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Goodbye old young friend.

Let me give you all a piece of wisdom that I recently learned the hard way.  If you go on a fishing trip called 'Hit em' Hard' and the captain tells you that you should take your bag off and put it in the 'dry container', what he really means by 'dry container' is a place that will fill up with seawater after he accidently clogs the drainage pipe, soaking you and your friends cameras, bags, wallets and cellphones for over an hour in salty seawater.

Better yet, just never go on a fishing charter with a name like 'Hit em' Hard.'

Needless to say, the next step of taking the camera apart was obvious.  If you own this camera you know how much it hurt to do.  It is a beautiful piece of machinery that I loved dearly.  For everyone that talks about the quirks of this camera, they are right, it does have quirks, but it also had insane image quality, all the way up to ISO 3200, it was extremely portable and it was silent.  It is the perfect compliment for when you want a light, invisible camera.  I loved this camera.  I have portfolio pieces shot at ISO 3200, printed large, and they look stunning.

But if you think the X100 is beautiful on the outside, it is breathtaking on the inside.

I have never taken a digital camera apart, and I was never one of those kids who took apart things for fun (although I now know what I was missing), so this was an eye-opening experience.  Everything was packed together intricately.  No millimeter was left unused.  The precision was incredible.  You don't create a camera of this image quality at this size by leaving space unused.

The camera is a giant puzzle of miniscule parts.  There were hundreds of hidden, miniature screws, rods, tape and dabs of glue holding it together.  It was difficult to take apart to the point where it turned into a game.  I'd stare at the thing for 10 minutes until I found that one screw hidden behind something that held everything together.  It would be absolutely impossible for me to put this thing back together. 

So without further ado, the Fuji X100 taken apart in all of its glory.

Screws were hidden everywhere.  In total I counted about 130 tiny screws and I probably missed a few.

You can see the salt damage that covered every inch of this camera.

Notice the salt crystals forming on the inside of the lens.

The lens and the viewfinder.  My two favorite parts of this camera.

The lens taken apart.

The viewfinder taken apart.

Over 130 screws.

Taken apart (for the most part.)  Click to view a larger version of the last photo.

130 screws.  50 pieces of tape.  152 parts (from just what I actually took apart.)

Next step - to create some sort of abstract camera-mutant sculpture out of the parts.

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My personal mecca for capturing people is Soho during Spring or Summer.  What's yours?

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^{1/500th at F9, ISO 1600 (35mm) - Fuji X100.}

Nothing is truly "complimentary" in the world of finance.

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Check out my new article on DPS today - 7 Secrets Every Aspiring Street Photographer Should Know.

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Waiting online with job applications at a Forever 21 in Union Square.  It's a tough world out there for young people.

KC made an interesting comment about this photo: "Good photography, like music, affects us emotionally. When we look at street photo, we're often looking for the fun, curious, different POV and resultant emotion. This photo makes me go "ugh". Sad emotion, but still a good picture because it captures that feeling." 

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I love the old wall advertisements.

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And we wonder why the world has so much ADD.  In this photo we've got Battleship, the Monopoly guy, a tricycle, a bicycle with a naked man on it for a drink called XXX, 'Beers', 'Cars', 'Eat', 'NYC', an American flag and an Elvis bust in the window.

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Whether it be portraiture, photojournalism or street photography, there is usually a single thing that in my opinion can separate a great photo from an unsuccessful one.  And unfortunately, it's something that many photographers seem to miss.

The eyes.

I don't mean just getting the eyes sharp.  I mean waiting for the eyes to show an emotion.  If you're not focusing on your subjects eyes when taking a photo then you're missing out on the most important ingredient.  A slight glance or gleam in a person's eyes can convey more emotion or thought than any other ingredient.  Most people are very skilled at hiding their emotions on their face, but their eyes never lie.

When I do environmental or posed portraiture, the main thing I look at is a persons eyes.  When I'm out doing street photography it is also one of my main focuses.  I wait for that glance and for that split-second moment where you can tell a person is having a thought, because that thought will show in the eyes.

^{1/125th at F2.8, ISO 3200 (70mm).} 

Below are some street photography examples.

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• Chrysler Building
• Old City Hall Subway Station
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• Brooklyn Bridge
• Alwyn Court

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