The Art of photography

PhotographyandTime:

TheSidelongGlimpse

Thesidelongglimpseoften

immobilizesascene

atthe

instantbefore,orafter,

itsvariouselements

fallinto

place.Ifthephotographerhad

waiteda

bitlongerbefore

takingthisexposureofa

couple

leaving ataxicab,theman's

facemighthave

emerged

frombehindthecar

door,thewoman

mighthave

droppedhe'righthand

Andthesense

ofimmediacywould

havebeenlostAsitis,

their

movementsseem

unsynchronized.theirpositions

awry,

theirnextactionsforthe

viewertoguess.