Post details: Skaters

12/06/06

Permalink Filed under: street photos Posted by simplephotography @ 02:08:13 am

Skaters

Yet another spot in Brussels, where they have built a nice skate park, all in concrete. It offers great opportunities for photographers, but when I was there, they boys stopped skating wherever I pointed my lens. I wanted a bigger angle and a less distracting background, but they were just too shy I guess. I'm going back every day though, until I have a good shot of a jumper close by, while also showing the whole construction of the thing. It will be a work of patience to wait for someone who has confidence enough or who just doesn't care that I take his picture.

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Comment from: StreetSceen [Member]
Cool action shot. It's hard to believe skate boarders are shy. They aren't shy here. They are sort of in your face out here.
Permalink 12/06/06 @ 04:32
Comment from: simplephotography [Member] · http://www.pbase.com/simplephotography
I think it's the same here. I must have stumbled upon a bunch of jokers I guess. I will return there though.
Permalink 12/06/06 @ 06:15
Comment from: conglom [Member] · http://www.artistlies.com
If they get used to you being around, they'll stop being shy. Patience will get you the shot.
Permalink 12/06/06 @ 11:01
Comment from: simplephotography [Member] · http://www.pbase.com/simplephotography
Don't know. I know that many photogs hang around there, but nobody actually enters their territory, and I do.
You see that long bench running in the middle of the picture? I was sitting in the corner at the far right end (you see a black pullover there) waiting for someone to jump on it so I could take a nice wide angle shot from below, but when I was there, nobody would jump it anymore.
Permalink 12/06/06 @ 13:37

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