Beginning
So, here is my contribution. This is a beginning for me as well, as it has been a long time since I have put any thought or effort into taking pictures of anything except my (adorable) kid. So, I thought I would try something else. It is a bit intimidating participating in this, as I expect that many (all) of the other participants are artists!
I start nearly every day at a coffee shop a couple blocks from me. I think I like the ritual of it as much as the coffee itself. This place especially helps in that ritual as they get to know their regulars and let you keep a balance on a card behind the counter. They know what I order, they know my name, and many days I can walk in and out without saying anything other than "Thanks" or "Have a great day" and without having to dig out cash or a credit card. A couple mornings I have stood in a long line, only to have one of the workers hand me my coffee when I was only halfway through the line. I love having this little stop before I make the commute into work.
I used both my old Rebel XTi DSLR and my iPhone. I liked this iPhone photo the best.
Even in the age of people tweeting cell phone pictures of everything, this sort of thing takes a bit of nerve just like Claflin's picture of a dude having lunch.
ReplyDeleteI like that you have a personal connection to the place and a story that goes with it, but just like my picture I think it requires too much of an explanation in the caption to get that story across.
I suppose that's the lesson I'm going to take from this week. There are pictures in here (Clafin's and Criner's) that tell a simple enough story well enough that they don't really need much in the way of a caption. Then there's yours, Brad's and mine, which need some explanation. How much of it is choice in story and how much is choice in shot, and then whether either of those choices really matter, is all worth thinking about.