[wulinka]

there is a martial arts school in our neighbourhood and when I got back to our campus
today I was attracted by shouts from behind a wall. a couple hundred or so of the students
were practising there, both them and their coaches shouting.
I love their facial expressions.

I realise I should have used a flash but had not carried one with me today.
I was just using teh 350D and 50/1.4 lense.


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Thanks for looking!

Uli

[adam]

I love how the people in the background all do the same thing and form a pattern while the people infront train as well Can see they are training hard!

[matthew]

It's amazing to me that you can take photos of complete strangers so easily. For a couple of years I watched a group doing Tai Chi in a park on my way to work, but the only time I stopped I couldn't bring myself to actually photograph them.

[NT73]

Matthew.
A simple approach and say "do you mind if I take a photo" , "I really admire what you are doing"/flannel/ suck up. They can only say yes or no.

[wulinka]

yep, just ask. most of the time they actually don't mind, but it takes some guts to overcome your shyness.

Uli

[Irma]

I think this is the best to do NT, but I don't know if I were able to do it.

I will practice my best smile and my best and propper way of asking in German...

Very beautiful series Uli. I like very much the way you worked this series having few students in the foreground and the story in the backgroud. Wouldn't be able to pick a favorite here... all are part of the series and belong together....
Nice work.

[NT73]

I actually do both...asking and not asking depending how big and ferocious their dog is.

[Rabid Penguin]

yep, just ask. most of the time they actually don't mind, but it takes some guts to overcome your shyness.

Uli

Especially when they could beat you into the ground

[wulinka]

i don't think they had any intention to do so in this case