We’ve all done it , missed the shot !
“The Shot” is a interesting description , “ A Shot ” exists either side of the moment you’ve just missed , why are the frames either side of the missed moment, not “The Shot” ?
Sometimes they are , I don’t want to go down the “ Decisive Moment “ rabbit hole but the “ The Shot “ description is not a truly definitive declaration !
I was reminded of this dilemma this week when I posted a landscape picture on Twitter from my on-going A48 project , this picture is unusual for me , I was setting up a still quiet landscape photograph that suddenly became a fleeting ambiguous moment ?
The moment before this shot , offers a visual explanation , inviting the viewer to complete the narrative , visual explanations are not always a good idea !
Let the viewer do some of the lifting , I think the “Ambiguity” adds value here , a unexpected narrative that vanished as quickly as it appeared ?
Did it become a Street Photograph ?
I’m not going there !
Hot Water , No 45 , The A48 project , 2020
The picture above could be described as the moment after the moment , at the time I thought the activity before this view was of greater significance but I missed that moment …… , I’m not unhappy with this picture , in fact I like the surprise element of this fleeting capture .
Strange how your best pictures are always the ones you miss , they live longest in the memory !
This humble location, image and scenario still feels like unfinished business to me , I will return !
I’m not too proud to return , repeat , fail and repeat until I capture the moment this place wants to give me !
While on the subject of missing stuff , I discovered a detail in one of my best known Brexit themed images this week that took me by surprise !
This picture is from a summer carnival not a political protest , I think the religious folk and the anti-Brexit folk collided here ?
This 5 year old image is rich in detail , it gets better with age .
I love discovering these little serendipitous elements that take on a new significance with hindsight ?
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