ON MIRO'S STEPS

This image was created outside the Joan Miro Foundation in Barcelona. I was casually composing a shot of the foreground statue with the lamp posts and flag poles when the man in the background just came along and stood briefly with his hat in his hand. His positioning was perfect and adds strength and balance to the image. I wondered later if this was a special service provided by the Miro Foundation for passing photographers. Maybe this guy is specially trained to respond when he sees a camera? He assesses the photographer's intentions, calculates the focal length and framing and decides exactly where in the shot to stand. It could hardly have been just a happy accident. After I rattled off a few frames, he just ambled away, presumably glad to have helped turn an ordinary snap into something rather better.

 

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