::Weekly Street Photography - June 5th::

[xtoph]

really nice use of the light. well composed.

 

[xtoph]

this is great for the face and position of the hands. the cut-off feet and the tree trunk are a shame, though.

 

[xtoph]

i like the overall look of this. the title seems a bit unnecessary; i can't really see intensity, and not sure how intoxicated matters. but the tones and expression in the face are interesting.

 

[xtoph]

the hdr or large radius usm effects in the first two seem overdone to me. i am not sure what the effect is supposed to convey, really.

the men's faces are certainly unusual.

there's some interesting color composition going on in the last one.

 

[xtoph]

it looks like a fun scene, and the string of players is arranged well.

 

[xtoph]

shots of people eating are almost always fundamentally unfair. i think this is a fair representation, though. these 'elephant ears' appear to be the latest thing at festivals this season.





m6 + 40/1.4 + portra 160

 

[fad]

shots of people eating are almost always fundamentally unfair. i think this is a fair representation, though. these 'elephant ears' appear to be the latest thing at festivals this season.

You realize that worrying about being fair is a distraction from our task?

m6 + 40/1.4 + portra 160

Absolutely terrific foreground. Background, esp. on right, a bit of a problem.

--
Frank

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

 

[keithinmelbourne]

I got these shots last week, mostly using a 50L. It's amazing how fast a movement becomes international these days. The SlutWalk movement started from a comment by a Toronto policeman in January this year, and it has now spread to Melbourne. The Age of Twitter reigns.





















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http://www.keithbroadphotography.com/

 

[xtoph]

no doubt twitter helps. the made-for-photo-op theme doesn't hurt either, i suspect.

you got a good variety of different shots there. well done.

 

[xtoph]

i like the tableau in the first shot, but i like the second shot better. i think the focus is where it should be--the bg scene hardly needs definition to be amply identified.

it might look better in color, but i doubt it. and given that it was shot on film, we'll never know. in fact, it was probably one of the shots where i used an improvised yellow gel filter on the lens, so the look is quite distinctive.

it wasn't a renn faire, just an ordinary street fair. i've been noticing lately that, post steampunk, there's a lot of people who choose to dress in flamboyantly old-fashioned costume for no particular reason. i think it may even qualify as a movement. sorta like people who decide to use film in a digital age...

 

[dotweb]

The 2 first one, I was expecting some "hard feed back" and thanks for that. I was, as I said, making an experiment with those two images. They have been printer out in large format, and are really looking good as prints.
The first one ended up as #8 in a challenge last year:
http://www.dpreview.com/challenges/Entry.aspx?ID=199273

As for the last one, it is shot just when the sun was staring to go down, and there was this moment with very soft light.

Thanks for your comments, and I will go back and look over the images one more time. Its always good to get feedback! best way to learn.

Steen

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[DuckShots]

I don't have a problem with the feet, since I think that the color change shows socks which is enough. The shape of the foot wouldn't have added much more to the story. As for the tree, my mistake was not being able to get it more out of focus. I have to go back and look at the settings. I thought I had enough depth of field when I shot it. Hard to move around at an outdoor jazz concert in a park. "Down in Front." "Hey man, don't take my picture." But David is a cool guy.

 

[xtoph]

You realize that worrying about being fair is a distraction from our task?

i think you're wrong. at very least, i know you're wrong as far as my task is concerned.

Absolutely terrific foreground. Background, esp. on right, a bit of a problem.

i like how the white of the food-tissue paper is separated from the white banners and panels in the bg. in fact, i think the bg on the right contributes well to the photo. so, what part of it do you see as a problem, or how so?

 

[xtoph]

there are things i like about both of these. the colors are good, and there is a palpable sense of bustle. but in the first one, the way the people behind the central figure appear to be looking at the camera, while she looks down, makes the scene read to me as though she's deliberately ignoring you, which may not be true, but affects how i see it.

in the second one, i think a vantage emphasizing the colors around the stark black and white figure might have helped.

 

[fad]

You realize that worrying about being fair is a distraction from our task?

i think you're wrong. at very least, i know you're wrong as far as my task is concerned.

Absolutely terrific foreground. Background, esp. on right, a bit of a problem.

i like how the white of the food-tissue paper is separated from the white banners and panels in the bg. in fact, i think the bg on the right contributes well to the photo. so, what part of it do you see as a problem, or how so?

For me the bkgd on the left, the dark bits and the sky work very well. They draw the eye to the subject, provide separation, and, importantly, add to the epic feeling about the main subject.

The stuff on the right is very destructive. It mimics the white paper, but has no relationship to it and it draws the eye away from the subject. Emotionally is says: "Never mind." It destroys the emotional discipline of the image.

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[fad]

I see these as very competent visual exercises, but I can't be drawn into them.

 

[maiaibing]

Tokyo street scene:

 

[William DIllard]

Perhaps the photo does not convey the moment as I saw it but it felt intense to me. I did not ask him if I could take his picture. This was his show, he called the shots so to speak. I didn't think he was a bad guy but rather abrupt !

 

[fad]

I got these shots last week, mostly using a 50L. It's amazing how fast a movement becomes international these days. The SlutWalk movement started from a comment by a Toronto policeman in January this year, and it has now spread to Melbourne. The Age of Twitter reigns.





















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This is straight reportage, except for the treatment.

I'm not sure what to think about that.

The blocked shadows and dark tones give it a very noirish appearance, very heavy. But I don't sense either irony or menace otherwise. The whole purpose of this demonstration is to politicize, and make normative, a certain approach to displaying and responding to the female body. This should be mother's milk for an SP. I guess I think the treatment is a little arbitrary, a little bit of a copout. But I can be persuaded otherwise.

 

[fad]

Tokyo street scene:

Reminds me a little of:

The Red Wheelbarrow
William Carlos Williams

so much depends
upon

a red wheel
barrow

glazed with rain
water

beside the white
chickens.

--
Frank