Archimedes once said, “Give me a lever and a long enough fulcrum which to place it and I shall move the world.” And that’s exactly how I feel about the Panasonic GF1. Forthcoming is not a review of the GF1 but just some sentiments that are ruminating upstairs.
There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.
- Ansel Adams
“One Time” Panasonic GF1 + Olympus 17mm
So about this image. I had “One Time” from across the street and I knew he was coming my way. I had seen him before around my previous photo walks but this time the setting was just right. My GF1 was around my neck and as he approached(I was on the corner of the street) I began pressing that shutter until this last frame, he was right there, then tells me if I wanted to buy a chain, which I politely told him “no thanks” and then he replied “one time”.
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Generally speaking, Moriyama’s style and mine are quite different. What I like most about his work is the flow. You can feel his steps, and see what he sees. You can smell what he smells and hear what he hears. I like that.
Josh couldn’t be more right about Moriyama’s style and I concur 100%. When you see Daido in rhythm and motion(Stray Dog of Tokyo) what Josh says will resonate and then you’ll feel what I like calling the “Daido effect”.
Panasonic Lumix GF1 + Olympus 17mm f/2.8
These past two weeks have been filled with lots of emotions. First, I said good bye to a friend I only met for a few days – the Olympus EPL2 and secondly I greeted a new one – the Panasonic GF1, admired and coveted by many, and thirdly I got to photograph a small section of Little Havana.
Olympus EPL2
We photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing, and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth can make them come back again. We cannot develop and print a memory.
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
Olympus EPL2 + 17mm pancake
In a way I liked it. I was reminded of a scene from Daido Moriyama’s documentary. Diary of a Stray Dog. He was walking through a part of Tokyo that looked seemingly deserted. He seemed at home there. He photographed what he saw. Everything’s art, everything’s a memory.
- Josh White
I’ll make a confession. Most days I feel the urge to photograph, its just
something inside that tells me “go out there, just go” and time permitting, I often do as that voice tells me(figuratively speaking). I could be having a not so good day but photographing the faces, the drama, and the scenes that unfold on the streets makes me feel incredibly sedated and instantly better.
Today, was one of those days. The weather in Miami is incredibly unpredictable. One moment it will be the “Sunshine State” and just out of no where, the skies will turn black and torrential rain will pour for hours.
Lumix G1 + Hexanon 28mm MF (click to enlarge)
We all have moods. sometimes they swing up and sometimes they swing down, its just a way of life, and still other times we just wake up that way. Yesterday, one of the greatest visionaries of modern day history passed on – Steve Jobs. As a lover of all things “apple” I must say I was deeply saddened. I never met him, never even saw him in person anywhere, but I remember catching his live product announcements with a childish enthusiasm, they were just that powerful.
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