'Bum, Brilliant, or Both? You Decide'

I just stopped this guy in the street, said 'you have a wonderful face, I'd like to take your portrait because it's so wonderful, and would you object' and he nodded assent, so in a minute or two I took a couple of photos and we both went our separate ways.

I had actually broken off a conversation with others to go to him.

That's how such photos come about.  You see, and are not shy for the subject's and the photo's benefit, then come away with a photo, and surprise!  It turns out to be a great photo, unbeknownst to you then!

Who's have thunk, but I just follow my instincts, and every once in a while, I nail one.

Thanks for the kind comment.

john

John (Crosley)

This photo, as I recall, it is important for equipment snobs to know, was taken with Nikon's cheapest or second cheapest lens -- an 18-55 mm f 3.5-5.6 zoom.  It's Nikon's cheapest 'zoom' VR lens at least, or tied with the 55-200 mm zoom depending on dealer and whether 'refurbished' or not.  This edition was 'refurbished'.  You can buy such a lens used for as little as $60 of $70 if you're a good buyer, and if you're a very good buyer, such a cheap lens can be as good as new!

Expensive does not mean great photos; it just means there are more opportunities to take photos, and many more will be super sharp -- this lens was 'stopped down' on an overcast midday at a low number ISO for this capture, so it got the lens at its sharpest -- middle aperture and low number ISO to show off the capture.

john

John (Crosley)

(for all this 'pixel peepers' out there)