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03/01/2007 12:47:36 PM |
The technicals: Perhaps one of the limiting factors of this shot is that you were shooting in bright sunlight toward the sun (well, not directly toward, you can see the sun is on the left). This darkens all three of our subjects which hurts the shot. Focus is good. Sharpness is a bit soft, but not a big deal.
The feel: OK, so this is my take on street photography. (My opinion only.) Street photography should do one of a few things: 1) capture the human condition either through an interesting scene or through the facial expressions captured in an everyday occurance. 2) capture nostalgia 3) capture an interesting geometric pattern (meaning the photo has abstract qualitites) which rises above the photo as a whole. Your shot is an attempt at 1. We have faces in the shot which is a good start, but the shadowing which I mentioned before along with their relatively small size keeps us from really "feeling" any of them.
The game: There is a point where the 640 pixel size of the canvas actually changes how you would compose a shot. Because of our limited canvas, I may have tried to crop closer to allow the faces to be physically larger. This may not be necessary at all in an 8x10 print. I think ultimately it was the dark subjects which hurt you the most. |
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02/25/2007 09:38:24 AM |
| I really like the expression on the faces. I think it would be even stronger if the faces were dodged a little so they stood out more. |
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02/24/2007 12:13:56 AM |
| damn your hip sure knows how to frame a shot, you should let him take the shots more often...just kidding :) Actually, i would have thought walking around town using this technique might have yielded a bit more interesting angles. this almost looks like you took it normally, perhaps that's a good trait to have in your "hip shots" |
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02/22/2007 03:13:59 PM |
| I like this - a nice slice of life and smiling people to boot. Good catch. |
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02/21/2007 06:42:07 PM |
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02/20/2007 11:45:44 AM |
| tough at this angle away from the sun. a lot of harsh contrast. good capture for a hip shot. congrats |
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02/19/2007 12:51:36 PM |
| Really like your shot. Excellant composition, nice tones and sharpenss is right on. Well done. |
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02/19/2007 11:22:04 AM |
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02/19/2007 10:41:04 AM |
| i love to shoot from the hip, nicely done |
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