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ruben
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Yes, I know, it is becomming rather suspictious and I would not blame any folk if he starts doubting about the rather high pace of good luck, nor I can blame myself for reporting it.
Four days ago I told my "Small Kiev Story" http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52267
and a few minutes ago, also in my way home, it happened again. More or less. Today I ended my daily job quite late. It was raining a bit and cold, so I had to loose any chance for photo-op at the four hundred meters between my job and the bus stop. My flashed Kiev had to find shelter within my raincoat. But of course flash set and battery working.
So I took a bus home, and as entering it I took my Kiev out and went to the bus center in front of the gate out. The bus was rather filled, with quite dim lighting. After a customary scanning I found nothing of interest. So I kept my Kiev out, held as you may hold a small baby. This is going to be a boring trip, I thought and went looking outdoors.
Some fifteen minutes passed and just two stops before mine I notice besides me, almost perpendiculary between me and the exit gate, a couple well into their mid tweenties, passionately embracing each other as in the moovies.
A meter and half from me, two stops before mine.
Ok, I decided that I will continue in the bus untill I have my picture. But the first thought I had was not that. I somehow cursed myself for being holding Iso 100 and flash and had to decide if I am going to put my flashed Kiev into my back pack, and take out my Kiev Iso 1600, disassembled from lens in my belly pouch. This would make a conspicuous photo, which this couple was inspiring to.
But perhaps out of fear for their reaction, or shyness, or whatever obstacle, my instincts told me I will better do by not risking a blurred photo, or/and being caught, so I remained with the flash Kiev, reduced lens aperture by one stop, focused and kept pointing the camera till one of them notice me and I get their approval. Or disapproval.
A totally different picture, yet my neck assured.
The first to notice me was the young woman, which turned her face towards me in a mild movement and slightly shy look. Click ! That's for me an approval. At the same time (and the neg will tell accurately what really happened) the man opened a broad smile from ear to ear.
After all any couple can understand that such ardent kissing cannot pass without anyone noticing it. So they took my presence with grace, I had my pic, saluted the good folks, and went out of the bus at the right stop.
Now the suspense of the latent image: This time I did not enjoy the priviledge of clicking while the bus stopped, I was pending the couple. So in principle half a head may be out. Red eyes ? Closed eyes due to flash? Parallax ? Last frames Kiev overlapping ? Light leaking (before inserting this roll my kiev was light leaking and I made a quick job, not opening the top cover) The lab scratching the neg ? Hard flash shadows ?
Everything is possible, including the possibility, that after all, the exact fraction of second the couple went frozen in my camera - they were not at their best.
BTW, this is the same roll with the other couple.
Cheers,
Ruben
Four days ago I told my "Small Kiev Story" http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52267
and a few minutes ago, also in my way home, it happened again. More or less. Today I ended my daily job quite late. It was raining a bit and cold, so I had to loose any chance for photo-op at the four hundred meters between my job and the bus stop. My flashed Kiev had to find shelter within my raincoat. But of course flash set and battery working.
So I took a bus home, and as entering it I took my Kiev out and went to the bus center in front of the gate out. The bus was rather filled, with quite dim lighting. After a customary scanning I found nothing of interest. So I kept my Kiev out, held as you may hold a small baby. This is going to be a boring trip, I thought and went looking outdoors.
Some fifteen minutes passed and just two stops before mine I notice besides me, almost perpendiculary between me and the exit gate, a couple well into their mid tweenties, passionately embracing each other as in the moovies.
A meter and half from me, two stops before mine.
Ok, I decided that I will continue in the bus untill I have my picture. But the first thought I had was not that. I somehow cursed myself for being holding Iso 100 and flash and had to decide if I am going to put my flashed Kiev into my back pack, and take out my Kiev Iso 1600, disassembled from lens in my belly pouch. This would make a conspicuous photo, which this couple was inspiring to.
But perhaps out of fear for their reaction, or shyness, or whatever obstacle, my instincts told me I will better do by not risking a blurred photo, or/and being caught, so I remained with the flash Kiev, reduced lens aperture by one stop, focused and kept pointing the camera till one of them notice me and I get their approval. Or disapproval.
A totally different picture, yet my neck assured.
The first to notice me was the young woman, which turned her face towards me in a mild movement and slightly shy look. Click ! That's for me an approval. At the same time (and the neg will tell accurately what really happened) the man opened a broad smile from ear to ear.
After all any couple can understand that such ardent kissing cannot pass without anyone noticing it. So they took my presence with grace, I had my pic, saluted the good folks, and went out of the bus at the right stop.
Now the suspense of the latent image: This time I did not enjoy the priviledge of clicking while the bus stopped, I was pending the couple. So in principle half a head may be out. Red eyes ? Closed eyes due to flash? Parallax ? Last frames Kiev overlapping ? Light leaking (before inserting this roll my kiev was light leaking and I made a quick job, not opening the top cover) The lab scratching the neg ? Hard flash shadows ?
Everything is possible, including the possibility, that after all, the exact fraction of second the couple went frozen in my camera - they were not at their best.
BTW, this is the same roll with the other couple.
Cheers,
Ruben
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