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Shooting the park scenes

Shooting the park scenes

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Shooting the park scenes

Male: So, we're in Washington Square Park now, right in the middle of North Beach, and this is where people come from all over to gather and, and walk their dogs and eat their picnic lunch or, or just lie on the grass and enjoy, just enjoy a nice day like it is today. We're right across the street from Saint Peter and Paul. It's a Another landmark of North Beach is where Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio got married. I read my guide books I know all these things. but it's, it's a really great place to take pictures. I've been taking pictures of people on the lawn using a long telephoto lens and I got some nice shots but I really I was I wanted to interject some energy into this into the park. into my shots. And there's all these pigeons and I had a particular shot in mind. I wanted the the pigeons ca-, slightly blurred floating in the sky right in front of the, the church. Not that easy when it comes right down to it. It, It's kind of lot, lot of hit and miss. leaving a lot to chance…

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