National Firefighter Memorial #29

This is a memorial to all those firefighters who fought during the blitz. It depicts firefighters in action during the Blitz, and serves as a tribute to those who fought against the fires caused by the raids, as well as commemorating the lives of all firefighters who have died while on active duty...

For a long time I have been trying to photograph this one, but just couldn't come up with an interesting angle/ shot, other than a straight snap.
It all changed the other day though! I just happened to be resting (my feet were aching), on the other side of Jubilee Walk, in quiet contemplation of this memorial, when this happened.

So this one combines elements of 'street'/ 'happenstance' photography.





National Firefighter Memorial - Cheapside, London

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Took me a while to see the girl, think you need some way of emphasizing her pose with the statue.
Not sure how though.

Davex.

That is one of the problems of B&W, now if it had been as it was shot, you probably would have spotted her immediately

Thanks for the comments, guys.

Walkeja, I have to say that in this shot there is a lot of distraction in the colour version. I know that colour 'street' photography can sometimes work just as well as mono, so I take on-board what you say.
BTW, don't you hate B&W images?

Dave, you have a point, I can selectively dodge or burn her to make her stand out a little more. Although, things are more apparent in the larger version of the image though.

Gareth, your right. The first thing I do when looking at a street photograph is think why the shot has been taken if it's not immediately apparent, and then search within the image for analogy and connections as well as other things between elements in the scene. There is a kick to be had in doing this with a lot of Winogrand's and Meyerowitz's stuff, as well as Richard Kalvar's.

In regard to an exhibition, I wonder if i'm good enough?!

Unfortunately, whether you're good enough is irrelevant.

There will be photographers a lot worse than you who get successful exhibitions, and probably a fair few better who nobody will ever hear of. It's all about having the right way in with those sorts of things.

Know anybody you could ask a favour of in the gallery business? At the very least it'd be quite cool to have an exhibition and tick it off life's done list.