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Secret Shooting from the Hip - London
I had to go to London and thought I’d try some secret 24mm shooting with the camera on my right hip. Strung on a Kirk shoulder strap (I’m a convert despite the price) and hanging in 'portrait mode' on an L bracket under a coat (in august?) shooting via a remote in my left pocket.
I’m holding the lens to point it slightly upwards as it hangs with too much angle down to the ground.
All un-cropped full frame PT-Lens adjusted images. Rapid transfer via Canon's sw (by mistake). No RAW by me. Anyway I hope you enjoy a brief journey through the streets of West London.
I walked past 10 Downing Street and caught the huge protest there. :dunno Thanks to the power of a full frame 24mm the protesters are dwarfed by a young child.
Protest.
Downing Street.
A central London news paper street vendor. These kiosks are all over the place.
Vendor.
A bus to Camden Town.
The look on these two’s faces is a classic. I’m guessing he never booked the tickets for Guy’s & Doll’s he’d promised her. Don't sit in the London gutter no matter how bad it's got.
I’ll never forgive you.
Shot a few in shops that came out well. I kept it to a few of women as I didn’t want to appear like a pervert. I also didn’t shoot any children other than the first at Downing Street...
Decisions.
0ver 50 copyright breaches in one shot….
Cards.
This chap takes no notice of London’s parking restrictions. The old saying that London’s streets are paved with gold is only true in so far as they are covered with yellow lines. Park at your peril.
Market porter at rest.
Ready for a crop to improve the view of the front of the stall.
Flowers.
A fruit stall in Soho.
An interesting couple of hours that would have been good to extend into the evening. I had to get back home so maybe next time.
The first day off work since January and even then just for a hospital visit. I’m starting to go stir crazy and need a holiday.
I got spotted at least once taking shots. A traffic warden who I missed anyway as I swung the camera shooting an empty wall. He just laughed and we had a brief chat.
Many heads were chopped off until I sorted the up angle. I had a lot of missed shots and found standing still was the best option rather than walking and still shooting. I bumped up to asa200 and next time would tape the manual/auto switch on the lens to avoid accidental switching due to so much ‘hand on lens’ barrel contact.
A new experience shooting like this. It was much easier than my usual catch their eye, point at the camera etc. I felt a bit sneaky at first but after a couple of Margaritas I was off having a great time.
A good day out. Hope you enjoy those I've chosen to post.
Bod.
I’m holding the lens to point it slightly upwards as it hangs with too much angle down to the ground.
All un-cropped full frame PT-Lens adjusted images. Rapid transfer via Canon's sw (by mistake). No RAW by me. Anyway I hope you enjoy a brief journey through the streets of West London.
I walked past 10 Downing Street and caught the huge protest there. :dunno Thanks to the power of a full frame 24mm the protesters are dwarfed by a young child.
Protest.
Downing Street.
A central London news paper street vendor. These kiosks are all over the place.
Vendor.
A bus to Camden Town.
The look on these two’s faces is a classic. I’m guessing he never booked the tickets for Guy’s & Doll’s he’d promised her. Don't sit in the London gutter no matter how bad it's got.
I’ll never forgive you.
Shot a few in shops that came out well. I kept it to a few of women as I didn’t want to appear like a pervert. I also didn’t shoot any children other than the first at Downing Street...
Decisions.
0ver 50 copyright breaches in one shot….
Cards.
This chap takes no notice of London’s parking restrictions. The old saying that London’s streets are paved with gold is only true in so far as they are covered with yellow lines. Park at your peril.
Market porter at rest.
Ready for a crop to improve the view of the front of the stall.
Flowers.
A fruit stall in Soho.
An interesting couple of hours that would have been good to extend into the evening. I had to get back home so maybe next time.
The first day off work since January and even then just for a hospital visit. I’m starting to go stir crazy and need a holiday.
I got spotted at least once taking shots. A traffic warden who I missed anyway as I swung the camera shooting an empty wall. He just laughed and we had a brief chat.
Many heads were chopped off until I sorted the up angle. I had a lot of missed shots and found standing still was the best option rather than walking and still shooting. I bumped up to asa200 and next time would tape the manual/auto switch on the lens to avoid accidental switching due to so much ‘hand on lens’ barrel contact.
A new experience shooting like this. It was much easier than my usual catch their eye, point at the camera etc. I felt a bit sneaky at first but after a couple of Margaritas I was off having a great time.
A good day out. Hope you enjoy those I've chosen to post.
Bod.
"The important thing is to just take the picture with the lens you have when the picture happens."
Jerry Lodriguss - Sports Photographer
Reporters sans frontières
Jerry Lodriguss - Sports Photographer
Reporters sans frontières
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Definitely enjoyed them. You should have had someone take a picture of you with your hidden camera.
Not only can you get away with some sneaky shots, you also get a lower angle on things.
I realised last night that I should have shot a reflection in a window...
Next time...Glad you liked them.
Yes, the low level goes well with the wider angle lens.
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to be able to snooze like that. Of all the shots, this one made me chuckle in amazement!
That's a great idea, and a new way of taking photos -- sneaky photographer guy on the loose in the streets of London...:):
I could do this with my Sony f828 rather easily since I have a remote too. Also I can set my shutter noise to "none." That's one thing if I get a dSLR I will miss a great deal.
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Thanks all for looking and for your comments.
The sleeping porter is a nice slice of London life. I missed the chance to ask the traffic warden to cross the road and pretend to issue him a ticket.
The two youngsters is a slight miss on focus, picking up the rear poster. I'll not shoot centre focus next time.
I entered the card shot as my first challange entry. As I metioned in another post 'you need to be in it to talk about it' so I thought I'd start making a bit more effort here.
Glad you enjoyed the set.
Bod.
Jerry Lodriguss - Sports Photographer
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