in freeman patterson's book "photography and the art of seeing", he says that "a photographer 'stops the world', arrests and holds a fleeting moment in time, usually a fraction of a second."
whilst waiting for the lights to change going north at spadina avenue, there were several people on their bikes crossing from the other direction of the intersection. i tried to photograph each of them, but this shot stands out the most. why wouldn't it when the subject looks good. i wasn't trying for a panning shot, but just to capture the detail of this fast-moving subject.
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fabulous shot, and wonderful use of selective color! i think the reason i have so much trouble deleting shots is for this reason - once the shot is gone, that moment of time is gone, too.
@eniaral - thank you. it's a really huge problem for me. i take about a million shot of just one subject, unless it's blurry to the point of crappy, i don't erase it. like you said.
@sarasdadandmom - i think you like her legs! :-) thank you, terry.
@lesip - i suppose it's big enough for a camera and a lens? :-) here, if you're over 18 helmet is not mandatory. and most of the times, with women especially, they don't wear them properly anyway. something to do with looking good or the hair, methinks! thank you, leslie.
@espyetta - no, she's rather capable. i think it was either the heat or she saw me taking a picture of her, or probably both. thank you, MB.
No helmet? Oh, she must know when she is going to fall and stops just before that happens...not! Nice capture and photo, but people should wear a helmet.
oh my, riding a bike in the city, no helmet, with flip-flops, what a big no-no, plus that big bag. what a wonderful capture. too bad you aren't the bicycle police. great shot, interesting quote from the book, too.
@catsmeowb - no, she's over 18 so she can ride around without helmet as it's optional for adults. under 18, it is mandatory. which is stupid beyond stupid, if you ask me. thank you, camille.
@lesip - i suppose it's big enough for a camera and a lens? :-) here, if you're over 18 helmet is not mandatory. and most of the times, with women especially, they don't wear them properly anyway. something to do with looking good or the hair, methinks! thank you, leslie.
@espyetta - no, she's rather capable. i think it was either the heat or she saw me taking a picture of her, or probably both. thank you, MB.
@tammeray - thank you, i've posted my response and i've tagged you.
@mikegifford - young girl's either too vain to wear helmet or just doesn't care. thank you, mike.
@redpants - thank you, sue.
@catsmeowb - no, she's over 18 so she can ride around without helmet as it's optional for adults. under 18, it is mandatory. which is stupid beyond stupid, if you ask me. thank you, camille.
@salza - thank you, sally.
@claireuk - probably didn't get lucky the night before? :-) thank you, my friend claire.