Reading mode: Light Dark

>>>> Street Photography eXchange #9 <<<<

Go to last post
fad

fad

Forum Pro
Messages
18,801
Reaction score
5,366
Location
NYC, NY, US
Thread #9
This is the former Anything Goes section of Weekly Street Photography.

It is the place to post your serious photos and to make thoughtful comments.

---> Post new photos as a reply to this message.
Always post in threaded view.
(It keeps things organized and makes your photos easier to notice.)
--
Frank
 
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1021&message=41126146

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1021&message=41138107

This shows that there is a greatly reduced noise penalty in the D800 if one exposes for extreme highlights.

I still think there is a price for exposing for specular highlights that one might not want to pay, and there is the issue of having to expose change exposure setting as lighting conditions change.
--
Frank

All photos shot in downtown Manhattan unless otherwise noted.
Thanks in advance for the kindness of your comments or critiques.
 
Zubu Barunda said:
Click to expand...
I am mesmerized by this photo. My eye goes from one face to the other and back again. They look so similar, but the one on the left is radiant, beautiful, 3Dish. The one on the right is pouty, grumpy, 2Dish, unfeminine and very far from regal, although her face is far from unattractive.

I would darken the background above the tiara on the right. It tends to disappear into it, and that weakens the symmetry between the two queens.
--
Frank

All photos shot in downtown Manhattan unless otherwise noted.
Thanks in advance for the kindness of your comments or critiques.
 
xtoph said:
on brollies (or i suppose, under brollies)











Click to expand...
Finally the real Seattle. :)

It's a joke, but I also mean it seriously.

Bughunter and Sal have shown us it matters little how rich a hunting ground one's home city is. The trick is to catch the poetry of the place. These pictures give me a feeling of being in Seattle. I get the same thing about NYC sometimes. Shots that seem unremarkable to me please others just because they are so much like NYC.

i'd like to go to the NW sometime, but it may not happen. So it's a pleasure to get a personal and intimate look at the feel of the place.

--
Frank

All photos shot in downtown Manhattan unless otherwise noted.
Thanks in advance for the kindness of your comments or critiques.
 


--
Frank

All photos shot in downtown Manhattan unless otherwise noted.
Thanks in advance for the kindness of your comments or critiques.
 


--
Frank

All photos shot in downtown Manhattan unless otherwise noted.
Thanks in advance for the kindness of your comments or critiques.
 
This review says raw IQ of the 5D3 does not have the improvements claimed/implied by Canon, that the only improvement worth talking about in jpg.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1032&message=41140539

If this is the case, it must be a big disappointment.

Nonetheless the AF improvement is real and should help for SP.
--
Frank

All photos shot in downtown Manhattan unless otherwise noted.
Thanks in advance for the kindness of your comments or critiques.
 
Well I am not sure what to make of this. When the 5D II came out, I stayed away because they had not fixed the AF. Now they have fixed the AF, should I stay away because they have not improved the sensor much?

Ihtisham
(who is pretty happy with his 1dM4)
 
Frank, I find it incredibly difficult to shoot candids of several people together where each one's face is showing prominently. It is just had to time it so that they all have meaningful (or, more importantly, aligned to the goal of your photo) expressions.

A lot going on. The vendor's expression is great. The older child and the second woman's expressions are reasonable. But I am looking at the child for some sparkle. Or a surprise, or something of interest. Perhaps because she is the odd one out, perhaps because she is a child, or I want to see how she likes the mango. Her face is turned away.

My approach in this kind of situation is not to try for all 3 or 4 faces to show expressions, but perhaps turn one or two of those people into props. Eg, I would go towards the right, bend and frame the child through the legs of the other two. But I understand there are limitations of doing SP in NY streets that might preclude you.

Again, there is a lot going on in this photo. Mango is foreign to NY. Here are two groups of migrants, Latino looking vendor and Asian looking customers - says a lot about melting pot etc.

Ihtisham
 
i think it is too early to tell.

but if you want a camera that uses more of your lens' capabilities (ie ff), is smaller than your 1d4, and should have as good af (possibly better in some respects), plus the mode dial (which i consider highly desirable, and a significant reason i don't like the 1 series much), then it would still make sense to consider the 5d3.

but i can't really see replacing your 1d4 entirely, more like a great two-camera pairing (we all need a decent backup body, and it's sometimes nice to have choices with different strengths).

if i were still using my canon system more than once in a blue moon, i would probably want to upgrade, but i don't know if i actually would (money).
 
suspicious of a man with a leica?!? surely not. must be your nikon causing the agitation.

i like this one better than the princesses. the expression is really lively, and it draws you in to wonder and to explore.
 
clever idea. i don't really get a sense of connection to the visible guy, though. he's pretty obviously fixed on someone (sitting) whom we can't see.

possibly a longer telephoto would have been useful here in order to compress the two planes, maybe crop out the sitting person, and force the juxtaposition of the primary elements.
 
the most interesting things in this frame to me are the mango and hand, and perhaps the seated people in the far bg. but ihtisham is right; there is not much life in any of the expressions. the configuration of people should work, but doesn't really come together for me.

i don't know if it will ultimately make much difference, but i would rotate the frame slightly clockwise, then crop down from the top (and proportionally in from the left to maintain the aspect) to just barely remove the bricks. this should clip the standing woman's hair, but not her face, and should (barely) preserve the figures in far bg. removing the bricks makes the faces stand out dramatically more, i think, which helps a bit.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Keyboard shortcuts

f
Forum
m
My threads
Mobile site
About
Editorial content
Cameras & Lenses
Community
All content, design, and layout are Copyright © 1998–2025 Digital Photography Review All Rights Reserved.
Reproduction in whole or part in any form or medium without specific written permission is prohibited.
When you use DPReview links to buy products, the site may earn a commission.
©GPS Media - Guides, Products, Services.
Back
Top