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Glasgow
i tried to convey the 'gap' between begging with a coffee cup and enjoying the warmth inside the coffee shop
lovely European girl - we chatted for some time
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StreetSnapper said:
Dave, I think street photography can be great with or without people. Many of us get hung up (and sometimes put off) about the apparent 'requirement' to shoot strangers - but there are plenty of opportunities to create good material without people in the frame.

It can be a good ploy, as you say, to eye up a shot with potential, then wait for the write person - or thing - to come into the frame to make the shot 'complete. Have a look at this short film - you might find it interesting
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Thanks very much, and I did! Apart from the bit where they were talking about film vs digital (zzz). But the rest was great. I think what I have in common with classic street photographers is that I'm interested in the "found", even if that's not often people. Unlike some of them, I'm not exactly interested in making a record, totally worthwhile though that is. I love walking around, just looking at things and seeing something... slightly transcendent. If I can capture that so others can see it, so much the better. If not, I've had a fun day anyway!
 
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St Cyrus Coastline, Aberdeenshire

Olympus E-M1 + 12-40 PRO

St Cyrus Mono by Mike Stephen, on Flickr
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That's nice Mike, well balanced comp', lovely sky, and for me just about the right amount of movement in the water. Very nice mono conversion giving good contrast with a full range of tones.(y)

George.
 
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chris2jz said:
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Beautiful picture
Great composition
Dramatic scenery
Theatrical rendition… but the halo!

…my kind of theatre! Thanks.
 
Byker28i said:
@BillN_33 - Whats the story with the images?
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Local Township in the Western Cape S Africa - I spent a few hours their with a "local" - really interesting

The kids at the fence, (school gate) are at a pre school centre, or a day centre for looking after kids whilst their mothers work or maybe abandoned kids, (which I doubt and hope not) ...... I never quite established which

The others were kids just walking around - quite a lot of them about during the day ........ hardly any men, (presumably out working or trying to find work), mostly kids and women
 
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Overhead tungsten room lights - life as is, without intervention.
 
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droj said:
Overhead tungsten room lights - life as is, without intervention.
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A very subtle way to indicate the age of the reader!
 
Kodiak Qc said:
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Very good DR and rendition…
you did not fall in the usual trap!
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Thanks. But what it the usual trap?

I worked it a bit to reduce the headlamp brightness. So don't look too closely. As I might have fallen into some 'unusual' traps.
 
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Contrast!

Contrast is because cobble stones are not so dark, specular
when dry. The usual trap is the mis-interpretation of the tonal
range's contrast.
 
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I dig your kitchen… very charming!
 
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