A “Lucky” Street capture from 2020 , this picture is lucky for a number of reasons !
I considered any genuine Street picture to be a gift during 2020 as the world was under the Covid Cosh and my everyday life was on pause …
Street Photography really does rely on blind faith and optimism , its a act of rolling the dice repeatedly and expecting to win occasionally , this optimism was hard to find during 2020 amongst the uncertainty of the pandemic days but it did not abandon me completely !
Although I dedicated 2020 to documenting the Covid crisis I occasionally took a walk on the wild side and rolled the Street Photography dice, more as a form of light relief than a serious approach with high levels of expectation , low footfall and few opportunities to visit town ensured that the odds were stacked against even the most optimistic of photographers …
I had made a note of this “Yellow” location during a previous walk but had not invested much time here trying to get a shot , I don’t know what I expected to happen here as this is not a walkway but my instincts told me to be patient and hang about , I noticed a very cute looking red Micra car approaching my frame from the right and thought , that might look good against the yellow , then all of a sudden this bloke appeared from nowhere and triggered a immediate panicky response from me , a last gasp lucky firing of the shutter led to this “Perfectly Timed Capture” , truth be told I had not seen this bloke coming , if i had , I would of fired the shutter too early and the moment would of been missed , my last second panic appears to be more reliable than my considered “Street” approach , I know the harder you work the luckier you get but sometimes you need to recognise luck when it leaves its calling card ?
I had made a note of this “Yellow” location during a previous walk…
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