Street Snapper

I got lucky with this one.

Or, another way of looking at it is: I stayed sharp.

I noticed these two fellas mirroring each other. And that provided me with an opportunity.

But the only reason this photo happened is:

I was looking for it.

Not this scene in particular. But any scene that matched the simple human moment philosophy I work with.

This quote from Elliot Erwitt sums it up best:

“All the technique in the world doesn’t compensate for the inability to notice.”
Elliot Erwitt

But that’s the real crux of the matter.

Because I was alert to the things around me, I saw these two from further back.

All I had to do was hope they didn’t move. Get close enough and snap the photo.

Because the hard work was done — spotting the photo opportunity.