I took this picture using a Minolta 35mm film camera back in 1996. The man on horseback is practicing
yabusame - an ancient style of Japanese archery, done from horseback.
I stood next to the roped off area and tried to capture the archer by using a flash and panning. I didn't really know what I was doing so the shot didn't come out the way I wanted. But after looking at it over the years, I thought the motion and speed was more interesting than a frozen-frame picture of the archer that was clear and crisp. I'd be interested to see if there are other opinions, though.
One other related thing--my blog pal Gerry Gomez over at "
There Is The World" suggested that I put a copyright mark into my photos. I had some help but figured out how to do this, so yesterday's and today's photos have a mark on them (thanks Gerry!).
Another photo tomorrow...
This is the moving walkway that connects Concourses B and C in the United Air Lines terminal at Chicago's O'Hare airport. I'm going through this phase of being fascinated with slow-shutter speed, motion capturing pictures. O'Hare is a great place to do this, because I see it as a metaphor for the hustle and bustle of business travel.
This is a night shot of the Sentinel Building located in the North Beach neighborhood in San Francisco. I took a time exposure on this which, to me, helps symbolize the non-stop activity that occurs in San Francsico, particularly in this neighborhood.
I took this picture using a Minolta 35mm film camera back in 1996. The man on horseback is practicing yabusame - an ancient style of Japanese archery, done from horseback.
