Just come back from a great day out in Kamakura, doing a photowalk with a bunch of lovely people. Going to hit the sack early as I have a busy day tomorrow, writing and editing.
But, before I head to bed I wanted to share this shot with you: shot on the Keikyu Line train home from Kuramae yesterday. I'd been out with my daughter, my son Charlie and one my daughter's friends.
Late afternoon light, a nice candid scene of two ladies who were sat opposite me. I really don't think this shot would have been possible with my Nikon. People give a rangefinder, which looks old and 'cool' a different reception to a large DSLR. I held the camera up to my face and the ladt on the left, who had noticed me, just really didn't seem to mind me taking her picture. I love the look on her face. It's why I took the shot.
The Tech Stuff
Epson R-D1
Canon 35mm f/2 RF
Straight out of the camera, with the RAW file just converted to JPEG through Capture One.
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Edward Craddock
December 18, 2011
Late afternoon light on the train has such a relaxing and cozy feel to it. I often pull my lumix out and take a few photos as well. Almost no one cares or has the same reaction of the young woman on your right. I often find myself needing to readjust to cultural norms when I spend time in the states.
Matteï Batruch
December 18, 2011
I love the colors, is PP involved or is the light that good? I can never seem to get that look
Alfie Goodrich
December 18, 2011
+Matteï Batruch this is straight out if the camera. Really nice colours from the Epson.
Matteï Batruch
December 18, 2011
It's beautiful
Jose Pena
December 18, 2011
hermosa fotografia. hermosas damas, partucularmente, la de negro.
Jose Pena
December 19, 2011
hermosa fotografia. hermosas damas, partucularmente, la del lado izquierdo
bhumyamka yala saputra saputra
December 19, 2011
cantik oyyy
Hans ter Horst
December 19, 2011
Beautiful light, beautiful women, a smile would have completed it
Alfie Goodrich
December 19, 2011
Cheers +Hans ter Horst but I personally think a smile would have ruined it
Takashi Asao
December 19, 2011
You're so lucky not to have trouble with them on a train. I'm always afraid of having such trouble, that's why I'm not good at streetphoto.
Alfie Goodrich
December 19, 2011
A smile, +Takashi Asao, cures a million potential problems. Plus, I must say it is easier for me to do this when I have my kids with me… as two of them were this day.
Hans ter Horst
December 19, 2011
+Takashi Asao ; I find it easy to shoot in trains and subways in Japan but feel almost scared when doing the same back home in London. Maybe it is easier for a tourist.
However, when I get my camera out on a train in Japan, people do pull that face like the woman on the left, almost without any facial expression and that is why, in an earlier comment, I regretted the lack of interaction with the women as I feel that she is aware of the photo being taken.
BTW, Subway Love by Nobuyoshi Araki is one of my favourite photo books on this kind of photography, is anybody else familiar with that book?
Alfie Goodrich
December 19, 2011
+Hans ter Horst I know Araki's book, yes. And the woman on the left had the expression on for most of the time I was on the train with her… before and after I got the camera out.
Takashi Asao
December 19, 2011
+Hans ter Horst +Alfie Goodrich I know difficulty in London, my photos in London were almost flowers, horses, and policemen at Hyde Park
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Alain Dubuc
December 19, 2011
I like very much your photo, faces are very very clean . Just a question : what kind of digital camera you have (brand) and camera lens. Thanks in advance. Alain from FRANCE
leon yan
December 20, 2011
japan?
Alain Dubuc
December 20, 2011
france
kim ratanak
December 21, 2011
France.
Alfie Goodrich
December 22, 2011
+leon yan This pic is Japan. Alain us from France
And, +Alain Dubuc the camera info is in the original text of the post: Epson R-D1 and 1960s Canon 35mm f/2 RF lens.