Tourist in Cascais, Portugal

Yes, I was a tourist, in Cascais, Portugal but I don’t know if I made an interesting subject for any photographers. This gentleman caught my attention as he so precisely framed his shot. I’m not sure what first caught my eye — his colorful shirt or the pink cell phone. Later, when I looked at the image on a computer screen, I became aware of his facial expression, and his finger poised for action. Shooting on the street is like that, sometimes. Shooting quickly, and not wanting to draw attention to ourselves, we often find little surprises in what we capture. I teach people to scan the edges of the frame, making sure to include everything needed, and nothing that is unnecessary to the photo, before releasing the shutter. It’s an excellent bit of advice and I shall continue to give it — often much more than I follow it.

Often, I convert my street captures into black & white. I guess that I feel that color distracts. Well, certainly not in this case. For me, the pink phone is the key to the image. Selective color, you ask. Turn the image into B&W, but keep the phone pink. Ah, I did selective color a few times, about 2002. I’m over it.

Image captured with an Olympus OMD-EM10-ii and Zuiko 45mm lens in Cascais, Portugal. Thanks to my beautiful friends, Conceição Araújo and José António Araújo.

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