Come over here, you’ll be able to practice in cloudy conditions as much as you like! Actually it does make it really difficult, if there’s no light and shadow to play with them you’re going to have to find some very interesting content. We should collaborate on a book. Aix and Bath are twinned and so something that both cities share. We know it’s not the weather, that’d be too easy….one page a clever composition, bright with intricate light and shadow. On the opposite page one from me of someone walking along amongst a huge expanse of mid grey nothingness 😉

Yes, LCD will make for more candid shots, still the he battery problem for me though.

When I’m with my Fuji XE2, I sometimes use the viewfinder but never when I’m on the street. One of the reason is that I like the low PoV and I don’t want to kneel each time I take a shot. Keeping my camera at chest level is the best that works for me. Even if I photography head on I keep using the LCD. I feel that it’s less intimidating when you use the LCD instead of the viewfinder for the person being photographed because my camera might be closer to the subject, but I’m not.
I’m stuggling to find some blogposts lately. I might do one on the picture you mentionned (the filming lights). Another Contact Sheet I guess. Yesterday I was in Aix and was pleased that the wheather was not that sunny. I like more and more photographying in these situations. Less light and shadows and much more interesting. Well nothing really serious back home, but the pleasure was different. I’m also trying as you saw to integrate more blur in my work. And of course I need cloudy days to work on that 😉

Okay, agreed to a certain extent. When I started reading I wanted to hit you with some facts, but in your defence you did cover both sides of the argument really well. I’m guilty of constantly using the viewfinder, even with Street and that’s possibly habit more than anything, but I have to say I like to see the frame without glare or distraction. You’re correct, with my Rangefinder I can see what’s entering the scene, that mostly depends on which lens I’m using and the corresponding frame lines. I did use the LCD once, just to try it, never touched it again and it’s off permanently so even a 2 second preview doesn’t display…saves the crappy Leica battery. Anyway, I’d struggle to focus at f/0.95 without the viewfinder, but with Street I’m using a 35mm lens and f/11 and just between me and you I’ve recently begun shooting a bit more from the hip (don’t tell anyone otherwise I’ll be joining you in the tower!) which if nothing else save my knees and back aching! The only other thing I’d say about using my viewfinder is that I’m manually adjusting for exposure, so I need to clearly see the meter.

Agree with blogposts; Write one about “Why FB/IG/500px/WSP/100kFollowers wont help your photography”….I tried and go a massive 11 readers 😉

The images are what count and boy do they on this post. The shot of (possibly) filming lights with the lady and her finger to her lips is pure gold. As are the tattoo arm and girl in dress and the last shot, although you need to watch your shutter speed it’s all blurry :-))