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New York: Fifth Avenue and 50th Street
Inspiration: Sometimes I really think about how I want to compose and take a photograph. At other times, I just snap away without thought. This photo falls into the latter category. But I like it. Just a shot of a guy in the middle of it all, so to speak.
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Definitely thick in the action :)
Posted by: Nicholas Leong | January 12, 2010 at 05:56 AM
it's amazing how well human eyes pick out good composition (and other photographic rules) without trying or training.
Posted by: the stuffed eskimo | January 12, 2010 at 07:24 AM
Hi Stuffed Eskimo! It's been a while. Thank you . . . but I guess you are right . . . humans like to see photos a certain way, so it makes sense that we pick those compositions more naturally than we think - and then try to make rules from them.
Posted by: The Photodiarist | January 12, 2010 at 07:56 AM
Nice shot, amazing how relax he seems.
Posted by: Peter Breese | January 12, 2010 at 03:49 PM
err... relaxed. Tuesdays can be tough ;).
Posted by: Peter Breese | January 12, 2010 at 03:49 PM
Nice...he looks so content and self-confident. Nice timing.
Posted by: Luis | January 17, 2010 at 01:38 AM
This is a great candid, especially with the blurred focus of the car about to pass in front of the cop. And I agree. More often than not, I find myself more pleased with my spontaneous shots.
Posted by: Sara | January 20, 2010 at 01:23 PM