Wales v France

Seanalf · 31st March 2018, 13:51

Cardiff is amazing on match day, if you haven't been, then do! Crowds are huge and mostly behaved

I took more street shots than the game! Canon 7d, 70-200mm F4L, no flash

Wales v France 2018 by Sean Alabaster, on Flickr

Gate Keeper · 2nd April 2018, 19:04

I find character photos of local life fascinating. You did well Alf to capture them all. Thank you for sharing.

One of our guards asked if I could take his photo. It was completely unplanned. He said he wanted me to make him look attractive. I do not know if I was successful or not.

Seanalf · 4th April 2018, 18:21

Good angle, great photo buddy!

coolcat · 5th April 2018, 06:56

Great photos Sean, really capture the atmosphere well

Edited to take account of my inability to read names doh!!!!

Gate Keeper · 5th April 2018, 07:10

Thank you Jeff

If I may say, I do like the photos you take of the characters on track day at the race meetings you go to, especially the ones of the beautiful ladies

Somehow you make them look glamorous

Just commenting here in passing, but I do not like to take photos of the dispossessed or those who are down on their luck, although such photos carry a strong and powerful message if done right and if the person agrees to being photographed. There is a market for it I am sure if one is reflecting around the issues to do with poverty and how people struggle to make ends meet. One can argue there is a case not to hide it.

I have seen similar on freeview TV in the UK, those donkey adverts and children starving. How those images pluck away at the heart strings. Not sure what the answer is, sorry to divert.

Seanalf · 10th April 2018, 20:41

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Originally Posted by Gate Keeper

Thank you Jeff

If I may say, I do like the photos you take of the characters on track day at the race meetings you go to, especially the ones of the beautiful ladies

Somehow you make them look glamorous

Just commenting here in passing, but I do not like to take photos of the dispossessed or those who are down on their luck, although such photos carry a strong and powerful message if done right and if the person agrees to being photographed. There is a market for it I am sure if one is reflecting around the issues to do with poverty and how people struggle to make ends meet. One can argue there is a case not to hide it.

I have seen similar on freeview TV in the UK, those donkey adverts and children starving. How those images pluck away at the heart strings. Not sure what the answer is, sorry to divert.

Thanks for the comments, if you are talking about the guy with the long beard, he's a market seller. Has a portable stall selling flags, scarfs' etc on matchday

Gate Keeper · 10th April 2018, 23:39

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Originally Posted by Seanalf

Thanks for the comments, if you are talking about the guy with the long beard, he's a market seller. Has a portable stall selling flags, scarfs' etc on matchday

My comment does not relate to the market trader. I did say it is a comment in passing.

Seanalf · 12th April 2018, 18:53

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Originally Posted by Gate Keeper

My comment does not relate to the market trader. I did say it is a comment in passing.

No worries, I just wanted to clarify in case anyone else thought so

Gate Keeper · 12th April 2018, 23:05

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Originally Posted by Seanalf

No worries, I just wanted to clarify in case anyone else thought so

For sure, understood

In this low quality photo from 2016, the gent with the hat, turned on me aggressively shouting and demanding I pay him money. I was taking a photo of a market scene with a phone. He wouldn’t accept that it was an innocent photo on my part.

Seanalf · 17th April 2018, 19:15

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Originally Posted by Gate Keeper

For sure, understood

In this low quality photo from 2016, the gent with the hat, turned on me aggressively shouting and demanding I pay him money. I was taking a photo of a market scene with a phone. He wouldn’t accept that it was an innocent photo on my part.

I've never had a problem as yet, I normally show people if I get a funny look. Mind you, it probably helps that I'm an ex-prop with a shaved head, so people assume lol

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Gate Keeper This is my second home 4X4 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Nairobi Posts: 20,153 Thanks: 8,286 Thanked 7,017 Times in 4,160 Posts	I find character photos of local life fascinating. You did well Alf to capture them all. Thank you for sharing. One of our guards asked if I could take his photo. It was completely unplanned. He said he wanted me to make him look attractive. I do not know if I was successful or not.

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Gate Keeper This is my second home 4X4 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Nairobi Posts: 20,153 Thanks: 8,286 Thanked 7,017 Times in 4,160 Posts	Thank you Jeff If I may say, I do like the photos you take of the characters on track day at the race meetings you go to, especially the ones of the beautiful ladies Somehow you make them look glamorous Just commenting here in passing, but I do not like to take photos of the dispossessed or those who are down on their luck, although such photos carry a strong and powerful message if done right and if the person agrees to being photographed. There is a market for it I am sure if one is reflecting around the issues to do with poverty and how people struggle to make ends meet. One can argue there is a case not to hide it. I have seen similar on freeview TV in the UK, those donkey adverts and children starving. How those images pluck away at the heart strings. Not sure what the answer is, sorry to divert.