Lewis Hamilton In Red
The car you drive in Formula One makes a great difference, even though this fact usually has different interpretations depending on the subject.
Originally published on May 23, 2017
This set of images is impromptu, or should I say, came out of making good of situations. Long exposure images fascinate me and are most exciting when making them myself. The intent was to make long-exposure images at the newly built Kwame Nkrumah interchange, catching red tails.
Halfway through the journey, I realized I had forgotten my tripod (I think I have a fair idea why that happened), but I wasn’t going back, besides, I’d already paid two troski (bus) fares.
I wasn’t sure what to do when I got to my destination. Street photography is a tricky thing, folks are not too nice when you pull out a camera and start taking pictures. I walked a few meters from the bus stop to the railway crossing, crossed the road, walked under the overpass, and got a seat at a pedestrian crossing. My time there resulted in these images.
I think I’m done with this spot, and I got to get moving. It’s rush hour, and people will make an interesting subject but I wasn’t ready for any confrontation, so I sidelined that idea.
At this point, I was leaning on the walls of the interchange’s lorry park then these colorful busses caught my attention. These colorful rickety buses drive past nice buildings.
Wait a minute, I have a telephoto lens and these fellows in orange have my attention now. These were maintenance workers wrapping up for the day. I swapped my lens, and these happened.
And yes, there were these bike dudes too. Can’t tell where they were heading to, but I bet there was money involved, and they can’t wait to get there.
I wasn’t sure if I was satisfied with the images I’ve made, but the sun was going down and I wasn’t going to be of any good use without my tripod. This time of the day is always beautiful when it’s clear. The sunset hue, the beautifying shade, and you can’t miss it when it falls on a yellow bus.
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