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freebird

2007.05.27
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this young man is a natural performer
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streetcar to the exhibition grounds, and walking around there.

After 5 months with my camera, I'm still snapping too many pictures. I know the difference now between the meaningless shots I take and the ones that will excite me later. I'm narrowing down to what truly interests me, rather then anything that might be a good picture.

I was most excited to take the 6th and 7th pictures in this set. the 6th for the light and my sense that I was conveying something true about the subject. The 7th was so much about my mood, something emerging, I ought to call it a self-portrait.

The last picture was a lucky grab - well, just a bit more then that. I knew if I waited there for a bit, under an awning in pouring rain, something interesting would happen.
16 Comments
Murasaki Whoa! I really like this last picture- very surreal. I wonder what that bull is thinking...
I take it that this couple's taking cover from a downpour, right, and not taking offense at having their picture taken... ?
Murasaki · 2007-05-28: 09:52
????? Whole set very nice, but I like mostly the last one...
????? · 2007-05-28: 09:52
jmsuuronen You know how to do it...still, what on earth is that seagull doing there?
jmsuuronen · 2007-05-28: 10:03
Fasterbit very nice post today!
Fasterbit · 2007-05-28: 10:03
karcia wow great set :P
karcia · 2007-05-28: 10:06
JuliaGotz the seagull is screaming
JuliaGotz · 2007-05-28: 10:08
tortoise Rock and roll!
tortoise · 2007-05-28: 10:34
alexMachine love these Gotz. I'm really really impressed with your people shots.
alexMachine · 2007-05-28: 12:20
Carley Yes, your people shots are extraordinary! The 6th and 7th are favorites.....for the light, as you say, in the 6th, and the 7th.....I don't know..... for the intensity?
Carley · 2007-05-28: 12:30
????? What a variety of stories ... something beyond with your B&Ws especially. Great stuff.

I've been procrastinating buying a bandana - I gotta get one!
????? · 2007-05-28: 19:49
????? Great series - I think #6 and 7 are very good, and so is #1 and 8.
????? · 2007-05-28: 20:25
t2d4th I like how 4 and 5 mirror each other. I like 7 too and think it is interesting that you feel it is almost a self-portrait. Was it the observer in you watching the observer in him?
t2d4th · 2007-05-28: 22:04
JuliaGotz I can't explain it well. There is a feeling inside of recognition and echo - an excitement about what I'm seeing, and a "that's it" feeling - that's what lurking unexpressed. Photography is a little like dreaming. Out of all the things in the world around you, you choose what speaks to you. What I choose, if I'm doing my best, reveals what matters to me.
JuliaGotz · 2007-05-29: 14:55
stormfish oh, wonderful! i must admit, you hit a nerve in me with almost each of your shots. it's not always the joke bone reacting, although... rarely the tear bag either.

no. 2 is just wonderful... makes me FEEL the punch and same time makes we want to know WHO HIT THE POOR GUY? WHO???

COME OVER HERE, YOU CULPRIT, I'M GONNA KICK YOUR A*%!!

*grrr*
stormfish · 2007-05-30: 11:13
jonrake Julia, your text is as insightful as your photos ... I appreciate how you share your thought process behind your pictures
jonrake · 2007-05-30: 13:58
JuliaGotz I'll look for it tonight - the tao of photography.
JuliaGotz · 2007-06-05: 19:33
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