Sometimes you’re sitting on the fence. You don’t know if it’s worth it or not. The guy on the right is not a happy camper. Then he raises his hand to his face, and all of a sudden the impulse becomes too strong to ignore. It’s as involuntary as sneezing. He might object or much worse, but now the image looks so good, you no longer care about the consequences and you push the button, while hoping not to push his…
Street Photography © Matt Weber
Black and White Street Photographs of New York City by Matt Weber 
The risk was worth taking, do you ever go up to them afterwards and ask them if they would like to see the Photo ?
At first I thought what made the photo interesting was Gaga and the man on the right having the same hand gestures. But upon closer inspection, what makes it a really interesting photo is all the singular hand action throughout the pic.
A two-fer. 🙂
Great shot, Matt.
Thanks Greg! Nathan…you know I’m still shooting film, so I’d have to send them a print months later and then I’d have to know that the print would be worth it…
This is not something for which you should feel guilty. Even if others think otherwise, the process of taking a picture is free from guilt. Regards.
Alek, In this case there is little need to feel guilty, but sometimes most of us cross the line of what’s decent. As long as we realize it, then we can still live with our mistakes…
: )