had just discovered the Leica. It became the extension of my eye, and I have never been separated from it since I found it. I prowled the streets all day, feeling very strung-up and ready to pounce, determined to “trap” life to preserve life in the act of living. Above all, I craved to seize the whole essence, in the confines of one single photograph. . . “_Bresson
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