Carnaby Street Shop Assistant....(B&W Added 1-9-08)

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Been for a good old wander today with Fraggle101 in london we started out at Victoria where we met and jumped a tube to Oxford Circus were we have a mooch in Cameraworld in Well Street.

After a couple of minor purchases (Always a must and never avoidable...) we had a wander toward Carnaby Street and many other places after that... More picture to follow once processed.

Whilst in Carnaby Street we came across a side street, were this shop assistant was taking a break, by the looks of things its his normal smoking spot.
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Comments welcomed as always..

Nigel.(y)

Thanks to Fraggle101 for a good day out and the giggles... Good one mate call anytime..
 
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Image won't open for me in this post:thinking: keep getting the spinning Vista circle, :shrug:
 
I like it, I was first worried that the background is a little distracting but after a few seconds I find it sets the scene for the subject and compliments it so well done :)
 
Nice shot, if it was in B&W it could be from the 60s
 
wack61 said:
Nice shot, if it was in B&W it could be from the 60s
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Agree with the nice shot, agree it could be the 60s from his clothes and hair, disagree it couldn't be the 60s - he'd have been smoking in the back of the shop. Great image of what our healthier world has lead us to - fag ends all over the floor. Well done on the idea and its execution.
 
GarynLea said:
I like it, I was first worried that the background is a little distracting but after a few seconds I find it sets the scene for the subject and compliments it so well done :)
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Cheers Gary..

It was a little more busy prior to the crop but I thought this crop was best..

Thanks for the comments.

Nigel
 
rh1944 said:
Agree with the nice shot, agree it could be the 60s from his clothes and hair, disagree it couldn't be the 60s - he'd have been smoking in the back of the shop. Great image of what our healthier world has lead us to - fag ends all over the floor. Well done on the idea and its execution.
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Cheers Rh...

Thanks for the comment.

Nigel
 
Shutterman said:
Gallaxy

Dont know why that is.. opening fine here when viewing the thread.

Nigel
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Very strange that, I kept coming back to it and there it still was, the "spinning circle", everything else was ok :thinking:.
Anyway I closed and reopened my browser and that fixed it.
Now that I have seen it here is my view, the posture of the subject and the cool look on his face make this a great shot, I also think the "technicolour" look the post processing gives it, lends itself perfectly to the 60's look. I would however have liked the subject to be more in focus against the background, maybe a longer focal length might have achieved that.
I at first also thought it was a bit too busy, possibly still is a bit and could have done without those immediately behind the subject leaving those at the cafe but we have no control over that do we.
Overall I do like what you have achieved there in the circumstances.(y)
 
richmond said:
Had the same here but refreshed the page and can now see it.

Like it lots, a true sign of the times. (y)
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Thanks for the comments Richmond.

Galaxy66 said:
Very strange that, I kept coming back to it and there it still was, the "spinning circle", everything else was ok :thinking:.
Anyway I closed and reopened my browser and that fixed it.
Now that I have seen it here is my view, the posture of the subject and the cool look on his face make this a great shot, I also think the "technicolour" look the post processing gives it, lends itself perfectly to the 60's look. I would however have liked the subject to be more in focus against the background, maybe a longer focal length might have achieved that.
I at first also thought it was a bit too busy, possibly still is a bit and could have done without those immediately behind the subject leaving those at the cafe but we have no control over that do we.
Overall I do like what you have achieved there in the circumstances.(y)
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Glad its sorted its self out in the end... and thanks for the comments.

Regards

Nigel.
 
i dont normally like shots of people smoking but this aint to bad..

also like the smoke rings...


md(y)

agree could make a nice b+w
 
Cheers MD

Thanks for the comments, I will give the B&W a go later on.

Cheers

Nigel
 
Just added black and white edit to original post for those that wanted to see a B&W edit.

Nigel
 
The B&W works really well!! i knew i should have got one of him!! just as i got him in my view he moved!! lol.. typical!!

It looks straight out of the 60's for sure.. if you could add just a little noise?? even more realistic.. (y)

Nice processing btw..
 
Darn... I knew I forgot something.. thanks for the comments mate.. will have to give it another go in a while.

Cheers

Nigel
 
I think this is great... the stance and appearance of the guy, the pile of ciggie butts, the café culture backdrop with the W1 street sign. Excellent.
 
Good shot, Personally I prefer the colour one, although the B&W does work well.
 
What a fantastic shot! Really like it! If I was being very picky I would say in the black and white conversion the wall in the top right is a big bright for my liking, but its not really much of an issue!
 
Foggy said:
What a fantastic shot! Really like it! If I was being very picky I would say in the black and white conversion the wall in the top right is a big bright for my liking, but its not really much of an issue!
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Thanks for the comments Foggy...

I will see if I can do anything about that when I add some grain...

Cheers


Nigel.
 
nice image (y), the background is busy but i think it works, lots going on around but he is in his own little world, great in B+W by the way (y).
 
natjag said:
The bloke looks exactly right for carnably street, right fashion. Prefer the colour version.
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Only just realised that there were additional comments...

Sorry for the delay in answering Natjag.. and thanks for the comments.

Nigel
 
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