Ok thanks was wondering bout that. Took a few shots and the oval matches where the face woukd b for a passport yet there are still some marks I cant figure out...

Thanks for looking, I only placed red dots over where the focusing points should be for reference purposes but everything else is etched unto the screen itself.Never seen one like it on any camera before but I also suspected it had something to do with holding the camera vertically or like you said for portraits, thanks.

I am curious if any one here has ever seen this type of focusing screen. It is on a Canon EOS 20D. I shot the pic aiming through the viewfinder and the red dots I put there to show where the focusing points are located on said DSLR.

I have been thinking about Street Photography lately and pondering all the different theories out there as to how it is supposed to be done. I must disagree with the blurring suggestion; this type of photography aims to picture mostly people in their element, their everyday world. To me it is important for the subject to be in context and to show the surroundings as you originally did in the first photograph. Also, if you blur everything but the subject, then there is no story and you cannot see the decisive moment whether it be a man petting a dog, a woman talking on the phone at a bus stop, etc. Study the masters and see how good your pic is; is not a portrait, it is a scene, a tale of urban chaos tamed by the discerning eye of the photographer. I really like this pic, you did a great job. This pic is a classic, pure and raw and that is how those who came before us, the teachers did it. I suggest you post it on the Facebook page for Street View Photography and see how many likes you get..

Might be the oldest Protestant church but the first church was San Miguel Chapel built in Santa Fe, New mexico, founded in 1610.

Agree, cats would actually enjoy the mystery.

Thanks, I just got interested in this type of Photography, wish me luck!

Thanks.

I wonder if anyone would consider buying this old house...and what secrets its walls hide...Residents of the area claimed to have seen a shimmering light moving inside but only on moonless nights... Outside in the yard there is an ancient oak tree, dried up and knurled as if in a grimace of pain; silent witness of unspeakable horrors...?

Fortunate man, congrats!

Am with you 100%; is the lens that I need that dictates the camera brand but I would say 80% Canon for the same ergonomic reasons and ease of use.

Hope my first one is free so there will be not as much pressure... I think am too old to be somebody's second... I got serious about Photography after becoming 50 years old. Does anyone use older seconds at all? I mean am fast, see candid shots most of the times before they happen, am comfortable in Manual Mode and the priority ones; I shot a baby shower in the basement of a church with a camera mounted Vivitar 550 FD on manual all the way and did a great job, if I say so myself. I think it will be a lot of fun to be part of a wedding and help record it for posterity...

Wow, a lot to think about and a lot of people to please or disappoint!

Hello Hogs, just got a hold of a Quantaray 400mm 1:6.3 with a screw mount but it also came with the means to attach it to my Canon A1. (FD) I have never heard of this lens and never own any Quantaray products. Was hoping perhaps someone has had experience with this lens...and by the way, who makes Quantaray lenses? Haven't been able to find any info at al; thanks in advance.

Thanks, am writing this down; this is good stuff! My cameras only go tol 1600 ISO therefore I must do a little math to compensate for that and of course, get out of the city to where there is clearer skies.