A moment in Time

This morning I participated in an event called a moment in time, something the NY Times organized for 11:00 A.M on May 2nd, asking people from around the world to submit a photograph of where they were or what they were doing. At 10:30 I ventured out onto the parkway and found my way to the abandoned Train bridge along the Ottawa River. At 10:58 I really looked around to see how I can take an interesting shot. So on my belly I went amongst the rocks and broken glass and took this photograph.

I had set the aperture to 4.0 which was a pretty narrow depth of field, the bokeh was quite nice, although I'm not particularly one who goes after "bokeh", which is a Japanese term to describe the lens blur that is produced behind and before the focal point. Still I submitted the shot, it was interesting, although not something that I would define as my style in particular.

From Photographs by Francesco E

Now these following shots are more my style, street photographs of course. The character of different people make the photograph, a snapshot of a moving world.

From Photographs by Francesco E

Black and white , is still my preference but it has to be used wisely....it isn't just people that fascinate me when I do street photography, I'm just as fascinated by various shapes and forms that my sight stumble's upon.

From Photographs by Francesco E

AND last but not least, my favorite shot of the weekend. Which was taken with what else, but my IPHONE. That little crappy lens is seeing more action than my "big" camera these days, but I'm having a lot of fun with it.

This is actually a tribute shot that I dedicate to the late Carol Reed, I call it The Third Man, after one of his famous films. He was a director of various film noir films that inspire me. One of my many creative heroes, who I am honor to pay tribute to.

Taking a night shot with an IPhone takes a steady hand. I was fortunate to have just the right lighting in this composition.

From Photographs by Francesco E

I hope everyone has a great and wonderful week.