Denver Street Photography

[Red Base Black]

Got these on Sunday at the the annual 420 meet in Denver (how can I say....it was a sweet atmosphere). I met up with a buddy to shoot for the first time together, and didn't think I got a single shot at the time). Will post some more as and when they are processed. All comments appreciated.

 

[Red Base Black]

Any opinions?

 

[new2me]

I'd have liked several of these but for a distraction in each.

#1 Pity about the striped sign across the subject
#3 Pity about the other people in the shot as I like the idea of the reflection
#4 Pity about the OOF blob centre left as I like the guy in the mirror watching you
#7 Pity about the lass and the hoop thing coming across the dude

 

[Red Base Black]

O.K, thanks for you reply. I strongly disagree with all you have said, however I greatly respect others opinions, and I appreciate you taking the time to reply.

1. In this case its locks attention onto the subject. It has a nice continuing line drawing up to the other guys hand, so a comparison can be considered.
3. Having a guy there fills a void nicely, and also complements the idea, which is dot dot dot, the copper is thinking like a copper, i.e about the city and it's inhabitants.
4. Ideally, you are correct, but that was a light attachment to the police car. I tried to incorporate it into a rule of thirds for composition. It also favours a direction of travel.
7. Maybe, but again, falls into the rule of thirds, so just a natural line leading to subject.

Thanks for challenging my ideas-that will always be a healthy thing.

 

[ghoti]

For me #2 is the only one that has a strong subject.

The rest don't say anything to me. They just come across as snapshots. I have to agree with the above comment about there being too much clutter in a lot of them.

I see what you've said about leading lines and rule of thirds and whatnot but, take 1, for example...the sign takes away more compositionally than it adds in my opinion. Yeah, I kind of see how it's working as a "line" but it also obscures a large part of the obvious focus of attention, which is the subject's face. The theme of "contrasting hands" isn't strong enough to overcome this (there's no clear contrast for a start) and it just comes across (to me) as a mistake in composition.

 

[Red Base Black]

O.K, fair do's. I'll take these ideas on-board for my next attempt. It is always fun to push oneself forward, trying to improve. Thanks both for your thoughtful comments. Street photography is very fun when you start to feel comfortable, but man, it is definitely challenging.

Here is the last of the set that I thought worth editing (apart from a couple of city building scenes http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/denver-skyline.539576/ ).

 

[ghoti]

I like that last one.
Could do with maybe a little more contrast, but that's a minor point.

 

[Red Base Black]

Thanks again.