Last week I checked my local park, had camera with me but it was past magic hour actually, the best light went away and I almost was not going to unholster it. But, sometimes things just go their own unplanned way!
I spent 15 minutes at the scooters velodrome spot just enjoying the sight - when and one of the boys approached me and asked if I can take a picture of him and his bike. "Why not", I said - and finished taking half dozen captures instead of one.
(By the way - which version you would like more - color or monochrome?.. )
The funny thing was that he had a junior brother...
...who did not mind to get a portrait too.
I took one unstaged paparazzi-style close-up portrait (photo above) and a staged one, portrait with his fave bike (photo below). Again - it turns out that unstaged capture beats the staged one.
Perhaps that is all for today. Hope you enjoyed this very little walk and - quite a minimalistic - portrait session. See you next time!
| location: | St.Petersburg, Russia | July 2025 | natural light |
| camera/lens: | Canon 5dm3 | Canon 70-200mm | raw-conv |
| f/2.8 | t 1/125 | ISO 125 | -- |
All images taken by me, copyright (c) 
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