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As with the previous image, is this the "decisive" moment in photography.or not?

I and Dick Zakia, who I’ve recently had the pleasure of meeting, have been discussing Cartier-Bresson’s concept of the “decisive moment.” In a nutshell, it’s when a photographer intuitively captures the moment when the visual and psychological aspects of a scene come together to express the essence of meaning of that scene. It’s one of the most widely cited, elusive, and controversial ideas in the history of photography. Some say it’s what photography is all about.

Is this shot a "decisive moment?" .... Is the next shot?

Another drive-by shot. As often happens in my photostream, I've slipped into a kind of riff, although I'm not sure if it qualifies as a "visual riff":

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Another drive-by shot. I just barely got this one. As I mentioned in the conversation for the previous image, you can't think too much in drive-by photography. Notice, shoot. I wonder if Cartier-Bresson ever considered drive-by "decisive moments."