Get-Pushed Challenge #609
For my challenge, my partner suggested a photo of something that you are uncomfortable with. I had every intention of chatting up these fellows and asking permission to photograph them. (Chatting with strange people was the fear I was going for.) While they gave me permission to to photograph them, they weren't biting at the chitchat. So this challenge was 100% successful to me. Although it was fun watching them.
@allsop I thought "how hard could it be to get them talking about something they obviously like doing?" Hard. They weren't into chat today, with me anyway. Nothing going on in town that I could go to get "stranger" portraits. So this is the best I could do today and probably better than another knitting photo. Thanks for the challenge.
excellent shot, Kathy. aces! when i had to shoot some young fellows (and some not-so-young anymore) at the skateboard park near where i used to live, they don't care about any chitchat. one guy said 'take all the photos you want!' i had a really good shot of a guy in mid-air and had it printed. he was quite elated and showed it to his buddies then they continued on with their activity. i supposed if it was a young lady trying to take their photo they'd be more receptive. too bad, the young ladies around there were also skateboarding and were better than the most of the guys.
@30pics4jackiesdiamond Thanks Jackie. I will tag it. You know, I didn't really even notice the shadow until I read your comment. @Dawn Thanks Dawn. @summerfield Same experience. I didn't even get a chance to see if they wanted any of the shots. Their loss I guess. No, this old gray-haired lady wouldn't have interested them at all and quite frankly, that's ok. I had fun and would have stayed longer if they had been doing some different tricks. @onewing Thank you Babs. I would have like to have gone somewhere with more people, but alas, that was not to be today. @wakelys Thank you Sue. I feel uncomfortable unless there's a big crowd not asking for permission.
I'm not surprised they didn't want to talk- the whole point of being there is twofold- show off what you can do and improve on what you can't by doing it over and over again! Good shot!
@grammyn Thanks Katy. My skill for catching the one in the air was to turn on the continuous shooting. Easier than pushing the shutter continuously. @tunia Thank you Tunia. It was fun. @sunnygirl Thank you Mallory. I had several I liked and it was hard to choose. @shutterbug49 Thanks Debbie. He probably showed the most skill, even while falling off it once and getting his balance, of all of the fellows. @olivetreeann Ah Ann. I guess you're right. They needed to practice. Thank you. @illinilass Thanks Dorothy. @allsop Thank you Andrew. @jamibann Thanks Issi. I guess I get it. Why would they want to chat with me. @casablanca Thank you Casa. @kjarn Thanks Kathy. Wish I could say that it was planned, but I didn't notice it until it was mentioned above. I was too focused on the guys. @walksnaplove Thank you Bec. I wandered around the "park" and took photos from several places. I didn't notice that until I read your comment. You can tell I don't actively think about composition. Serendipity is my friend. @cocobella Thanks Corinne. @pusspup Thanks Wylie. @mcsiegle I appreciate the vote of support Mary. Thank you. @bobbic Thank you Bobbi. @craftymeg Thanks Meg.
@skipt07 interesting that you mention that. My youngest brother had one, maybe about 50 years +/- ago. He fell and broke his front tooth and my dad took a sledge hammer to it. That was the end of his skateboarding.
@Dawn Thanks Dawn.
@summerfield Same experience. I didn't even get a chance to see if they wanted any of the shots. Their loss I guess. No, this old gray-haired lady wouldn't have interested them at all and quite frankly, that's ok. I had fun and would have stayed longer if they had been doing some different tricks.
@onewing Thank you Babs. I would have like to have gone somewhere with more people, but alas, that was not to be today.
@wakelys Thank you Sue. I feel uncomfortable unless there's a big crowd not asking for permission.
@tunia Thank you Tunia. It was fun.
@sunnygirl Thank you Mallory. I had several I liked and it was hard to choose.
@shutterbug49 Thanks Debbie. He probably showed the most skill, even while falling off it once and getting his balance, of all of the fellows.
@olivetreeann Ah Ann. I guess you're right. They needed to practice. Thank you.
@illinilass Thanks Dorothy.
@allsop Thank you Andrew.
@jamibann Thanks Issi. I guess I get it. Why would they want to chat with me.
@casablanca Thank you Casa.
@kjarn Thanks Kathy. Wish I could say that it was planned, but I didn't notice it until it was mentioned above. I was too focused on the guys.
@walksnaplove Thank you Bec. I wandered around the "park" and took photos from several places. I didn't notice that until I read your comment. You can tell I don't actively think about composition. Serendipity is my friend.
@cocobella Thanks Corinne.
@pusspup Thanks Wylie.
@mcsiegle I appreciate the vote of support Mary. Thank you.
@bobbic Thank you Bobbi.
@craftymeg Thanks Meg.