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May 17, 2013 at 1:01 am #89636
I’m excitedly awaiting a little Pentax mirrorless, with the prime lens, to arrive in the mail. My main purpose for buying this camera, besides the general convenience of its smallness, is to take the plunge into some serious street photography. I’m always out and about doing this and that, and see people doing stuff all day that I would love to capture.
So…I would love to see your street photography.
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May 17, 2013 at 4:41 am #89645
Nice start Richard @camerasinger! I always find street photography a little confusing. It’s quite a broad area of photography, open to so many different interpretations.
These are a couple of my favourites of late, I think they’ve been on here before but oh well. Thanks for starting the throwdown Rachel @rachaeltowne. -
May 17, 2013 at 10:03 am #89651
I love that first one Mike …such emotion captured in that moment.
I like what Wikipedia has to say about Street Photography:
“Street photography is a genre of photography that features subjects in candid situations within public places and does not necessitate the presence of a street or even the urban environment. ‘Street’ simply refers to a place where human activity can be seen, a place to observe and capture social interaction. The subject can even be absent of any people and can be that of object or environment where an object projects a human character or an environment is decidedly human.”This is probably my favourite genre of photography and I would do it every day, all the time, if I had the opportunity and time. I love taking pictures of people in public. I’ll share a few here later, for your excellent THROWDOWN, @rachaeltowne …and can’t wait to see what you do with that new lens. 🙂
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May 17, 2013 at 10:24 am #89656
A new camera now that is always fun @racheltowne, looking forward to seeing what you come up with from it..
Street Photography for me is such a difficult subject as I feel so concious with pointing a camera at folk and although I have done some I’ve never been happy with the results. I think for me I would feel better doing it if I was in a group of photographers !!
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May 17, 2013 at 10:31 am #89658
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May 17, 2013 at 11:34 am #89662
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May 17, 2013 at 3:46 pm #89694
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May 17, 2013 at 6:51 pm #89702
I love this genre as well. The problem for me is I live in a very small town. When I walk down the street with a camera, all eyes are on me, which makes me a tad uncomfortable. However, when I am in a crowded place, I am much more at ease. The last time I photographed on the street was on a cold December day.
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May 17, 2013 at 10:18 pm #89707
Hi Rachael,
I recently bought a new camera also to work on street photography, a Leica D-Lux 6. It’s a little point and shoot with which I use as a prime because the zoom mechanism is quite slow. It’s goes as wide as f/1.4 which is quite exciting. I haven’t taken many shots with it yet, but you can see a few here.
Here is my favourite photo from the mini-shoot:
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May 17, 2013 at 11:42 pm #89708
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May 17, 2013 at 11:43 pm #89709
You make Street Photography look so easy @Mikell and interesting – super set of photo’s !
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May 17, 2013 at 11:45 pm #89711
I think it’s so much easier to take street shots when you’re away from your own town/city/village, photo’s like these give us the viewer a real feeling for the place…
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May 18, 2013 at 12:01 am #89716
My first choice would have been a Leica but I sadly didn’t have the funds for it. The Pentax Q looks like a similar camera but I paid more like $300 for it. I love the idea of a tiny camera with interchangeable lenses and manual control.
Great shots so far!
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May 18, 2013 at 2:50 am #89722
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May 18, 2013 at 4:12 am #89729
I love this one, john. Where is Wyatt?
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May 18, 2013 at 4:17 am #89733
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May 18, 2013 at 5:12 am #89741
Two very different shots Richard but they both work well and yes I agree with you street photography away from home is so much easier!!
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May 18, 2013 at 5:15 am #89742
First shot was an easy one the guy couldn’t see you looking down on him, the second shot is good except I wish the young lad had worn a different colour tee shirt and the third one is ‘scary’ and you’re just showing off with which camera you have!! – now back to the dungeon asap! 🙂
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May 18, 2013 at 5:17 am #89743
What a lovely relaxing scene the humans didn’t know you were taking the photo but the doggie is watching you!! :0
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May 18, 2013 at 5:57 am #89814
Agreed …vacations in strange places are best! 🙂 Nice shots.
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May 18, 2013 at 6:00 am #89822
Thanks Beverley… It’s as easy as pointing and clicking….once you get up the nerve. 😉
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May 18, 2013 at 8:32 am #89857
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May 18, 2013 at 12:40 pm #89865
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May 18, 2013 at 5:39 pm #89877
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May 18, 2013 at 6:36 pm #89878
That wide punk shot rocks mate! @thepaparazzo
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May 18, 2013 at 6:42 pm #89879
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May 19, 2013 at 2:46 am #89886
Cool looking character! 🙂
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May 19, 2013 at 2:47 am #89887
Those are both very interesting images Richard….first one is so sneaky! 😉
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May 19, 2013 at 2:48 am #89888
Nice one Karen….good composition and interesting subject. 🙂
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May 19, 2013 at 3:13 am #89889
Gee, you’re nice and cheery this morning, Bev. Get out the wrong side, did you? Knickers too tight are they?
Didn’t know it was a challenge. It me just perving. I like perving.
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May 19, 2013 at 3:18 am #89892
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May 19, 2013 at 3:40 am #89896
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May 19, 2013 at 3:41 am #89897
Love this!
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May 19, 2013 at 3:53 am #89898
Great shot of a great face!
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May 19, 2013 at 8:58 am #89933
Cheers Mikell and Karen!
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May 19, 2013 at 9:00 am #89936
I like all the lines and shadows in this Karen… Very nice.
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May 19, 2013 at 9:03 am #89937
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May 19, 2013 at 10:25 am #89941
Great accidental catch! 🙂 it’s cool when that happens…going through photos and seeing something you didn’t even realize you we’re capturing.
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May 19, 2013 at 10:30 am #89942
Can i toot my own horn a little today?
I just got the notice that one of my “Street” photos got me recognized at The New York State Group here:
http://www.redbubble.com/groups/all-about-new-york-state/forums/14961/topics/325061-featured-member-new-york-state-may-19-2013 -
May 19, 2013 at 11:55 am #89943
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May 19, 2013 at 11:57 am #89944
Thanks so much, @thepaparazzo!
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May 19, 2013 at 1:17 pm #89947
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May 19, 2013 at 2:38 pm #89956
Thanks Karen. 🙂
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May 19, 2013 at 2:38 pm #89957
Thanks Mike. 🙂
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May 19, 2013 at 3:55 pm #89966
@mikell Congratulations!
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May 19, 2013 at 3:58 pm #89968
Well, the Pentax got here yesterday, but it won’t turn on! According to the manual the flashing light on the battery charger means that it’s a bum battery. Grrrr…
Now, I’m waiting for a damn replacement battery to arrive in the mail. That’s what I get for buying a used camera I guess. It’s a beautiful camera that has been cared for and arrived nicely packaged in the original box. So, I’m hoping that a new battery will indeed solve the issue. If not, then I have to send it back and start over.
First world problem, but annoying anyway.
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May 19, 2013 at 5:32 pm #89991
Thanks Rachael…hope you get that camera working and get to practice some street moves soon! 😉
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May 19, 2013 at 7:51 pm #89999
Well done @mikell! That is awesome!
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May 19, 2013 at 10:57 pm #90009
Nice work Tom, that is certainly one happy chappy!
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May 19, 2013 at 11:02 pm #90010
Good onya mate! Toot away! Recognition is useless unless you recognise it! lol Top Job!
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May 19, 2013 at 11:06 pm #90011
@rachaeltowne Boooo! Thats a bummer! Im keen to see what pentax has for the table! You have stirred my interest about mirrorless cameras! No cigar for what my next addition to the toy box will probably be! Now I just have to decide which one suits me! The never ending saga of toys continues!
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May 19, 2013 at 11:41 pm #90014
Lol. The one who dies with the most toys wins @redman! I have been looking at the Sony Nex-5R, but @rachaeltowne has also stirred an interest in Pentax in me Looking at the price it may well be the one! Look forward to seeing some photos Rachael.
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May 21, 2013 at 4:56 am #90135
@dchester1001 haha!
I highly doubt that when i die ill win! but ill sure as shit nail second place!
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June 1, 2013 at 2:53 pm #91724
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June 1, 2013 at 6:29 pm #91728
Amazing, Mike! Cue the model! Great timing and lighting!
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June 2, 2013 at 6:05 am #91777
@rachaeltowne Wow, Rachael, a little pentax mirrorless… that sounds exciting indeed! Did you receive it already? I would be interested to hear what your experiences are with it. I’m very happy with my Pentax K10 D , and don’t go anywhere without it if I can somehow help it… but a small one to take along when the big one is too impractical… OMG, that surely is on my wish list too – it probably will stay there for a long time still, LOL !
Well, I thought to upload a few of my street images here, but it looks like we need an external host for them, right? I’m new here and will look into that a little later, but for now, here are the two street pics I uploaded just a few minutes ago to my LightStalking album :
Are you OK, sweety?
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June 3, 2013 at 1:14 am #91874
It could be considered a terrible self portrait too as that silhouette on the left hand side is me!
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June 3, 2013 at 1:26 am #91876
Hi @steppeland! Welcome to the family…
It is possible to embed pictures on the forum that you have hosted on the lightstalking site.
There are two easy options:
1) Above the reply box there is the toolbar and if you select the far right icon that will give you the option to upload a new image that will also embed it in the reply.
upload.JPG by Mike Dean on Light Stalking
Or 2) If you have already uploaded an image to a lightstalking album then you can use ‘SHARE TO FORUM’ option, this can be copy/pasted in to your reply.
album.JPG by Mike Dean on Light Stalking
I tend to host everything on Flickr and then get HTML codes from the site to insert in to here, but that’s mainly because I had that account before I joined here.
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June 3, 2013 at 3:10 am #91883
@thepaparazzo Hi, Mike! Thank you for that explanation – I guessed the should be ways to do it, but didn’t get to figuring it out yet, but the above is very helpful. I can try out both ways, since I have a Flickr account too, and it will be a good thing to have uploading there back into my routine as well.
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June 3, 2013 at 2:10 pm #91947
I find it’s pretty easy now to just upload directly from my computer…the site re-sizes and it generally doesn’t take long per photo.
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June 3, 2013 at 10:50 pm #91974
@steppeland Yes, I have it now and it’s awesome! For it’s smallish sensor, the picture quality is really good. I have the prime lens, which is very fast and pretty sharp.
I carry it everywhere now and I am definitely taking a lot more photos. The few street shots I’ve worked up the nerve to take didn’t turn out so well since the subject suddenly walked away, but I’m taking it to the Farmer’s Market tomorrow which tends to be colorful and bustling. I hope to get wet my chops a bit more with snapping random people. Wish me bravery!
Here are a few shots taken with the Pentax Q from the last week or so. I got some great ones of a few kids at my daugher’s preschool (I work in the classroom sometimes) but I won’t share them here even though I really want to!
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June 4, 2013 at 12:08 am #91979
@rachaeltowne Aww, Rachael, those are great shots indeed. Is the girl on the first pic your own daughter? such a cute kid! And that bathing doll… that’s just too cute! Great in BW too…
Yes, you must be careful when putting pics on the internet, isn’t it – esp. when taken in private settings like a classroom, and without written permission of the parents… But I hope you will be able to share them with the parents themselves, I’m sure they will love to see their kids on the pic – and maybe you could ask their permission to put the pics on your site… ?Anyway, as for street photography, yes, I know, it takes a lot of nerve – esp. in the beginning – to make pics of strangers… but it does become pretty addictive too, once you got the taste of it, LOL. I feel most comfortable when using an personally adapted version of the ‘hip-shot technique’ – which I got introduced to at deviantART by StamatisGR , a great street photographer himself! He describes his way of working with hip-shot technique in a dA journal here
You can actually see how I do it in one of the early street pics I made (2009) :
It’s not such a great street shot, but a double candid shot, since I wasn’t aware at all that I was making my self portrait as a street photographer (Note the reflection in the door window at the opposite side of the street 😉 )
A similar shot, where I was very aware that I was including myself in the window reflection, I made recently here:
Again, it’s not the best shot I have of this man-with-the-pipe , but does illustrate best my ‘hip-shot technique’Anyway, whatever technique you use, main thing is to really blend in, try and feel comfortable and relaxed, even if you are not, and approach your subject unnoticed… Then make your shot and move on. When they see you’re taking their picture, just give them a big smile – usually, people don’t mind, but in case they object, I always tell them I will remove their image, and do so while they are with me. – I don’t think it’s worth a fight.
Since a few years, I also carry some business cards with me with my email address and the websites I use to upload my work to – and If people ask about it, I offer to send them a copy of their pic. That usually settles the issue…
So good luck on the Farmer’s Market! That indeed is a great setting to practice Street! And don’t forget: blend in, feel comfortable (as if you have been doing this all your life), and smile 😀 !PS Have been trying to upload straight from my computer… can’t find a preview button, so hope this goes well…
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June 4, 2013 at 12:12 am #91980
@mikell Thanks, Mikell – I tried to do it this way in my reply to Rachael (post underneath) and it worked fine indeed. Now I’m going to check whether I can find my recently uploaded pics in my LS album or profile here… 🙂
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June 6, 2013 at 1:20 pm #92206
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June 7, 2013 at 10:04 am #92251Felix SanchezParticipant
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June 9, 2013 at 6:13 am #92390
Here are some of my “Street Photography”.
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June 9, 2013 at 6:14 am #92392
Some more…[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRgAo8mhqZ0[/video]
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June 9, 2013 at 6:15 am #92393
Some more…[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtLEMYeNzFI[/video]
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June 9, 2013 at 6:17 am #92394
…and more…[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc3i_tIFCzM[/video]
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June 9, 2013 at 11:19 am #92408
I’ve learnt to love street photography. Not having access to wide rolling vistas, majestic mountains or crystal blue waters you tend to take the opportunities where they are available. For me the most available photographic subject is the streets and people of central London so over the last 6-9 months I’ve taken regular excursions during my lunch break and snapped candid shots of a wide variety of folk.
These are a few of my favourites:
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June 10, 2013 at 2:40 pm #92467
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June 10, 2013 at 3:42 pm #92469
Really like the woman in the metro! Nice work!
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June 10, 2013 at 3:46 pm #92472
That’s quite the collection, @cmcb. I didn’t watch them all, but I can tell you are quite comfortable on the street with your camera. Some really nice images. If you could leave us with one tip, what would it be?
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June 10, 2013 at 3:51 pm #92475
I didn’t notice until you mentioned it, now it’s all I see. 😉
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June 10, 2013 at 3:54 pm #92478
This is a great set, @ed-aldridge. I like all the emotion.
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June 10, 2013 at 5:33 pm #92491
Thanks! @karamen
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June 10, 2013 at 9:31 pm #92502
Thank @karamen was pleased with these ones 🙂
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August 7, 2013 at 1:52 pm #101349
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August 7, 2013 at 10:46 pm #101385
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August 8, 2013 at 4:09 am #101404
Love it, Mike…good work. 🙂
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August 8, 2013 at 4:10 am #101405
Those are really great shots @kwongphotography ! 🙂
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August 8, 2013 at 4:28 am #101407
LOL…Busted, indeed! Sweet capture, Mike.
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August 11, 2013 at 2:51 am #101860
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August 11, 2013 at 2:54 am #101861
These are lovely @koala. Especially love the last photo taken from a different angle.
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August 11, 2013 at 4:07 am #101865
@cmcb …. These are absolutely fabulous collections of your work. I could look at them all day…you have a gift. They are exactly the kind of photos I most love taking and I found them so inspiring. Thank you for sharing them. You show that the best street photography isn’t just about taking a picture of whatever you see on the street….but of really noticing the elements of an interesting image and capturing it in a fleeting moment. Excellent work. 🙂
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August 11, 2013 at 10:35 am #101886
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August 11, 2013 at 10:41 am #101887
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August 11, 2013 at 11:15 am #101888
Tks a lot for your comment. I will leave some tips here, a.s.a.p.
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August 11, 2013 at 11:16 am #101889
Tks a lot for your comment.
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August 11, 2013 at 7:12 pm #101951
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August 12, 2013 at 2:01 am #102045
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August 12, 2013 at 2:28 am #102054
Very nice set, Jacqui…especially like the last two…light and shadow. 🙂
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August 12, 2013 at 2:31 am #102057
Great people captures. @koala … looks like an interesting location too. 🙂
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August 12, 2013 at 10:33 am #102171
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August 13, 2013 at 4:53 am #102289
Thanks very much @mikell.
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August 13, 2013 at 5:43 am #102303
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August 13, 2013 at 12:17 pm #102365
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August 13, 2013 at 12:20 pm #102367
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August 13, 2013 at 7:48 pm #102424
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August 14, 2013 at 2:52 am #102469
Ha! Wonder what’s going on there …nice catch….and love the graffiti too. @thepaparazzo 🙂
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August 15, 2013 at 5:16 pm #102670
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August 16, 2013 at 12:30 am #102706
Definitely.
Though this is the google definition:
street
/strēt/
Noun
1. A public road in a city or town, typically with buildings on one or both sides: “45 Lake Street”.
2. Used to refer to the financial markets and activities on Wall Street.
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August 16, 2013 at 4:07 am #102719
Thanks @karamen!
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August 16, 2013 at 4:50 am #102723
I really, really enjoy looking at all these street images…a moment in the life of humanity…it’s always intriguing.
Here are just a few of the hundreds I took for the promoters of the Park Avenue Festival in Rochester, NY recently….a job that was way more fun than work, for me: (Must click on images to see correct size…otherwise they appear squished 🙂 )From Park Avenue Festival 2013
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From Park Avenue Festival 2013
From Park Avenue Festival 2013
From Park Avenue Festival 2013
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August 18, 2013 at 11:48 am #102908
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August 18, 2013 at 2:13 pm #102925
Very interesting street portrait, Ed. 🙂 Lost in thought, indeed! Love the label on his shirt too…Squeezed Event! Not sure what that means though….hahaha.
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August 18, 2013 at 5:40 pm #102965
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August 18, 2013 at 5:53 pm #102967
LOL…naturally!
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August 18, 2013 at 6:52 pm #102979
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August 18, 2013 at 7:02 pm #102982
Thanks Karen. 🙂 You’re right about that.
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September 7, 2013 at 12:08 am #105646
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September 7, 2013 at 4:08 am #105670
Hooray Rachael! I especially love the little girl…and the framing to include the street vendor and his look…that’s what makes a street photo interesting. 🙂 I think you’ll be hooked now.
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November 13, 2013 at 1:28 pm #113032
I caught this shot today… I’m a huge fan of these light patches that carve through the surrounding darkness. Last minute camera grab as the guy walked perfectly through the light beam.
But the weird thing is I don’t like it. I really don’t like it. Something doesn’t seem right. Any suggestions? I don’t think one of my own photos has ever bugged me this much before.
A change of angle has eased my frustration a little.
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November 13, 2013 at 5:29 pm #113059
I don’t know, Mike, @thepaparazzo, I really like the first one. The second one seems to highlight the windows more than the subject. Either way, the shadows are terrific in both!
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November 13, 2013 at 5:35 pm #113060
I definitely like the second one better, like you, Mike. I think the first one might be cropped or framed too tight. I would like to see a little more of where the man is going…he seems too close to the edge of the picture for me. In the second one you offer this space. Not sure if that rings true for you or what you wanted to achieve but it’s a cool location and maybe you can go back and catch this light again for some more shots from different angles.
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November 22, 2013 at 8:55 am #113842
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November 22, 2013 at 8:57 am #113843
I agree. I think it’s the fact he’s extremely close to the edge of frame. I never usually place anything that close but noticed recently that I can play it a bit too safe sometimes… I have to admit that it has gown on my a little since I posted it.
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November 22, 2013 at 9:00 am #113844
Thanks Karen @karamen. You’re right about the second shot, it was a nightmare trying to crop it down. I even cloned some reflections out of a couple of them to lessen the distractions from the girl, but guess it didn’t work.
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November 22, 2013 at 9:27 am #113846
If you don’t love your own photographs, how do you expect anyone else to love them! 😉
Lovely light and sharp photo. Very good, Mike @thepaparazzo
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November 22, 2013 at 2:15 pm #113856
Oh yeah… Lovely lighting! I don’t even mind the rear of the car. Makes it all the more real. Your comment reminds me of the song, “If lovin’ you is wrong, I don’t want to be right”. LOL
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December 3, 2013 at 2:17 pm #114641
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December 3, 2013 at 2:20 pm #114644
@mikell I could always put the ones I don’t like in the shark tank and hope that someone could come up with some pretentious reason for it to be good?!
And thanks for the feedback. I was amazed at how sharp it seemed to come out for hand held at night!
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December 3, 2013 at 2:54 pm #114645
I love the mood and the lighting here, @thepaparazzo!! Merry Christmas!
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December 3, 2013 at 2:58 pm #114648
I posted this already… Can’t remember how exactly I worded it, but here goes:
Thanks karen @karamen! I really like the car and scooter too. Seemed to add extra depth to the photo. What really captured me was the light spilling on the all to the right. I want to know where that comes from?!
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December 3, 2013 at 3:06 pm #114656
I’m really enjoying all the street photos, my street is a couple of kilometers of dirt road surrounded by paddocks and trees with us being the only human inhabitants……so not a lot of activity happening there!
@thepaparazzo love the ‘Paris massage and spa’ photo, beautiful light and so sharp, to me it almost gives it a painting or old poster look. The Christmas tree shot to me looks to portray the other side of christmas where not everyone is surrounded by family and friends, it gives a bit of a lonley vibe to me.
You really have the knack of creating a mood for what could be seen as mundane scene to others.
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December 3, 2013 at 5:48 pm #114665
@thepaparazzo, Looks like the light is coming from the massage/sauna sign… must be hot in there!
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December 4, 2013 at 9:06 am #114725
@thepaparazzo I’ve had good luck on the sharpness at night sometimes too… I think with a stationary object and focus on a bright light source like that…no problem!
I thought you couldn’t LIKE anything that swims in the shark tank. 😉
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December 4, 2013 at 2:19 pm #114737
@thepaparazzo the Paris shot is superb, I love the lighting in it. I am going through a bit of a thing with black & white at the moment, what does it look like if you do a conversion on it? I can see it looking pretty good if you up the contrast…
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December 4, 2013 at 9:37 pm #114746
Love these street scenes @ed-aldridge especially the girl texting – such an everyday thing to capture!
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December 4, 2013 at 9:37 pm #114747
Love these street scenes @ed-aldridge especially the girl texting – such an everyday thing to capture!
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December 6, 2013 at 10:01 pm #114877
@ed-aldridge, these are Great! Love the carousel and shadows one!
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December 6, 2013 at 10:06 pm #114878
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December 7, 2013 at 6:17 am #114883
Oh yes…they are both beautiful, Karen @karamen … the first one is great because of how the light and colour plays off the wet street…always a winner for night shots. And the second is almost like a painting…so very pretty. Great job. 🙂
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December 7, 2013 at 6:21 am #114884
Wonderful street shots, @ed-aldridge …I love the first one. That’s something that I often do – take pictures of other people’s photo subjects…there’s just something compelling about that and I often get the photographer in the photo too. I love the happy smiles on those people….tells a nice story. Also love the one of the woman bent over a phone or tablet on a bench. You can tell I love candid people shots like that. And black and white works so well for these. 🙂
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December 7, 2013 at 10:39 pm #114920
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December 8, 2013 at 6:50 am #114944
It’s funny you should mention that…it happens so often with me…I take a whole series of photos of some scene and when I look back at them at home, I find that the very first one is my favourite. Do I just think I should keep shooting to get a better/improved shot, instead of trusting what I saw first? And…I also often get a great shot just as I’m about to quit shooting. I wonder if others experience that too. 🙂
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December 8, 2013 at 1:08 pm #114998
@karamen love the first shot, the light reflections on the wet street look great!
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December 13, 2013 at 2:16 am #115584
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December 19, 2013 at 2:54 pm #116099
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December 19, 2013 at 2:56 pm #116100
That’s pretty intimate shooting there Ed! Friend or candid?
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December 19, 2013 at 3:34 pm #116103
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December 19, 2013 at 10:54 pm #116128
Sorry @thepaparazzo I missed this when you posted it, it looks great! Do you use Lightroom to process your pictures?
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December 19, 2013 at 10:56 pm #116129
Candid but I think she was aware of what I was doing, I’d been there for a while taking pictures of the fountain so I think she was comfortable with me
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December 20, 2013 at 2:57 am #116142
I only posted it late last night Ed… Yes I just use Lightroom. To cheap to buy plugins and too lazy to use photoshop! It’s a cracking bit of software though. What do you use?
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December 20, 2013 at 3:06 am #116144
Lightroom as well for me, it does everything I need plus my PC at the moment can’t handle editing large files so GIMP and Photoshop are mostly out.
One technique I picked up from a magazine which creates a sort of HDR look is to move the highlights bar all the way to the left, the shadows all the way to the right then play around with the contrast and clarity sliders, I’ve used this on a few night shots and it looks pretty good, try it on that shot and see what you think..
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December 21, 2013 at 12:30 pm #116221
Here is an example of the technique
For some reason this post is not allowing me to add my image..
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December 21, 2013 at 12:33 pm #116224
Further to my comment to @thepaparazzo here is the example of the Lightroom technique
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December 22, 2013 at 10:03 pm #116280
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January 15, 2014 at 10:37 pm #118522
I like to make a n impact with my street photography… I seek out moments in people lives, and from that moment I create art, a statement, a message.
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January 16, 2014 at 2:49 am #118530
Wonderful images here everyone! @ justian, your first image is fantastic…but…. does the guy have a huge plastic ear???
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January 16, 2014 at 5:26 am #118540
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January 16, 2014 at 6:24 am #118541
haha… yes Catz, he does. As it is with some homeless people… they can be very eccentric.
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March 12, 2014 at 5:24 pm #126127
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March 12, 2014 at 5:24 pm #126128
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March 12, 2014 at 5:25 pm #126129
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March 17, 2014 at 5:39 pm #126858
A couple shots from Bike Week last year in St. Augustine, FL
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March 24, 2014 at 7:11 am #127577
So my take on Semi street photography. 2 shots with streets involved and 2 candids enjoy
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