I'll Be Around (Day 13 of 365) - a photo on Flickriver

I've begun a Photo a Day project, you can view and read about it here.

This was a homeless man in Pasadena. I work in Pasadena, and I have never seen this guy before. He was definitely not a regular. So, I was waiting for the bus to get my ride home, and I'm just taking pictures of different things that I will most likely post later. But, as I was taking pictures, I looked at him. I believe he noticed because he stood in front of me for about 4 minutes just kind of shaking, pulling his pants up, and mumbling to himself. I didn't know what to do, and also I was erasing my other card because I didn't do so the night before. So, as he was walking away, I pointed the camera at him. He turned around and came back in front of me. And I asked him "Do you want me to take your picture? I'd love to take your picture." He didn't answer, but kept standing there. So, I took about 7 or 8 shots. Most of them he was closing his eyes, because he was blinking a lot. But I got this photo. And it's definitely the best one. I love it. It's one of the best photos I've ever shot.

Oh yeah, and this is my first picture in Explore. : ) How awesome.

Taken in: United States / California / Pasadena / Downtown (show map)

Taken on: November 9, 2008

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Day 13

Los Angeles

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Canon 5D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4

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Sets appears in: • Canon 5D • City Life more » • Explore • Photo a Day Project « less

Groups appears in: • Los Angeles • Homeless more » • top-f [ 25+ faves ] • 100 Club (All pics must have been 'Favorited' at least 100 times • LAist Featured Photos • Canon EOS 5D Series • Homeless people all around the world • Extreme Bokeh • Epic Edits PhotoDump • !**Social Documentary Photography & events* Ich bin ein Berliner • *Little stories-pics with "soul"*:Invited photos only ! • Life is a movie! • Quality Portrait Photography • High Fidelity Photo Art • *Beauty in a Tragedy* • LA life-(POST- 6 COMMENT- 3) • PHOTOS FOND OF - POSTE 1 AND COMMENT 1 ! ATTENTION: NEW RULES! • You Know Why Homeless • Streets of mine • FaceScape • The WORST of My City • Street life...(Street photography / Street portraits) • Global Photography .....( Only the highest quality and compositi • Unity in Diversity (Comment on nearest2, Invite 1- Post many) • Global Economic Crisis • The Reynolds-Connery Scale of Awesomeness • Poker Face • What was not created to be beautiful, but is. • howtomakeit • Global Photojournalism; Protest, Culture, and News • FF50 • **NEW** Hardcore Street Life • DoF (Depth of Field) and Bokeh « less

Camera: Canon EOS 5D, f/1.4, 1/30 sec, 50mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D
Aperture:	f/1.4
Exposure Time:	0.033 sec (1/30)
Focal Length:	50mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
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