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Strumica morning… Birds

Early morning from my balcony in my old house in Strumica. Birds, birds, birds…insomnia… I am standing with my camera trying to catch them, so this is one of the first I managed to pull out of the RAW files. Reminds me of Hitchcock’s movie “Birds”.

Canon 40D + EF 17-40mm f/4 L

Canon EF 135mm f/2 L – finally here

Today I was very happy when I received a call from my photo store telling me that my Canon EF 135mm f/2 L is  waiting me to pick it up. I grabbed my bag, went to the store and took my “precious” home.

Here is it, the Canon EF 135mm f/2 L with the ET-78II Lens hood

And here is it next to the Canon EF 17-40mm F/4 L

I got it too late in the afternoon so I was unable to find any victim to try the new lens with. But I hope tomorrow I will be able to take some.

Ghost on the dock

Canon 40D + EF 17-40mm f/4 L toned in PS (birds added in PS too)

Inhuman action!

Today while I was walking through the center of Skopje, a small boy grabbed my leg and started asking for money. My first reaction was to take the camera and shoot surprised by the sight I was seeing (although an inhuman action here is the shot) … I felt sorry for the kid so I gave him a few bucks and suddenly the agonizing expression on his face disappeared, he started to smile and asked if he can take a picture of me with my camera… No way in the world that would happen!

Canon 40D + 17-40mm f/4 L

This “inhuman action” got me thinking, as a (hobby) photographer I can take amazing pictures of people in pain, they are always dramatic, emotional. But what right do I have to document their pain and suffering in the name of art, if it can be called that. Is giving money to this boy a way to justify my taking advantage of his situation. Should I take a picture the next time I see someone crying or should I walk away. How would I feel if we switched places and I was not the man with the big camera? The moral dilemma is obvious.