America, America, God's shed his grace on thee

ffarl · Feb 12, 2014

Hey Lew, I like the pic. Hang on to it because I'm hoping that is hand sanitizer nonsense is a laughable part of our history sooner than later.

In order to accuse someone of exploitation, you have to suppose that you know their motives. It's a slippery slope you'll never catch me on. I used to get pissed that the ONLY photos you saw of my hometown (Detroit) depicted it in a negative light. Photographers generally have their gear with them, and dang em all to heck if they don't get some shots of anything interesting they see. It's what they do.

The subjects of this photo are interesting. Good capture.

ffarl · Feb 12, 2014

Also, when I hear this song from here on, I will hear it as: "God's shed, His grace on thee", as in "God has shed his grace on his own shed", and I will giggle quietly to myself.

The_Traveler · Feb 12, 2014

God's Shed

bribrius · Feb 12, 2014

sashbar said:
Intricate composition. Amazing light. Sophisticated colour palette. All these things make a good street shot. But it does not mean a street shot HAS to have all that to be good. Sometimes a straight, simple in your face shot is as effective and probably better, especially if the style reflects the content, the idea and the feeling.
I like the fact that the composition is simple, the colours are telling but not "artistic". Everything is mundane about this shot. Anyone could take it. Anyone with a camera. Or a phone. There is nothing sophisticated about this shot. Yet it IS sophisticated because the style beautifully complements the content. In a way it is a sort of a 'pop shot' as in 'pop art'. I have no idea whether it was intentional, I doubt Lew was thinking in these terms, he just saw it and snapped it, but it does not matter at all. We have here what we have. A dumb shot of a dumb pair in a dumb environment. And I like it. I am not saying it is a great shot (probably it is not dumb enough to be great), but it is an interesting shot to me.
And as a foreigner I do not care whether it is Americana or Canadiana. I know the type. You can give the guy a Union Jack t- shirt, change some brands on the table, and it will be a perfect Anglicana. The Great Culture of Dumb Folks is universal.
When I look at this picture I imagine the god himself descended on this party on a big shiny parachute. Because that is how these people would look like if they actually saw Jesus. Or an emu. Or a can of baked beans. Or me.
Just my 5 p. and a can of Coke.

tad quick with the dumb assumption, in my opinion.