WNYC Street Shots: Major Deegan

Daniel P. is a Flickr user who uses the name Major Deegan. He has a set he calls Zoo York. These photos are the New Yorkers who stand out, and make a statement. He says he doesn't really have to look for these folks, they are everywhere. We spent a lunch break with him in Times Square to learn more about his vision of Zoo York.

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[seymourtemplar]

thanks guys! it is so nice to stumble upon your comments...

to reply to an older comments, my flickr page is still flickr.com/photos/major1deegan­. i changed the name for various reasons, i am now seymour templar

find me here: seymourtemplardotcom

and if you fancy the man behind the camera, read my thoughts here:

seymourtemplardotposterousdotc­om (and feel free to leave comments, there, too!)

[nelg70]

Like the hip shot towards the end.

[docforven]

so you say his camera is good....that's why i fucking wanna know what his camera is. seriously how many brain cells do you have bouncing around up there?

[RetroGamer1990]

Clearly you can't hear the shutter noise from the frames he takes. And, yeah, if you really want to know, go on his Flickr, see what various cameras he uses - there's some medium format work on there, so its obviously not the frame rate of the camera that gets the picture but the skill of the photographer.

Put any pro behind and crappy camera and they'll get good images. This guy is very good, AND his camera is very good hence the excellent images.

[docforven]

@RetroGamer1990 are you a fucking idiot? did you not see the video? clearly he has a fast shot to shot rate. where the fuck did i mention anything about luck or skill? all i said was his camera was fucking fast.

[RetroGamer1990]

Not necessarily. He could take his photos at the right moment and not rely on luck. If you want a fast FPS camera, anything above 4FPS is more than enough, which is basically any DSLR on the market right now. Be happy with what you've got and make the most of it

[docforven]

@RetroGamer1990 i do. it has a quick shot to shot rate which is actually something i care about as it is very useful in street photography (as illustrated in this video).

[RetroGamer1990]

@docforven who cares

[docforven]

anyone know what camera he is using?



[LetsgoHoHey]

He is a genie. :O