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Published: 2006-01-11 21:50:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 14856; Favourites: 179; Downloads: 3126
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i'm sure this hulking mass of cowboy would have kicked my blue-state ass back to los angele international if he knew i was making a sneaky photo.i'm sure.
guys who dress up like this, though, it makes me wonder if i've actually ridden a horse more than they.
dunno.
maybe.
maybe not.
whilst sitting on my happy ass for about an hour -- before the bastarrds that are america west informed me that my flight was cancelled -- i played hold 'em.
even got a full house.
i think the full house is my favourite hand.
truth-be-told one probably doesn't need a leica to shoot a sleeping subject ...
but .. to handhold a camera to make a photo at a quarter second ... having no mirrorslap ... really helps...
glad he didn't wake up and kick my ass.
'cause when he got up and walked around he must have been like 6'4"...
leica mp. 35/1.4 summilux. 1/4 at f/5.6 and a half. iford delta 400 (+1 to 800).
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p p p paaaaaaaaackage!! the only thing that would of made this even better is if that hat was on his head. good job! high five!
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Ah, Vegas airport.
The exposure in this is perfect.
I really want a fully manual camera but I'm not sure how easy it would be to work my way around it.
I'm looking at an R3a and a nokton 40/1.4 at the moment...
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thank you.
you totally should get a manual camera...
the r3a is amazing and so is your lens choice!
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If I were looking to spend that sort of money on a rangefinder, would there be any other camera/lens combinations you would recommend higher?
I like low light photography, and I like bokeh.
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i also like the zeiss zm and their 35/2.0. worked well for me.
for low-light, though, i strongly suggest a one-four lens like the voigtlander nokton! pretty damn good.
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Great Photo, really well composed, geat light and tone...i would be too scared to post it in case he saw it - and wanted compensation for not getting his permission!
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he was in an area designed for use by the public ... as long as i don't sell the image for use in a viagra ad ... he can't say crap!
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Good empahsis with the moving figuers to the time passsing as he sleeps. Great shot
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thank you!
the movement is one of my favourite parts of the photo!
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I think airports are the best place to get good pics of people....if u have the time and ur not running from one place to the other. You can find all kinds of people haha
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i love that the people in the back are in motio nand blurry, but he is perfectally still and sarp. really nice capture.
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I love these kind of photos!
On the real!
I like to call this kind of photograph "Stealthography".
Sweet shot!
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woo ha
er
yea ha
wonderful, i love snippets of life.
and that one vegas terminal begs for photos
congrats on sneaking the photo
shutter sound or not
usually pays off
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rofl. funny ass capture. i bet people watching you take the photo of this sleeping cowboy were wondering wtf you were doing.
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that's an easy handhold.
try 1/4!
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I won't even 
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there's so much personality in your photos, it's so incredible, I can't believe it. you capture everything so well at such good angles and stuff and i dont know what im saying
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heh those kind of people make me want to bash them over their head while they are sleeping. hmmmmm...
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Nice that he didn't hear the shutter. Should submit to leica with caption "so quiet, your subjects will never suspect a thing" -- or something a bit more catchy.
If it runs, send me a copy
Glad he didn't kick yer ass... like the way the lighting on his face turned out.
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Gawd, for a minute I thought he was my ex-stepdad...ends up when I looked at the full-view, it wasn't. But gawd, did it give me a start.
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hahaha Maybe too much gambling for him..
Cool picture
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This is a great, spontaneous capture. I really like the way the background is blurred in terms of focus and exposure. The subject is so sharp and stands out. I find it interesting also that the background seems almost futuristic or space age with the curves and lights yet we have a cowboy sitting up close. His hat the side is a nice touch, just making an appearance in the frame and almost blending into the dark seat.
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Very cool photo. Slight unsharp (or rather soft), but still very impressive... love the movement in the background.
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Even if he does awake soemtime later and you're seeting by him with ur leica it would be fun to induldge in a agme of bets on whihc airline gets delayed or on time.
There's a feel of calmness despite the hustle of the airport itself.
Nice one mate.
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looks like the guys I see often walking around the malls here 
love this shot - strike a pose .....
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hmmm,
you'd make a fine cowboy...
it's that whole, I am a man thang.
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i have roped cattle before!
'twas fun.
don't have boots, a buckle or hat though!
damn!
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were you out in Vegas for the AEE/AVN or CES or what? same terminal I flew out of coming home from the CES...
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no aee/avn or ces ...
new years!
seen the same terminal many many times!
hope you had fun!
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hope your blue-state ass arrived well at los angeles 
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This is 
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Hi chris,
he doesn't look that evel and am sure you'd made a good friend for a drink, a smoke while waiting for your flight. drinking coke and making those crosswords (you know, this magazine right next to his head, my mom, 86 is a big fan of this) ....just checked out the digital lab material your prints are made with....lucky bastard
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