River Roots

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I’m not choosing today. I refuse.

Went down to the River Roots Festival about 2 hours before meeting up with friends. I shot much of it, concentrating on people and the scale of the boats. I may actually end up publishing the whole set to a blog post because it was such a photogenic afternoon.

The other day I spoke about framing the shot and waiting for the right moment in the Taft Museum post. Visualizing what I wanted and waiting for that exact moment to happen instead of aiming toward something in progress. All three of these are examples of that. I waited for the boats to line up, the people to align, and motion to naturally happen.

The kid, I think, spotted me with my camera and cheesed for it while running into frame. I love it because there’s little chance of identifying him, but you get that sense of childish fun regardless. I shot these in B&W on the Zf’s special setting; the late evening light made for perfect contrast.

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