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I was in New York last week, enjoying the sunset at Pier 17 when an event unfolded in front of us...
We didn't actually see the initial incident, but it quickly became apparent that a man was in the East River under the Brooklyn Bridge, apparently having attempted suicide (although that was just speculation from those around us, it's hard to think of another reason), our understanding is that he survived.
To my surprise, I started snapping away and although I only had 150mm available to me, was able to see fairly well what was going on and captured a lengthy sequence, a few of which are displayed as follows: http://www.chrisharrison.smugmug.com/gallery/7421545_xdiGV#478736938_yyaMU.
Is this 'ok', particularly as I've now 'shared' them? Had you asked me beforehand, I would have said that I would not have taken photos, and although my family was ok with the photos, they were also quite surprised that I took them (I'm just generally not that sort of person). If anything I think it was the interest in seeing a helicopter so low under the Brooklyn Bridge that kicked the photographer in me into action, I was quite selective in terms of the rescue shots I took, and made sure that the actual person involved was featured in very few photos (he is nowhere near identifiable in any of them)
Thoughts?
We didn't actually see the initial incident, but it quickly became apparent that a man was in the East River under the Brooklyn Bridge, apparently having attempted suicide (although that was just speculation from those around us, it's hard to think of another reason), our understanding is that he survived.
To my surprise, I started snapping away and although I only had 150mm available to me, was able to see fairly well what was going on and captured a lengthy sequence, a few of which are displayed as follows: http://www.chrisharrison.smugmug.com/gallery/7421545_xdiGV#478736938_yyaMU.
Is this 'ok', particularly as I've now 'shared' them? Had you asked me beforehand, I would have said that I would not have taken photos, and although my family was ok with the photos, they were also quite surprised that I took them (I'm just generally not that sort of person). If anything I think it was the interest in seeing a helicopter so low under the Brooklyn Bridge that kicked the photographer in me into action, I was quite selective in terms of the rescue shots I took, and made sure that the actual person involved was featured in very few photos (he is nowhere near identifiable in any of them)
Thoughts?
. I remember a picture of a naked burnt i think girl running away from something in a LIFE magazine years ago horrifying to see but memorable and thats what makes a good photograph.