After looking at the world in pairs in yesterday's post, today let's honour the number three. (click on picture for high res) Leica M9 with 50mm Summicron at F2.8, 1/500, ISO160
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The umbrellas dance
Find an umbrella and a partner, you'll be ready to join the umbrellas dance. (click on picture for high res) Leica M9 with 35mm Lux Asph at F2.8, 1/125, ISO320
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Pasta for lunch
This lonesome man was fishing on the shores of Lake Geneva this morning. I started chatting with him and soon spotted a dozen perches in his bucket, a delicatessen from the Lake. No, he said "At lunch I am having pasta" with a not so Swiss accent. To which I replied, you must be Italian […]
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Kill Bill – The Geneva conspiracy
With its banks, diplomats, oil magnates and luxury brands, wouldn't Geneva be a wonderful setting for a next installment of the Kill Bill series ? (click on picture for high res) Leica X1 at 36mm, F4.5, 1/250, ISO200
Any street photographer that uses extensively wide angles lenses has to deal with distortion. Be it vertical, horizontal or barrel shaped, the forms of depicted elements will start to converge or diverge. Ultimately, the scene your experienced will be rendered in a different way than your initial vision**. While an unalterable attribute of film days, […]
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Interviewed by 121clicks.com
To discover this 121clicks.com interview with an extensive selection of pictures (and a fun quick questions section), please click on the picture or link below. http://121clicks.com/interviews/interview-with-street-photographer-yanidel As for the picture below, "The angel guardian", selected by 121clicks.com to illustrate the interview, it was taken in 2008 in the Paris metro. I am not particularly fond […]
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The Geneva Jet d’eau in B&W
The jet d'eau (water fountain) is Geneva's most famous landmark. It can be seen from all around the bay and sometimes as fair as 100 kilometers away. I did not have to go that far this morning and went for a shoot in the old city as well as the shores of Lake Geneva. It […]
While in Paris, I had the pleasure to go out for a shoot with Philippe Blayo, a passionate street photographer. Philippe took a couple of pictures of me in action so it resulted as good opportunity for a new "The shooter shot" entry. (click on pictures for high res) The outing ended with a beer […]
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The red stockings
When legs can do all the talking. Note that I found out later on that this girl was actually a street artist that sang classical French songs for a few coins. PS : The artist recognized herself in this picture. Discover everything about Mademoiselle Michelle here : http://www.mademoiselle-michelle.com Leica M9 with 60mm Hexanon at F2.8, […]
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10 symptoms of click addiction
Click addiction : To take pictures when nothing of interest happens. 1) Your index finger has become L shaped. (and your thumb too since you got an Iphone) 2) You usually take 15 pictures of each scene, and hope the decisive moment is somewhere in the burst. 3) Your girlfriend has just dumped you. She […]