Street life Photography: July 2014

" From the beginning, we are taught to freeze motion. The fastest shutter speeds get all the glory; I think it’s partly our weird addiction to perfect sharpness in all areas of the image. But the sense of motion created by a slower shutter speed brings energy and life to a photograph. The longer I photograph, the more comfortable I become at the slower end of the shutter dial. I already have nearly 30 years of usually sharp photographs under my belt and I’m no longer asking, “Are they sharp?” I’m asking, “Are they alive?” David DuChemin.

As I am trying to master panning and use slow shutter speed I am learning how a subject can be gracefull even if its blur. Here some of the photos I took in Parque Fundidora at Monterrey, Mexico. Are they sharp? None but to me they are alive! Thanks to Barbara Pe and Xavier Aguirre for being part of this practice session. Great company at the end we were all wet but that's part of the fun.