Waiting with shopping

Written February 13, 2006 in Black and White, Candid, Ireland, Kilkenny, People, Photos, Street, Urban

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Waiting with shopping
Waiting with shopping

Pictured in Kilkenny a few weeks ago.

11 comments on ' Waiting with shopping '

  1. Oh, they seems to be relaxing a while before continuing their shopping activities :) I also notice the heart decoration in the background. Getting ready for Valentine’s Day? :)

      Written by Eric on February 13, 2006 at 9:21am

  2. Thanks for the comment Eric - I couldn’t believe it when I saw all the hearts. The shopping center was going all-out on the Valentine’s Day decoration! I haven’t seen the same thing in Cork, but then again I haven’t been around town much since I took this.
    Ready? I’ll be going to the florist early tomorrow morning to get the flowers!

      Written by Donncha on February 13, 2006 at 9:49am

  3. Looks like he’s waiting for the wife, quiet resignation.

      Written by John on February 13, 2006 at 12:14pm

  4. Quiet resignation? And just before Valentine’s Day! ah yes, you may be right!

      Written by Donncha on February 13, 2006 at 1:12pm

  5. Wonderful black and white candid. This man looks like I feel when I am out shopping with my wife.

      Written by coffeelover on February 14, 2006 at 2:45am

  6. i love the expression on both of them. another hip shot my brother?

      Written by Budi on February 14, 2006 at 6:15am

  7. Yup Budi, you got it right. Another shot from the hip. I managed 4 frames as I walked towards him and this was my favourite!

      Written by Donncha on February 14, 2006 at 6:54am

  8. Donncha this is a great shot, so well composed and a nice angle too.

      Written by Dean Sherwood on February 14, 2006 at 10:50am

  9. Hmm. Shooting from the hip and still getting the background to go out of focus is tough. I find myself disracted by the background though, and would try throwing the camera into manual mode to see if I could fuzz out the background (and the gal, to a lesser extent) while keeping the guy sharp.

    Actually, now that I look at the info, the lens was already pretty wide-open, just shot wide enough that your depth of field was nearly infinite. Hmm….

      Written by DaveP on February 14, 2006 at 6:32pm

  10. Thanks Dave and Dean. In the original shot, the background is actually more in focus than the man on the bench. It was good luck that the web version hides the blurred details of the figure. That’s what you get for candid photography while walking towards your subject.
    Maybe I should try the focus tracking mode of the 20D. I should pay more attention to isolating the subject though, and even some post-shot blurring would have helped.

      Written by Donncha on February 14, 2006 at 6:56pm

  11. As it happens Donncha, I know the fine gentleman pictured waiting on whoever. He’s Dick Holland, the front of house man in the Watergate theatre, and much better known for his smile. Passing the pic onto him. Meanwhile I think I’m the first Kilkenny politician to start my own blog as listed above. All visitors and comments welcom. Is it OK to use your pics on site?

      Written by Seán Ó hArgáin on July 18, 2006 at 7:31pm

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