The best feeling in the world.

[mknawabi]

Today I woke up and started studying for my biology exam at 5:30. It was about 11:00AM and I wasn't sure whether or not I should take the bus. "Should I take the bus?--Should I take my bike?"

Eventually, I felt my camera was a bit lonely lately and so I picked up monseiur henri (yes, I named my camera) and headed to the bus stop. 12:20PM I was picked up, took a seat, and started my journey toward school (3 or 4 miles away).

A man boarded the bus. Middle eastern with those 70s shades the policemen would wear.. He sat across from me, with maybe 2 or 3 feet of space between us. I loved the way his hands looked, clasped together with a touch of patience to them. I pulled out my camera, pretended I wasnt paying attention to it, set the exposure, scale focused, and looked away.

Click.

I look back, and nobody suspects a thing. I love rangefinders.

I'll get a scan up sometime soon 🙂

 

[wblanchard]

That must of been a great feeling. Can't wait to see the scan and those 70's shades!

 

[kid_a]

Wish my S2 was that quiet.

 

[hans voralberg]

Nice!

This morning I set my Rollei 35 on 20 feet, get on my bike and snap markets and street stalls on the way to work, can't wait to see how they come out too.

 

[vkomu]

Oh yes i can imagine that feeling...

 

[Roger Hicks]

Well, perhaps not the best in the world, but certainly pretty damn' good. I look forward to seeing it.

Tashi delek,

R.

 

[Yoricko]

I love that feeling too! Can't say its the best, but it feels wonderful!
Unfortunately my Voigtlander lets loose a kinda loud snappy...

 

[funkpilz]

Love that feeling, I went around town recently with a 200mm lens. I love it when I can take pictures of funny looking people without them noticing.

 

[rphenning]

that sounds kind of creepy ^....

 

[Al Kaplan]

It's easiest with a 15mm lens. Nobody thinks that you could be shooting them from less than a meter away.

 

[ruby.monkey]

Wish my S2 was that quiet.

Try carrying a Linhof Technika 70. People are too busy trying not to gawk to get upset about being photographed. 🙂

 

[jb17kx]

I was surprised when I did some street shooting with my Bronica to discover that people seemed to be pretending to ignore me, despite its obvious size and earthquake-inducing mirror noises.

I think it might be that the Bronica, with AE prism and Speed Grip, looks like a movie camera - and so people try not to be seen noticing it.

 

[kid_a]

Try carrying a Linhof Technika 70. People are too busy trying not to gawk to get upset about being photographed. 🙂

I've carried a Hassleblad 500EL/M, so not only the SIZE of a blad.. and NOISE of the blad shutter, but also the sound of the motor drive! 🙄