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This is only the second time I have done anything like this, so still a bit of nerves....however I did spend an hour or so on the bridge and in the market shooting whoever caught my eye.
These are some of what I got.
1
http://www.takingthepic.com/Website/Active/Forum%20Pics/Durham/Sort-It-2.jpg
2
http://www.takingthepic.com/Website/Active/Forum%20Pics/Durham/moments.jpg
3
http://www.takingthepic.com/Website/Active/Forum%20Pics/Durham/_MG_1356-copy.jpg
4
http://www.takingthepic.com/Website/Active/Forum%20Pics/Durham/_MG_1346-copy.jpg
5
http://www.takingthepic.com/Website/Active/Forum%20Pics/Durham/_MG_1337-copy.jpg
6
http://www.takingthepic.com/Website/Active/Forum%20Pics/Durham/_MG_1333-copy.jpg
7
http://www.takingthepic.com/Website/Active/Forum%20Pics/Durham/_MG_1324-copy-2.jpg
8
http://www.takingthepic.com/Website/Active/Forum%20Pics/Durham/_MG_1290-copy.jpg
TFL.
C&C Welcome.
Ken.
Marianne
03-04-2007, 10:36
Ken! These are wonderful...my favourite is the Mohican....I lose my nerve in street photgraphy!
mohican one is fine for portrait but the rest just seem like well bordered snaps to me sorry.
Dark Star
03-04-2007, 10:38
I like these a lot. Especially 2,3 7 and 8. My own preference would to have cropped a bit lower on 5,6 and 7 to lose a bit of the space above the subjects. But these are all good captures in my opinion and well done on having the cojones to get out and take them!!!
Now these are good :clap: I absolutely love the processing, subtle and not over done. My fave is the lady playing the violin, a wonderfuly composed shot IMO. Really like No2 Moments as well :thumbs:
Very good, i like them alot.
I love them all...but I specially like the man taking the photo and his long-suffering wife! :D
The shots are so sharp and clear Ken, and nicely coloured too. :thumbs:
photostar_1
03-04-2007, 11:23
Really nice! What lens were you using? I love the DoF in the violinist.:thumbs:
Jimmy_Lemon
03-04-2007, 12:00
Really like number 6. The DOF on all of them is excellent :) nice work!
I have to admit that I kind of agree with Brummie in that most of the subjects leave me a bit cold, sorry.
However, I absolutely adore, love, would definately be prepared to kill you, to get it out of you ... the way in which you processed them? ... beautiful, every last one!!!
My choice is the violin player, your processing really makes her the subject of the picture and gives the impression of an artist attempting to breathe something special into her mundane everyday surroundings.
Youve got more nerve than me, Id like to have a go at street photography and should have tried it when I came back from Venice, where Id had the confidence to approach obviously willing subjects.
Look forward to seeing more of this sort of stuff from you, if you think you'll have the confidence/inclination to go back out there.
Thanks for sharing! :thumbs:
minimeeze
03-04-2007, 12:35
I really like these, and the processing you have used is fab. I'm really looking into street photography and the famous street 'togs at the mo for my next college assignment. I think you've done really well :clap: with #2 being my pick of the bunch. Did you approach the guy with the mohawk or was it taken from afar?
I really like these, nice colour and very sharp - excellent :thumbs:
RickMezza
05-04-2007, 06:57
Like #2 a lot. I think the colours are best in this one and the composition is perfect. Nicely captured (and nicely captioned ;) )
Rich
Lost in music does it for me.
The Mohican stands out as a very good shot in an otherwise OK, but not exciting bunch.
Thanks very much for all the comments much appreciated.
The guy with the mohican and the violinist were asked before the shots....both very kind, the others were told after the event were possible....All except the guy in the first pic (Didn't want to bother him while he was on the phone :help: )
mohican one is fine for portrait but the rest just seem like well bordered snaps to me sorry.
No problem mate.....would help if you mentioned why or how these could have been more than snaps. New to this "in public" routine so advice is always appreciated.
Really nice! What lens were you using? I love the DoF in the violinist.:thumbs:
All these are taken with the 70-200 and all handheld, the violinist was shot at 185mm, f8, iso100 and 1/80 s.
would definately be prepared to kill you, to get it out of you ... the way in which you processed them? ... beautiful, every last one!!!
Well seeing as you asked so nicely :razz: :razz: :razz:
Just joking....It's a little long winded and just playing with the layer blending properties really....but if you give me a little time, i'll try and post exactly what i've been doing later tonight.
Thanks again.
Ken.
I think the processing is great, the quality can't be criticised. As someone said above, however, there isn't much going on in any of the shots. The first one is a bit uninspiring, not really threatening or anything. The second is spoilt by the couple walking along, the woman looking over the bride would have been a better shot. The third is cracking but a side on profile would have improved it, the 7th one is a great shot. Nothing wrong at all, great capture. The others don't really contain anything interesting.
I guess what I'm saying is that the images are fantastic but the contents are a bit boring.
Just my 2p of course. They are probably better than any urban shots I could muster.
Well seeing as you asked so nicely :razz: :razz: :razz:
Just joking....It's a little long winded and just playing with the layer blending properties really....but if you give me a little time, i'll try and post exactly what i've been doing later tonight.
Thanks again.
Ken.
He! he!
Thanks Ken ... will look forward to that (puts blunt instrument away).
I think this kind of photography is a lot harder than it looks ... easy to get a frozen posed look if asking permission, & I guess the opposite end can be too much disassociation/distance from the subject when trying to keep the subject oblivious to your presence.
I think youve made a fab start ...look forward to seeing more. :thumbs:
(puts blunt instrument away).
Are your hands empty?
Now remember, I told you this was long winded but is really quite simple once done a few times.
Ok then…let me say that this came about just by messing around, there is probably easier, quicker, more reliable ways of achieving the same, even better.
For some time now I have JUST been using cs2 to process my shots….from start to finish, opening the raw file in Adobe bridge usually auto everything….unless the exposure and shadows require manual adjustments. Then letting Bridge allow cs2 to open that RAW file after auto adjustments…..I am presuming that still being in RAW format even in cs2 the pic will not suffer TOO MUCH during processing, compared to tiff or jpg (although that might not be the case).
I then convert the pic to LAB colour and duplicate the layer…..I sometimes give a contrast sharpen:….amount between 10-20, radius anything up to 50 and threshold 0….on the lightness channel…..if so, I would then reduce the layer opacity, possibly change the layer blending options (soft light works most of the time) and flatten. A curves adjustment layer using threshold to pick the black and white point…options and clip 10%...pick a (lighter) dark point for your curves and adjust, same with light point and raise just below middle. Next check histogram and if needed make adjustment layer Levels bringing points back to the beginnings of the histogram and raise or lower the middle if needed and flatten.
Duplicate the layer again….this time on the colour channels (both) I’d give a steep curves boost to enhance the colours, then on that layer but the lightness channel, I use shadow and highlight…..again reducing the opacity of the layer and flatten.
Next I …..(Are you still with me?)…..duplicate the image… convert to sepia and duplicate the layer a few times up to about 6 or 7 reducing the opacity to 0 and changing the blending options, mostly screen and multiply…this time raising the opacity of each layer. I then give some Gaussian blur….then copy my duplicated image back on top. If you want colour, I change the duplicate layer to soft light and bring the opacity down….the further you bring it down the less colour and lighter it gets. If you want to leave it sepia and change it to luminosity (don’t know why)…..but it sharpens it back up but reduce the opacity until you get what you want.
I think that is correct and that I have not missed anything out.
Now I bet you have all gone and played that dirty trick on me were I’m standing talking to myself…..
I know people may question why I am doing something, when quite possibly my next step is or could be reversing the procedure (I don’t know) it’s just what I have been playing around with and have become comfortable with.
All the above shots had exactly the same process but different opacity adjustments.
Hope that helps someone.
Ken.
Now I bet you have all gone and played that dirty trick on me were I’m standing talking to myself…..
Shhh! do you think he's noticed we've all legged it to the pub! :lol:
Ken, thanks so very much for taking the time to write all that down for us.
Im usually a levels & sharpen kind of girl, so this may take me a while to get to grips with.
Also, I havent used Raw yet so it will be interesting to see how my Jpegs turn out with your proceedure.
Thanks again for sharing ... really kind of you! :thumbs:
photostar_1
05-04-2007, 19:39
Wow......need to have a practise at this now. Thanks so much for explaining your method! ;)
I think the processing is great, the quality can't be criticised. As someone said above, however, there isn't much going on in any of the shots. The first one is a bit uninspiring, not really threatening or anything. The second is spoilt by the couple walking along, the woman looking over the bride would have been a better shot. The third is cracking but a side on profile would have improved it, the 7th one is a great shot. Nothing wrong at all, great capture. The others don't really contain anything interesting.
I guess what I'm saying is that the images are fantastic but the contents are a bit boring.
Just my 2p of course. They are probably better than any urban shots I could muster.
Not gonna go into every shot....but I did get the woman on the bridge by herself, just thought the couple emphasised the fact she was alone. Also got a side shot of the guy with the mohican. Just pleased we all see things differently.
Shhh! do you think he's noticed we've all legged it to the pub! :lol:
Ken, thanks so very much for taking the time to write all that down for us.
Im usually a levels & sharpen kind of girl, so this may take me a while to get to grips with.
Also, I havent used Raw yet so it will be interesting to see how my Jpegs turn out with your proceedure.
Thanks again for sharing ... really kind of you! :thumbs:
Wow......need to have a practise at this now. Thanks so much for explaining your method! ;)
Both welcome.
Thanks again.
Ken.
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