Apple iPhone 4, in a mall seating area along with all the other husbands, men and boys waiting for the wives, women and girls to swing by and pick us up after finishing shopping — there’s always something to fascinate a photographer.
Waiting’s not usually a problem. At least not for us “more mature” photographers.
Earl, your time spent waiting in the mall is much better spent. While waiting for my wife I just take a short nap.
Steve, I’d be a little worried to shut my eyes long enough to take a nap in most of these malls now, so I have to find other ways to entertain myself. :-)
I can’t stand waiting on places like this, I must be young then. ;-)
Ove….yes I’m sure that’s it. You’re very young, Ove, very young! :-)
I don’t like being in malls, whether I’m the shopper or not. They are noisy, crowded and the odor of consumerism is all over the place. I much prefer to be on the edges of these places or better yet outside of town. However, there are photo opportunities available which you have proven. Well seen!
Monte, the mall’s not my favorite place either. Say, i have to ask, what does the “odor of consumerism” smell like? ;-)
While I agree there’s a great deal of waste and over spending in our society, recently we’ve been experiencing the results of a sudden slow down in consumerism — it’s certainly not good. Lot of people are still hurting. I’m hoping for some common sense and a better balanced in the future for all of us.
Waiting got a lot easier in the age of the smartphone! :-)
Mark, yes, It certainly did! :-)
Waiting stinks, but when you’re taking photos and framing, then you’re doing it right! I’ve done a lot of time-lapse style photos this year and those seem to really test my patience, especially when I do it alone.
But waiting also gives us time to reflect..
Thank…NR
I find that malls are good places to walk and we take advantage of that during the winter here. It’s really a common practice since you can easily do a couple of miles relatively fast. I never bring my camera but if I had a small point-n-shoot I’d take it along. These are really very nice.
Ken, I’m late replying here…malls are great places to people watch and you can certainly do that while walking. A phone with a decent camera is nice in a situation like this because you don’t stand out while much while taking photos.
If I have a camera—which I almost always do, I always take photos while waiting. The problem is i almost never like them enough to post them, or I forget to even download them sometime. But, taking them certainly helps to pass the time. Yours, I like very much.
Anita…there are plenty of photos I’ve taken while waiting that later ended up being deleted. These are just a couple that happen to work. Thanks.
You spent your time waiting very productive! I didn’t realise that there are so many great photo opportunities in a shopping centre. However, it’s ususally me who does the shopping and after that I try to leave the mall as quickly as possible to get some fresh air :) Perhaps next time, I shouldn’t rush so much and take my camera with me.
Martina, I believe there’s photo opportunities everywhere…we just need to have our eyes and minds open to them. Waiting can be very productive if given the chance.
You shopping? Noooooo! :-)
Earl, I just thought you should know, I’ve kept seeing that first image in my mind all week! It’s remarkable what a cell phone can do (technically), but my point is that it doesn’t matter HOW it was captured, a good image is a good image!
Colin, thanks…whenever I come across this image I still stop and look at it a few moments myself. There’s something about it? I’m glad to know you’ve felt it too.