Stolen Moments: catching strangers in initimate moments

[robklurfield]

great shot, kully.

 

[amateriat]

From my personal Wayback machine (and I mean way back...):

Pine Hill, NY, July 1976

(Technical: Canon F-1, FD 50mm f/1.4, Speedlite 133D CAT flash, Tri-X. How'd I remember all that???)


- Barrett

 

[Ben B.]

Evil DSLR image:

A great shot, really! I'd crop it just a little bit though,but that's just me. I have a thing for tight portraits...

As for the subject of this thread, Strangers/Stolen moments/Intimacy, that's something I can't do... I'm probably too self-concious about it. You could ask "what's the point of using RF then (stealth, hip shots, shutter noise.). I know, I know.... I'm determined to work on it but I'm short and skinny so I must be careful about confrontation... Good runner though

I'm naturally drawn to photographic genres that are "far from me" and believe me there are a LOT of them . As a consequence, I have respect and sometimes admiration for those who can photograph strangers in intimate moments respectfully, elegantly and poetically. Keep this thread going, I may contribute someday...


Benjamin.

 

[nico]

 

[AshenLight]

2008-Hexar RF, Leica cron 50, trix

Incredible shot on so many levels... thanks.

Ash

 

[petronius]

Intimate moment between different species

 

[OurManInTangier]

I love kully's shot, but then I love seeing older people showing signs of affection and love.

Here are a few of mine,

What about intimate moments between people and pets?

Or inanimate objects having an intimate moment of sorts...

 

[mllanos1111]

La Jolla beach Zeiss ZI, Nokton 35/1.2

 

[mllanos1111]

Saw this couple in Tijuana and the body language intrigued me.

 

[mllanos1111]

Couple in La Jolla, Zeiss ZI Nokton 35/ 1.2

 

[jamesj]

olympus dslr... blurry cause i just went over a speed bump.

 

[charjohncarter]

 

[Vince Lupo]

At the Medici Fountain in Luxembourg Gardens...

Vietnam Memorial in DC. Don't know how intimate this shot is.....

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

M8 + 50mm f/1.4 Summilux pre-asph E46

 

[gchao]

Not quite the same kind of intimate but intimate none the less.

These are great PHOTOS!

 

[Darkhorse]

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

This might possibly be my favorite w/nw ever...

 

[robklurfield]

When I was thinking of a title for this thread before posting it, I thought of the Oliver Nelson LP, "The Blues and the Abstract Truth", from which the most well-known cut is "Stolen Moments." A great record.

Anyway, having caught the couple kissing in the first post on the thread, I kind of figured lots of other RFF'rs probably have similar images of romantic interludes which they have captured semi-surreptitiously. I have been surprised at how many people have posted to thread and how many different interpretations of the title folks have conjured. All of them valid, by the way.

If I were going the rename the thread, I'd probably have called it: "Stolen Moments: catching strangers in romantic moments." However, I think the title I went with was neat in that it has elicited a broader range of subjects than I expected. Lots of beautiful work here. Please keep posting.

Here's the record jacket. If you don't know the piece "Stolen Moments" check out an audio clip on Amazon or at: http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist/releases/default.aspx?pid=9459&aid=2789
A real classic.

 

[pesphoto]

 

[thomasw_]

Awesome shot, kully!!!