**Weekly X Series Photo Thread 08 Jan - 14 Jan**

[TClair]

Thank you and no this this winter has had more snow fall than usual. Most snow in the last 8 years, I believe.

 

[Vic Chapman]

Brilliant BW. Like the high key look in these.

 

[Vic Chapman]

The 14mm f2.8 is a favourite of mine for tight places, markets and general street. I generally shoot blind from the hip and I prefer my XP1 for this on a long cross body strap with the camera flat against my hip. I keep the camera back straight and steady the camera with fingers underneath and thumb on the shutter. To change aim I turn my whole body and "look around" as a press the shutter. I find this gets me pictures without the subject "posing".

Note the first picture taken with camera to my eye and the immediate pose of the subjects even though I was quick. The rest are all from the hip as described and provide what is IMO a more attractive angle than from eye height. All except first with XP1+14mm.













Processed in LR + Silver FX.

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[TClair]

Great shooting technique and an excellent set of B&W images!

 

[Ed Steichen]

Double Exposure

 

[Jon Schick]

Long exposure leaning against the railings at St Pancras Station on my way home from work the other day. I took a few and this one isn't the sharpest, but I liked it best because of the stillness of the guy in the middle of the frame - sort of giving a focal point with everyone else moving around. I may go back and have another try with my Gorillapod to see if I can get the bits that are supposed to be sharp...sharp!



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[Jon Schick]

Excellent images - so much more interesting than if the people had been posing for (or noticing) the camera. The X Pro 1 is so much fun to use too! I'm going to have to try your technique - the images work really well from hip level.

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[TClair]

Wonderful and interesting image, Ed.

 

[Ed Steichen]

Wonderful and interesting image, Ed.

Thanks very much!

 

[Ed Steichen]

Great work, Vic!

So, do you set focus to infinity at whatever aperture you're using?

 

[Vic Chapman]

Great work, Vic!

So, do you set focus to infinity at whatever aperture you're using?

Thanks Ed. Don't really need inf in tight areas but with the 14mm even at f5.6 set focus to 5ft and and you're sharp from 2.5ft to 36ft. Set f8 and sharp from your toenails to inf.

Regards, Vic

 

[chile7236]

couldn't make it before the sun got too low

 

[Ed Steichen]

Right, that makes sense. Thanks.

Do you know Harvey Stein? He is a street photog who has been using 21mm (ff) for decades. Worth a look.

Cheers.

 

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[georgehudetz]

Nothing fancy - just a shot of the moon.

X-T2, 50-140 w/2x TC, hand-held, AF, lots of tweaking in Capture One v10.







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[Vic Chapman]

Right, that makes sense. Thanks.

Do you know Harvey Stein? He is a street photog who has been using 21mm (ff) for decades. Worth a look.

Cheers.

Thanks Ed, I'll check him out.

 

[Vic Chapman]

Imaginative and it works well.

 

[Vic Chapman]

This looks great Jon. As you ay, the one guy standing still in the center really emphasises the movement around him. I must try this. I would think in B&W this might look quite HCB-like.

 

[freyabo]

At Taronga Zoo (Sydney, AUS) today with the 100-400mm + XT2.













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[BobsYourUncle]

Beautiful!

Thank you,

Bob