Unplanned portrait session at the skating park

Last week I checked my local park, had camera with me but it was past magic hour actually, the best light went away and I almost was not going to unholster it. But, sometimes things just go their own unplanned way!

I spent 15 minutes at the scooters velodrome spot just enjoying the sight - when and one of the boys approached me and asked if I can take a picture of him and his bike. "Why not", I said - and finished taking half dozen captures instead of one.

(By the way - which version you would like more - color or monochrome?.. )

The funny thing was that he had a junior brother...

...who did not mind to get a portrait too.

I took one unstaged paparazzi-style close-up portrait (photo above) and a staged one, portrait with his fave bike (photo below). Again - it turns out that unstaged capture beats the staged one.

Perhaps that is all for today. Hope you enjoyed this very little walk and - quite a minimalistic - portrait session. See you next time!

location:	St.Petersburg, Russia	July 2025	natural light
camera/lens:	Canon 5dm3	Canon 70-200mm	raw-conv
f/2.8	t 1/125	ISO 125	--

All images taken by me, copyright (c) @qwerrie

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