[Theme] How about photographers in action ?

[tommiejeep]

Keith, cool grab.  Love the guy with his Smartphone  .   
Tom

[John Geerts]

Cool shots, indeed.  The Smartphone guy gives it a very special detail

[MFloyd]

This might be some disturbing; but I found this picture on the net of an (unknown) photographer in Alep (Syria); just as a reminder that photography is not only taking lovely pictures of flowers and bugs:

[kruemmelkasper]

[BW]

This might be some disturbing; but I found this picture on the net of an (unknown) photographer in Alep (Syria); just as a reminder that photography is not only taking lovely pictures of flowers and bugs:

A well placed reminder that there is something else out there than noise at ISO 6400. If the picture is disturbing to anyone I suggest they go to Aleppo or Sana for their next holiday

[Almass]

This might be some disturbing; but I found this picture on the net of an (unknown) photographer in Alep (Syria); just as a reminder that photography is not only taking lovely pictures of flowers and bugs:

This is where photography gets silly and revolting.

This picture is staged and belongs to Juliette Binoche starring in the movie: A Thousand Times Good Night by Erik Poppe.

The story line is in Afghanistan and nothing to do with Aleppo and it is a film still.

It is a FILM and not a documentary!

Unfortunately, this is where people like MFloyd get deceived into the media lies and spin.


http://www.ferdyonfilms.com/2013/ciff-2013-a-thousand-times-good-night-2013/19680/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2353767/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl

[ColinM]

Thanks for the insight Almass.
I saw that film a few years ago and hadn't made the connection with the image posted above.

Actually although the situation in Afghanistan was maybe as desperate as Syria, I thought parts of the storyline in the film was a bit preposterous.

[BW]

I never suspected the picture to be anything but staged. But the fact remains, there are hardly any reason to be offendede by a picture from a war zone.

[MFloyd]

Sorry to have been misguided.

[tommiejeep]

MF, not to worry.   I actually quite like the image.  Having been in a few War Zones I can tell you that I saw more than a few 'posed' images.  In fact my brother-in-law was posed for a news clip during the first Gulf War.  Made it to BBC news, what a laugh  .  I, for one, have no desire to visit dangerous locations these days  and I only shoot flowers and bugs when bored .  Other folk have a real talent for shooting those things and get some stunning images.
Tom

[the solitaire]

Even though I have nothing but respect for war correspondents and photographers I would not want to trade places with them.

On a somewhat lighter note, photographers in action is somewhat of a favorite topic of mine because that allows me to photograph my girlfriend, who prefers to spend her time behind a camera rather then modelling

[Fons Baerken]

[basker]

Nice one, Fons! Got a little head rush from it.

[Fons Baerken]

thank you Sam

[tommiejeep]

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