![]() ![]() ![]() Compare that to London or NYC where commuters are in a constant stream - nobody has time to complain or turn and argue. There is definitely a big city advantage if you want to do that too - I live in a provincial city where there are not huge crowds or tremendous bustle - if I got right up close and forced myself in the way of someone, I'd probably get hit, or at least shouted at. I suspect that a lot of those 'experienced shooters' are getting in people's faces - something many of us are not comfortable with. Minolta AF-C, Akihabara neighborhood, Kodak Gold 200 Then again, I don't usually do portaiture. I'm getting more and more of the 2nd type not sure if I'll ever get many of the 1st type. ![]() These types of images are opposed to just taking a well-constructed street scene or capturing a quick short-lived moment. I feel like the experienced street shooters I admire can take pictures that almost imply a connection between subject in photographer, whether or not that happened in the situation. When I visit cities, I tend to stick with 35mm bodies, usu Minolta AF-C or FED2. i'm a little shy, and not living in a big city means people aren't quite so 'insulated' from others (attitude-wise). Very nice images! I haven't taken my medium format gear street shooting. Of course, it does depend on being able to judge distance - I aim to shoot at about 10 feet / 3 metres, or at least that is roughly where my focus is set! It's also less obvious what I am doing than if I stand lurking, waiting for the right person to walk through my spot. Zone focusing has allowed me to walk and shoot in a way that choosing a spot and waiting doesn't - my results feel slightly more 'involved' now - i can even walk directly towards someone this way. Thank you sir! I started off with that same approach but I found that my images felt static - just a series of people walking past. Looking forward to seeing more of your work in this forum. Here is a link to my favourite B&W film captures from 2019, which is mostly street scenes from Toronto: I have a Canon Sure Shot Look ( same as this model) that has auto focus, so I just work with that on that camera. ![]() Those approaches work for my Konica Auto S3 and my Canon AE-1 at least. I know about zone focusing, but am still more comfortable prefocusing on a spot and then waiting for a person to enter the space that I have framed, or pre-focusing on an approximate distance, and then turning the camera towards the scene I want to capture and quickly getting the shot. I've been shooting street with film for the past few years (and digital for longer), and really enjoying it. I wasn't familiar with your Bronica so searched it up online. ![]()
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