Life offers a lot of subjects to write about in our blogs. I like to accompany my writing with pictures which, as everyone knows, "are worth a thousand words." However, that's not always possible, and as I don't like to borrow from the internet, I let the subjects wait...
Sometimes, I browse through my picture archive, and come up with the conclusion that it's very true what they say about dogs and kids 'stealing the show'. I always take an additional look at this kind of pictures as they give me much fun and pleasure.
dog watching his owner eat; expecting to be treated with leftovers
kid and pigeons - heartwarming sight!
boy and girl curiously contemplating the chickens in the enclosure
happy baby in Grandma's arms
I often ask myself what makes a more powerful photo: an individual or a group? The answer is: both.
The indvidual kiosk owner, surrounded by colorful fruit and veggies, squeezing them to get juice for his thirsty customers; the solo arab woman making the pita bread to be sold with 'labane' - make very attractive, powerful photos.
kiosk owner squeezing fruit to get juice (pic.taken in the evening)
arab woman preparing the dough for the pita bread
So do groups. See below, the group of japanese ice-cream 'lickers' (Moscow Red Square) , and the group of musicians performing in the city square of Prague. Both groups got an 'audience':)
japanese tourists licking ice cream in Moscow
musical band performing in the main city square
I'm not surprised when beautiful setting gets overshadowed by people. It's always people that draw the most attention. Who cares about the lovely tree on the Mound with stairs leading to it, when nearby there's a chat going on between what seems like father and daughter dialogue.
The red painted military lookout on the strategical top of Mt Hermon at the border with Lebanon, makes no impression whatsoever without the young , lively soldiers that stay on it day and night.
father &daughter chatting outside the Habima theater building, TA
soldiers at the border Israel- Lebanon, up on the mountain
Anyway, I like to have people of all ages in the pictures I shoot. Human presence adds interest and value to whatever else appears in those pictures: buildings, landscape, food, critters.
Photography, even the simplest one like mine, from a 'point and shoot' little camera, can definitely enrich both the blog and my knowledge of things.
