Books are my Bag
by OldTaffy
That is the message on this lady's shopping bag. Browsing the second-hand books outside David's bookshop in Cambridge
Uploaded26/06/2014 - 22:46
CategoryStreet Photography
LensN/A
ISO400
Focal Length47.5mm
Posted 27/06/2014 - 06:56
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What a lovely shot. A moment full of quiet contemplation. A monochrome conversion may be even more telling.
Best wishes,
Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050 http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
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Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050 http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
Posted 28/06/2014 - 22:02
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Proper 'Street' photography. Excellent capture, well spotted.
Best Regards, Larry.
All the gear & no idea.
All the gear & no idea.
Posted 28/06/2014 - 23:44
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Thanks for all your comments. This photo was a happy chance. I thought that the alley with the bookshop would make a good picture, then people started drifting by and browsing. I took several photos before this lady appeared with her strange shopping bag. I have never seen another bag with the words "Books are my bag" - I wonder if she had it specially printed for her. I liked the composition when she was browsing, but a few moments later she turned and walked past me - scowling with annoyance that I had 'snapped' her. I suppose I should have asked her permission, but I was preoccupied with the next group of browsers (see flickr ).
A few of my photographs in flickr.
Lizars 1910 "Challenge" quarter-plate camera; and some more recent stuff.
Lizars 1910 "Challenge" quarter-plate camera; and some more recent stuff.
Posted 03/10/2015 - 23:16
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Great spotting and a super shot
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