Day of the Dead actually is a three-day celebration, ending November 2nd. I can’t resist slipping in another timely portrait, captured by Tom Waterhouse on May 10, 2008. He shot self-titled “I Just Have To Make One More Call, He Said” using Panasonic DMC-FX100. Vitals: f/4.8, ISO 80, 1/100 sec, 16.6mm. I picked the pic for being interesting and for bokeh, composition, perspective, and the photographer recognizing opportunity.
In 2015, Tom takes the Fujifilm X100T to the streets, where his focus is facial character. “I’m currently trying to make a serious attempt at becoming a credible street photographer”, he says. I say: He’s earned his street cred.
I love his candid style, and his camera is the right tool (in competent hands) for street shooting. I owned and sold the X100T and regret giving up the digicam. I’m satisfied with the Fuji X-T1 that replaced the fixed-lens shooter, just wish I had kept both. Tom calls the X100T his “weapon of choice”. That’s right!!
I came to Tom’s photostream by way of self-titled “Red Hot Riding Hood“, which has over 75,000 views. But the image and caption tell an incomplete story, because of another pic removed from his photostream. I am curious what it was. From London but living in Geneva, Tom joined Flickr in February 2007.
Photo Credit: Tom Waterhouse