This photo in The Guardian has been compared to an Edward Hopper painting, the concept of which it resembles. It was not posed, but opportunistically captured. Hopper probably did not invent the gist of his Nighthawks painting, though he may have added details to what he saw. His painting looks spontaneous, even though it must have taken many hours to bring to fruition. Photography gives us the opportunity of capturing moments, without the long hard hours of work, but we need to be constantly aware of oportunities, and we are lucky to have photographers contributing to this site who have the necessary skills and sensitivities. What if Hopoper had been a photographer?
David
