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Wendy's worst fears were confirmed when she recognized the crispy golden wing outside the KFC was all that remained of her best friend, Mildred. Frank, on the other hand, couldn't seem to care less.
Wendy's worst fears were confirmed when she recognized the crispy golden wing outside the KFC was all that remained of her best friend, Mildred. Frank, on the other hand, couldn't seem to care less.
New York, NY, USA
Sooner or later, a given scene will force you to choose between being a passive observer or an active participant. Take for example, a disoriented blind man in an underground subway system headed toward the train tracks. The elapsed time between witnessing what is happening and understanding what is about to happen is probably 5-8 seconds. The time it takes for me to pull out my camera and compose image is probably 3-4 seconds. In that time, our surprisingly fast moving blind subject could have easily walked right off the platform onto the tracks. Would a quick snap just before that decisive moment be unethical? Probably. Would it have been awesome? I’ll let you decide. In the end, I acted reflexively to prevent at least one possibility. I can tell you that our blind subject was redirected up the stairs, through security and on to the street. It cost me a photo that could have been. The photo I wanted probably occurs about 3-4 seconds after this moment and if you are familiar with Todd Gross (Insta: @todd_gross) you can probably guess where I was going with this moment.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/quarlo/33601782868/in/photostream/
Sooner or later, a given scene will force you to choose between being a passive observer or an active participant. Take for example, a disoriented blind man in an underground subway system headed toward the train tracks. The elapsed time between witnessing what is happening and understanding what is about to happen is probably 5-8 seconds. The time it takes for me to pull out my camera and compose image is probably 3-4 seconds. In that time, our surprisingly fast moving blind subject could have easily walked right off the platform onto the tracks. Would a quick snap just before that decisive moment be unethical? Probably. Would it have been awesome? I’ll let you decide. In the end, I acted reflexively to prevent at least one possibility. I can tell you that our blind subject was redirected up the stairs, through security and on to the street. It cost me a photo that could have been. The photo I wanted probably occurs about 3-4 seconds after this moment and if you are familiar with Todd Gross (Insta: @todd_gross) you can probably guess where I was going with this moment.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/quarlo/33601782868/in/photostream/
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