Street Photography is a Sport

[Don Heisz]

Who hasn't taken a picture of a tricycle?

 

[MattKing]

Boy, does that look like an Ontario tricycle!

 

[Moose22]

Who hasn't taken a picture of a tricycle?
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I haven't.

You guys are just making me feel worse here. I don't think any of the nighbor kids are the right age, either.

Maybe I should start by looking for tricycles on the craigs lists. Get one, place the trike at random down in the village near the bars, wait for a drunk to try and ride it.

 

[Don Heisz]

I had a tricycle when I was very young. It got run over in the driveway. I never got over it.

 

[Moose22]

Not to discount your loss, Don. I'm truly sorry for your grief.

But you could spice that story up by then mentioning that Tricycle was the name of your dog.

And even more by saying he was a three legged dog you rescued.

And that he lost the leg by saving orphans somehow.

Heh, Now I'm thinking about pictures of a three legged dog. Wasn't that the cover of an Alice in Chains album? I'm not going to make THAT happen artificially for the sake of my art.

 

[MattKing]

I had a tricycle when I was very young. It got run over in the driveway. I never got over it.

You should have moved it to the side of the driveway instead.

 

[Don Heisz]

You should have moved it to the side of the driveway instead.

You mean instead of leaving it behind the back wheels of a pickup truck? 3-year-olds can't see the future....

 

[Don Heisz]

But you could spice that story up by then mentioning that Tricycle was the name of your dog.

Got enough sad tales of dogs that died by misadventure....

 

[benjiboy]

Who can afford the film and processing costs these days to shoot at 3 -4 fps or faster, I certainly can't.

 

[miha]

Sometimes one just needs a bit of luck - Left Foot Up:

Leicaflex SL, 50mm, TriX, Forte/Bergger paper

 

[ic-racer]

Fish.

 

[Huss]

Click.

 

[MattKing]

You mean instead of leaving it behind the back wheels of a pickup truck? 3-year-olds can't see the future....

No, I meant that it is still being run over, and you've never succeeded in getting over it. Ain't English weird?

 

[Huss]

Triple stink eye. Click.

 

[miha]

A bit of luck is all we need...

 

[Huss]

Click. One shot. Framed the lady between the cyclists. Moved on.

Leica MP .58, the absolutely amaze-balls TTA 28mm 5.6 BP, expired Kodak E100VS

 

[Huss]

Click. One shot. Breaking into the light. Moved on.


Leica M-A, the incredible amaze-balls Orion 15 28mm f6, HP5

 

[Chuck1]

Nice shot

 

[NB23]

Some amaze-balls action for Huss

 

[Huss]

Some amaze-balls action for Huss

How many shots did you need to capture that moment? Three? Four? Totally worth it.

 

[NB23]

How many shots did you need to capture that moment? Three? Four? Totally worth it.

Blind man, so I totally bazooked him from all angles.

 

[Huss]

Blind man, so I totally bazooked him from all angles.

Sounds par for the course.

 

[Huss]

Click.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Click.

Smile! A face only the owner could love.

 

[Moose22]

Click.

This one's a winner. You may recall I take a lot of dog portraits and like them, but mostly because it reminds me of my grandmother's dog, Gidget, who grampa taught to "smile" as a puppy. But 13, with the messed up teeth, it was simultaneously adorable and a little terrifying.

Any pic that isntantly elicits the visceral memory is a good one.