Coke, wine and escape

Shot when I walk around at the corner of the city. To tell the truth, Coke was only noticed when I was processing the image. It was a pleasant surprise to me.

1. Coke in construtor's hut



2. Tasting wine



3. Help me escape



--
E-1,E-5, 14-54MKI,12-60,50-200MKI,FL-36, G1227 + G1376M

Street photograph is often presented in B&W for the arty or timeless effect.

But in these cases you made excellent use of colour : the graphic quality of the first and the red coat in the second. Great observation skill in the combination of billboards in the last shot.
--
Roel Hendrickx

lots of images : http://www.roelh.zenfolio.com

my E-3 user field report from Tunisian Sahara: http://www.biofos.com/ukpsg/roel.html

Thank you for your warm comments, which is a real encourage to me. I don't know why, but I more and more tend to process images to their real looks when shot. I just think any heavy post processing is missleading or trying to convince the viewers.

--
E-1,E-5, 14-54MKI,12-60,50-200MKI,FL-36, G1227 + G1376M

cooldragon said:

Thank you for your warm comments, which is a real encourage to me.

Click to expand...

You are welcome.

cooldragon said:

I don't know why, but I more and more tend to process images to their real looks when shot. I just think any heavy post processing is missleading or trying to convince the viewers.

Click to expand...

A specific way of doing PP can be an artistic choice.

And sometimes, e.g., B&W can be a good choice to make sure that the viewer looks at shapes, textures or what you as photographer consider to be the main subject, while in colour, it is possible that a very dominant colour draws all the attention.

To illustrate my point, please take a look at the following two versions of a recent shot that I made.
Colour: http://roelh.zenfolio.com/p153067882/h25ea9b2a#h25ea9b2a
B&W: http://roelh.zenfolio.com/p153067882/h25ea9b2a#h2ea738bc

I was on a rooftop of a Corbusier monument building, and there was a children birthday party there. They had a race and I happened to snap an OK picture (at least I think it is OK).
In the colour version, the clothes of the your girl are very dominant.

In the B&W, you get a better chance to view the whole scene (shadows, feet disattached from the ground, expression on the boy's face, background father figure).

--
Roel Hendrickx

lots of images : http://www.roelh.zenfolio.com

my E-3 user field report from Tunisian Sahara: http://www.biofos.com/ukpsg/roel.html

I agree with you on that PP changes the points of interest of an image. I flipped back and forth between the color version and the b&w one, my eyes instantly looked at different aspects of the images.

On the other note, sometimes it may be fun for the viewers to find their own points of interest in an image.

--
E-1,E-5, 14-54MKI,12-60,50-200MKI,FL-36, G1227 + G1376M

Those are nice pictures. I especially like the second one with all the wine bottles. It looks interesting that way, with the people drinking their wine.

Looks a bit like Manc......

--
Regards
J

Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jasonhindleuk
Blog: http://jasonhindle.wordpress.com



Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jason_hindle

Gear in profile

--
E-1,E-5, 14-54MKI,12-60,50-200MKI,FL-36, G1227 + G1376M