Street photography forces me to be attentive; some things that might seem very simple are potential photographs that can be loaded with meaning, tell a story, impact the eye.... Sometimes it's not the whole scene but a certain space that you have to know how to recognise... I tend to think of street photographers as a kind of "ninja" whose senses are developed beyond the normal and whose instinct is a kind of "super power"; well, surely that happens with all types of photography, but it seems to me that street photography has the additional difficulty of being highly unpredictable...
La fotografía callejera me obliga a estar atento; algunas cosas que podrían parecer muy simples son potenciales fotografías que pueden estar cargadas de significado, contar una historia, impactar la mirada... Algunas veces no es la escena completa sino un espacio determinado el cual hay que saber reconocer... Suelo pensar que los fotógrafos callejeros son como una especia de "ninja" cuyos sentidos se desarrollan más allá de lo normal y cuyo instinto es una especie de "súper poder"; bueno, seguramente eso sucede con todos los tipos de fotografías, pero me parece que la fotografía callejera tiene como dificultad adicional lo altamente imprevisible que puede llegar a ser...
"The child's gaze" / "La mirada del niño"
"Martin on a hot afternoon" / "Martín en una tarde calurosa"
"Ñaño" / "Ñaño"
"Dario thinks in the corner" / "Darío piensa en la esquina"
My first four photos in this post, are a clear example of how unpredictable the streets are for me.... In the first photo that boy was looking at me in the middle of the block while I was crossing the corner, I was about to overlook him and not take a picture. However, upon noticing him, I instinctively stepped into the street and fired off a short burst... Martin preparing canes to build kites, a photo I would not have taken because I see him almost every day, but this time Martin had a rickety fan there which attracted my attention and made me take this photo... When I was a little boy of only 7 or 8 years old I used to go into the warehouse of my maternal grandfather and my uncle (both called Marcos by the way) and there worked Ñaño, who at that time (1978) was already more than 30 years old; that is why I never cease to be surprised by his spectacular physical shape at 76 years old... Life is not so good for Darío, my mother's first cousin and therefore a very close relative of mine, who lost his eldest son (my friend by the way) a decade ago due to a painful illness. Dario seems to remember his son in every corner where he sits down to pass the time...
Mis primeras cuatro fotos son un claro ejemplo de cuan imprevisibles son las calles para mi... En la primera foto ese niño estaba mirándome a mitad de cuadra mientras yo cruzaba en la esquina, estuve aparte de pasarlo por alto y no hacerle una foto. Sin embargo, al percibirlo,instintivamente me hinqué en la calle y disparé una corta ráfaga... Martín preparando cañuelas para construir volantines, es una foto que no hubiera hecho porque le veo casi a diario. Pero esta vez Martín tenía allí un destartalado ventilador el cual atrajo mi mirada y me hizo disparar esta foto... Cuando yo era un chiquillo de apenas 7 u 8 años me adentraba en el depósito de mi abuelo materno y de mi tío (ambos llamados Marcos por cierto) y allí trabajaba Ñaño, quien ya en aquel entonces (1978) tenía más de 30 años de edad; es por eso que no dejo de sorprenderme en espectacular forma física a sus 76 años de edad...La vida no es tan buena para Darío, primo hermano de mi madre y por ende pariente muy cercano a mi, quien perdió a su hijo mayor (mi amigo por cierto) una década atrás debido a una penosa enfermedad. Darío parece recordar a su hijo en cada esquina en la que se sienta a pasar el tiempo...
"David's frappé machine" / "La maquina de frappé de David"
"Carrying water at the crosses' corner" / "Llevando agua en la esquina de las cruces"
"Freedom" / "Libertad"
"A pigeon as if angry" / "Un pichón como enfadado"
David started studying computer science with me in 1987, but after a couple of semesters he dropped out of university and started working on his own. I saw him do many things, from being a truck driver, to working as a bricklayer and even what he does now, owning several mobile frappé machines and renting them out to people who go around the streets of the village (and even nearby hamlets) selling their products; I have a pending task to take some photos of David's vendors... A man carrying a jerry can with water is something usual here in Montalbán, but being surrounded by crosses there is a kind of "implicit message in the scene", so I took this photo which I loved... A dog seems to have escaped from a house where he was tied up, I'm happy for him, it's better to roam the streets than to be deprived of freedom like this... And finally that strange pigeon which seems to be angry and just walks around without wanting to fly !... ;)
David comenzó a estudiar Informática en 1987 junto conmigo, pero habiendo transcurrido un par de semestres dejó la universidad y comenzó a trabajar por su cuenta. Le vi hacer muchas cosas, desde ser conductor de camiones, pasando el trabajo como albañil e incluso lo que hace actualmente, tener varias maquinas de hacer frappé móviles y alquilarlas a personas que recorren las calles del pueblo (e incluso de caseríos cercanos) vendiendo sus productos; tengo como tarea pendiente hacer algunas fotos de los vendedores de David... Un hombre llevando un bidón con agua es algo habitual aquí en Montalbán, pero al estar rodeado de cruces hay una especie de "mensaje implícito en la escena", entonces hago esta foto la cual me encantó... Un perro parece haber escapado de una casa en donde le tenían atado, me alegro por él, es mejor deambular por las calles que estar privado de libertad así... Y finalmente ¡Ese extraño pichón el cual parece enfadado y solo camina de un lado para el otro sin querer volar!... ;)
This post is my entry to today's #monomad challenge!... Thank you very much for your visit and appreciation!
¡Esta publicación es mi entrada al reto #monomad de hoy!... ¡Muchas gracias por pasar y apreciar!
ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL NOTE: Photographs captured with my Nikon D7000 DSLR camera in RAW format, then processed in Adobe Camera RAW for adjustments regarding light, sharpening, contrast and depth... They were then exported to JGP format on which minor modifications such as straightening and adding watermarks were carried out using PhotoScape 3.6.3.
NOTA TÉCNICA ADICIONAL: Fotografias capturadas con mi cámara DSLR Nikon D7000 en formato RAW, procesadas posteriormente en Adobe Camera RAW para ajustes relativos a luz, afilado, contraste y profundidad... Luego fueron exportadas a formato JGP sobre el cual se llevaron a cabo modificaciones menores como enderezado y agregado de marcas de agua usando PhotoScape 3.6.3.
"We make photographs to understand what our lives mean to ourselves." - Ralph Hattersley.
"Hacemos fotografías para comprender lo que nuestras vidas significan para nosotros mismos." - Ralph Hattersley.
Lens: Sigma 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 II DC OS HSM
Lens: Tokina ATX-PRO 100mm f/2.8 d MACRO
Lens: AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
Lens: AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50 mm f/1.8d FX
Lens:AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G
Lente: Sigma 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 II DC OS HSM
Lente: Tokina ATX-PRO 100mm f/2.8 d MACRO
Lente: AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
Lente: AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Lente: Nikon AF Nikkor 50 mm f/1.8d FX
Lente: AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G
The results of the photo shoot are very beautiful, bro @jlinaresp, I am very impressed with the photo of a child's gaze which is full of meaning... 👍👍👍
Thanks a lot @fanigunawan friend!
Lovely pictures
Apalusos de pie... esta es simplemente epica!
;) Gracias estimado amigo @malos10 !!!
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The photo of the crosses immediately caught my attention. And yes, what you underline about the unpredictability of the streets is very true. It seems like a gear that moves its parts to make the scene it puts in front of you. Great 👌🏻
Thank you very much for your always lovely visit and comment!... This is motivating!... Greetings and big hugs @nanixxx friend!!!
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Beautiful beautiful photos as always! 😍
Love the shot of Martin with his rickety fan 😅
Hahaha 😅 ... One of these days that "thing" will fly out and hurt someone!... I hope not, but there is a risk!... Thank you very much for your visit and motivating comment @ak08 friend!
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Haha yeah I think it definitely caught my eye because of that reason! 😂
Caught you around again soon, my friend 🤗
Your first photograph is very beautiful. Openness is visible throughout the child. As always, this time also your photographs are very beautiful. @jlinaresp
Thank you very much for your visit and motivating comment @pranavgtd friend!
Just amazing. Love these photos,what they are able to show and tell. Congrats to you🙂
Thanks a lot @onyfest friend!!! ;)
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