Yeah, having trouble pooping certainly will suck.

Sadly, I don’t have a mirror less camera.

I’m not that old!

That said...

I got cold busted! Actually, I wish she had asked about it so I could’ve gotten a release and sent her a copy.

To answer a few questions and points, I was using a new 50mm lens I got as a gift. Manual focus, and I was focused on her hair. The head turn was unexpected, as I was just playing with DoF. I am actually pleased with the composition, as her face may be pointed right but her eyes are back towards me, to the left on her face. Plus, the shot emphasizes all the people watching the event unfolding on the stage but this person looks back. Had I framed her to the left, two heads would’ve dominated the frame. Anyway, I am proud of the photo and I appreciate all of the feedback you’ve given me.

Yeah, the focus is off a bit. I was playing with a new lens, and wasn’t expecting her to turn her head.

Possible, she was just a couple of seats away and I was happily snapping away.

Great photo!

I took this photo at my daughter's university graduation. No, this is not her. Any thoughts? I've also made it B/W, but for some reason I cannot find the file.

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I agree, but again you have that slight difference between street photography and photojournalism, whether you leave it a bit loose to help capture the chaos of life in the city or crop it down to catch a single person in a crowd.

And if you think NatGeo doesn't crop, well... how close do you think their photogs get to wild cheetahs?

I always overshoot a scene, so I have to crop to get the image I was going for. However, I do have a tendency to fall back into "photojournalist" mode, cropping too tight onto the subject and eliminating "wasted space." Quickly learning to break that habit, realizing that what I would've called "wasted space" from a photojournalists' standpoint is called "visual interest" in street photography. And yeah, it is.

Yeah, that one came out way cooler than I thought it would. Thanks!

Yeah, that one came out way cooler than I thought it would. Thanks!

Yeah, the reflections really added layers of depth.

I took a walk up one side of the street and down the other, taking pictures all the way. I used a Holga lens for my Canon, it makes a really cool halo and some funky lighting. Took 100 photos, here are three of my favorites.