Thank you to iqscotland for hosting the last round of the Black and White challenge and to everyone who participated and voted in that round. It is your continued support of these challenges that keep them running smoothly.
I hemmed and hawed over a subject not yet done that would garner interest before settling on 'Decisive Moment'.
Google defines the decisive moment as a concept made popular by the street photographer, photojournalist, and Magnum co-founder Henri Cartier-Bresson. The decisive moment refers to capturing an event that is ephemeral and spontaneous, where the image represents the essence of the event itself.
His photo ‘Behind the Gare Saint-Lazure’ perfectly embodied what Henri Cartier-Bresson coined “Decisive Moment”. It is that fleeting scene of a fast, mobile, and detail –obsessed moment.
While Cartier-Bresson was a photo-journalist who pioneered street photography, this challenge is not limited to that genre. Decisive moments are all around us.
Examples include the dog catching a ball, the toddler falling down, the teen giving the finger, or as the piñata breaks at a child’s birthday party. Even landscape can include a decisive moment with lightning strikes, waves breaking the seawall, or the perfect moment the sun rise breaks the horizon.
Contrastly recommends that beginners, or anyone who is practicing Henri Cartier-Bresson’s decisive moment approach, should practice finding that perfect moment by using a continuous shutter setting.
Have fun! The challenge starts today, July 22nd and runs until August 22nd. I will select the finalists and set up the vote on the 23rd with final tabulation occurring before I go on holidays on August 30th.
Please tag your entry bw-64.
Entries can be viewed here: https://365project.org/tags/bw-64
And some final words from the man who coined the phrase and made this style so popular.
“The photograph itself doesn’t interest me. I want only to capture a minute part of reality”. –Henri Cartier-Bresson
Previous themes:-
bw-1 High contrast
bw-2 Architecture
bw-3 Glassware
bw-4 Body parts
bw-5 Festivities
bw-6 Faces
bw-7 Landscape
bw-8 Patterns
bw-9 Still life
bw-10 Reflections
bw-11 Movement
bw-12 Seasons
bw-13 Silhouettes
bw-14 High key
bw-15 Fashion
bw-16 Technology
bw-17 Low key
bw-18 Long Exposure
bw-19 Refraction
bw-20 Expression
bw-21 Shadows
bw-22 Edge
bw-23 Flora
bw-24 Writing
bw-25 Negative space
bw-26 Speed
bw-27 food
bw-28 light rays
bw-29 animals
bw-30 minimalism
bw-31 urban
bw-32 stairs
bw-33 curves
bw-34 cracks and crevices
bw-35 Key
bw-36 Trees
bw-37 Drops/Bubbles
bw-38 The love of my life
bw-39 Fairy Tale
bw-40 Make something new look old
bw-41 Shapes and textures in Nature
bw-42 Macro/Extreme closeup
bw-43 Two
bw-44 Footwear
bw-45 Night Time
bw-46 Music!
bw-47 Toys and Games
bw-48 Abstract
bw-49 Cars
bw-50 High key/Low key
bw-51 Handles
bw-52 Bottles
bw-53 Back lighting
bw-54 High contrast photos
bw-55 Group f/64
bw-56 Natural Frame
bw-57-2020
bw-58 Reportage
bw-59 Fresh
bw-60 Silhouette/s
bw-61 Black on black
bw-62 Intimate Landscape
bw-63 Panorama
bw-64 Decisive Moments (current challenge)
An awesome selection! Ironically…. The photo I just posted today was originally going to be captioned “a moment in time” (it’s what I named the image when exporting from LR)… anyhoo - love this challenge…. In addition to the continuous shutter setting I would also recommend patience and stillness…. Wait fir the moment to come to you… don’t chase it down!
Hello Wendy! I know it's been only 2 days since the voting ended on this challenge. But I also know you are busy with the 365ers meeting this weekend. So, this is just a kind reminder to not forget about anouncing the winner. Have fun and take care!
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Thank you for the reminder!
I would have forgot!!
You are doing an awesome job as new SH*T list boss. Who would have thought that I would be your biggest problem, LOL!!
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Monika - could you please make a note to remind me about the people challenge that ends on the 15th? I will be on holidays and traveling that day and probably will forget.
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So funny! I just commented on your photo!
Thank you for the reminder!
I would have forgot!!
You are doing an awesome job as new SH*T list boss. Who would have thought that I would be your biggest problem, LOL!!
It's only 2 days since the voting closed.
No rush!
will do now!
Monika - could you please make a note to remind me about the people challenge that ends on the 15th? I will be on holidays and traveling that day and probably will forget.