Bob,
Great job. Do you feel more comfortable about your next outing? Does it
help that you were not in your own neighborhood?
Thanks for sharing.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Bob Whitmire" <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 4:50 PM
Subject: [OM] (OT) A little street shooting in Cambridge (MA)
> Sometimes you must abandon the comfort zone. I've been envious of
> Nathan and others on this list for some time because they seem to be
> completely comfortable shooting on the street. Me, I'd rather eat
> worms. But then from time to time you've got to do something that
> scares you, right? It's not that I don't want to, it's just that my
> testicular complement is not up to the job. Or hasn't been.
>
> So two weekends ago I visited my cousin in Cambridge, Massachusetts,
> and lugged the D3 along. Despite biting cold and a desire to remain
> in her house to play with her kids, I ventured forth. And I found my
> fears to be true: I was _way_ outside my comfort zone. Give me a good
> lighthouse any day! But I persisted. Actually talked to only one or
> two people, including he woman in the first shot on the page.
>
> www.bwp33.com
>
> and click on Harvard Square
>
> The two dollars she's holding toward the camera came from my pocket.
> It's quite a close crop from the original frame, but at 100 percent
> you can read the serial numbers on the bill. I continue to be amazed
> at how sharp that camera with a 24-70 can be, if I don't do something
> to mess it up.
>
> There was no stealth involved. One cannot be stealthy with a Nikon D3
> around one's neck. It attracted quite a bit of attention. I lacked
> the courage to stick it on 24mm and just fire away, but maybe that
> will come with practice.
>
> The big surprise was finding a statue of John Harvard, founder of the
> university, with a crowd of tourists. Everyone was touching the toe
> of his shoe. Seems that it's supposed to bring good luck. Or more
> smarts. I wasn't sure which. But a lot of people touched the toe. I
> put three shots, I think, on the page.
>
> And then there was the completely unpublicized yet-to-be-unveiled
> Harvard Monument to Manhood. I managed to slip in and get a shot of
> that, too. Unfortunately, it remains under wraps for the time being.
> I'm not sure when the cover comes off. Frankly, I was very surprised
> to find a monument to manhood at an Ivy League university.
>
> Most of the shots have been extensively cropped to no particular
> ratio. I doubt any of them will ever be printed. My intent was web
> use only, and that for a limited time.
>
> So fire away. Hit me with your best shots. <g>
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> "Art's just fart without the eff."
> www.bwp33.com
>
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