28th August 2010, somewhere in Hobart

I think this was outside JB Hifi. It is another blind shot, taken from a hanging position next to my leg, with a telephoto lens.

I don’t know why I like it or why I’m posting it , but I reckon the two reasons are connected.

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28th August 2010 Salamanca Market

This was a lazy shot taken from the hip with the telephoto lens still attached. The luxury of digital photography means we can blow shots like the pros do.

I think I remember seeing this rocking horse before, being tempted to take a photo, but haven’t.

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28 August 2010 Elizabeth St Mall

This is a second ground shot taken at the mall.

Sparrows and seagulls fascinate me with their comfort around people and their apparent invisibility.  This pigeon has taken the same freedoms.

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28th August 2010 Salamanca Market

While I had the camera hanging at my side next to my thigh, I was taking some blind shots with a telephoto lens, everything on auto. Sometimes the results give me ideas on different angles and composure. Sometimes I get shots that I like.

It is something that started accidentally while I was travelling in a Sydney bus. I think I was reviewing something on the camera when I accidentally took a shot, captured a woman’s hand with rings, holding onto the seat rail in front of her. I really liked the shot.

This is one of the results.

The muso in the background had a surprisingly deep and rough voice.

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28th August 2010 Salamanca Market

We were standing on an ancient stairway at the end of this alley. I was composing a shot down the alley when this woman started doing the same down the other end.

I think I won because I had the bigger zoom

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28th August 2010 Elizabeth Street Mall

We were in the mall having coffee at one of the outside tables. I was taking photos with the camera on the ground.

This is one of the shots I like.

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21st November 2009, Sullivans Cove

Sea gulls are one of the lucky animals that coexist  reasonably well with people, sometimes profitably. Although I’m guessing the quality of their diet isn’t too good especially in these fast food areas.

In the busy streets of Hobart you can see them flying along just above the traffic. If you stop and watch them, they are pretty amazing. Sea gulls and sparrows seem to go unnoticed by most of us, so they get more comfortable in our presence. I have seen the same with cows, willy wag tails sitting on their backs, sometimes even trying to pluck out hair for their nests. Or standing attentively by the cow’s nose while it eats in the hope that some insects might get stirred up in the process.

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