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Fellow blogger Jeremy, over at Perception, is my inspiration for this post. I have difficulty aiming my camera at people. Maybe it’s my mother’s ancient exhortations about never aiming a gun at a person unless you mean to kill him. My little mind berates me for stealing something from people when I point the lens at them. Jeremy also fights the fear of engaging with strangers. But every day he goes out there and works at honing his craft.
The arrival of a new camera today coincided with the first official day of summer and gay pride day, among many other festivities, so off I went to see how my new buddy, Niki and I are going to get along. 
I have a ways to go before I’m in Jeremy’s league, but I’m real proud of these. I still have to find where Niki hides all her bells and whistles, but I think we’re off to a splendid start. Thanks for the inspiration Jeremy! Happy solstice everyone.
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The young ones are having fun, right? I think you’re doing okay with your new camera, Linda. Enjoy your summer! 🙂
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Different fun for different folks. 😉 Thanks Auntyuta!
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I, too, love street photographing, and I am scared to death 😉 Now you are my inspiration!
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Take that Jeremy! Inspiration squared. Thanks Helen.
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I still have to fight the same problem when I take photos of people. Doing it at festivals and other outdoor events is an ideal start to overcoming it.
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Yes, people who come to those events come to be seen, so I don’t feel so invasive.
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Love the pics. You were right there in the middle of the masses! A little too close for comfort with the snake though!.
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Ah, this was a perfectly safe snake. I actually held on like that for a guy once while he signed for a package. 😉 The life and times of a letter carrier. It’s the ones with the rattles that scare me.
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You wound up with some great photos.
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Thanks so much!
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Good job! You and Niki are meant for each other.
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Thanks, Carol Ann. I believe you’re right.
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Linda, I love the people pix. Is the snake a metaphor or something? Take care, BTG
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Well…the snake was a live metaphor! Snakes are always good for controversy. I love seeing how people respond to them.
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Fab pic of the cyclist and the fountain!
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Thanks! He’s actually a bicycle police officer, cooling off a bit in the water. He balanced there forever! I think I got about 6 shots of him before he noticed and he didn’t seem to approve….;-o
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I love the policeman on his bicycle in front if the fountain. It’s so dynamic! In this case I’d say your self-professed inability to keep the camera level actually adds to the attraction. Well-played, Linda 🙂
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Yeah, funny, with this one I was shooting so fast there was no time to think about the horizon…but I did actually get a few of him that were level, much to my surprise.
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Thought you might take a look at a local photographer’s work. Jesus Bernal lives here in Conil and often stops for a chat with me. He must be in his 70s, at least, and still has a very good eye. A lot of his work really impresses me. He sounded a little depressed recently because hardly anyone looks at his work. I can understand the feeling; it’s even worse when your’e a writer, especially with the stories that literally take months to write and tear at your soul!
I think you will enjoy some of the work very much, and it might even be an inspiration.
Here’s one link. I hope you excuse my taking the liberty of posting it. You can always remove it. https://www.flickr.com/photos/jesus_bernal/sets/72157632003999590/
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Oh my, Jesus’ work is stunning. Thanks for sharing the link. I hope some of my followers will drop by too. My work pales be comparison. I like the tonalities he uses in processing and his capture of natural light is astounding.
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Happy Solstice. Enjoy your new camera.
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Thanks, Sybil. It’s going well.
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All reason to be proud of these photos, Linda. I think they are great. Love how you were able to capture street life and the energy and colours of the street. Particularly knowing it’s not something you are comfortable doing. Just keep up with the good work!
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Thanks so much Otto. I will. I have a new camera, which is very exciting and requires a new learning curve. I discovered the old one had a crack, which explained a lot of things.
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Well, congratulations. Enjoy the new camera!
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