Decisive moment?

7/9/2011

Apologies to the father of candid street photography Henri Cartier Bresson but I think this is my decisive moment. I took just one picture of Taffy the roadsweeper three decades ago on a windy day in Peterborough. What is your decisive moment picture? Post your link when you comment. Thanks Chris.

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Nicola Albon link

7/10/2011 03:29:52 pm

So much street photography for me involves anticipating events and waiting or taking several shots to get one that captures a moment.

But I love those moments when you turn round, see a scene, press the shutter and hey presto, you got it! Often I don't get it, just miss it by a fraction of a second.

In this shot, I took at a classic mini show in Shoreham by Sea last summer, I turned round and saw these men lined up perfectly examining the cars. A moment later, they were no longer in line. I danced for joy and ran to tell my friend when I looked at the screen and realised I'd got it exactly how I wanted it.
http://sliceoflondonlife.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/img_-1798.jpg

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