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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 58 |
Jul 17 |
Reply |
18-35mm full frame or crop? |
Jul 25th |
| 58 |
Jul 17 |
Reply |
That is an artistic choice. In a competition, however, many judges may find all of the people a distraction, especially since you can only see parts of them. |
Jul 25th |
| 58 |
Jul 17 |
Reply |
My lens choice when shooting street is 50mm or equivalent. On my micro four thirds camera that would be 25mm. I switched some time ago when I felt that the 50mm focal length would "force" me to get closer to my subjects. It is also easier to visualize what the image frame will look like before you frame the image with the camera. That's because 50mm is close to what you will visualize with your eyes. |
Jul 24th |
| 58 |
Jul 17 |
Reply |
I though about straightening it, but decided against. My thought process was that the leaning pillars emphasized the preacher's hand gesture. Keystoneing also makes it difficult to straighten both pillars without some distortion. I do agree with the lighter face. I made some corrections, but didn't go far enough. |
Jul 23rd |
| 58 |
Jul 17 |
Comment |
This is an amusing image. It is another case when a wider aperture would have improved it by blurring the other distracting people in the image. To me, vignetting emphasizes the distraction. Wider aperture and lower ISO. I tend to shoot aperture priority to control this kind of effect and I tend to shoot wide open at the maximum aperture (smallest f-stop). In this case, even f4 might have worked to keep the pig and the person carrying the pig in focus and sharp, while blurring the other characters. |
Jul 23rd |
| 58 |
Jul 17 |
Comment |
Using flash was a great idea. An improvement would be a slightly faster shutter speed to slow down the bubbles and show them in detail and a wider aperture to add some bokeh. The flash does a nice job of emphasizing the foreground subject, but some focus blur in the background would have improved it further. Personally, I always shoot aperture priority so that I can control the background. I also like Isaac's flip. I read another review someplace that pointed out that we are more comfortable with left to right movement when we read left to right. |
Jul 23rd |
| 58 |
Jul 17 |
Comment |
Ok - I'm going to be the minority opinion. I agree with all that is said about composition. However, for me the image is missing something to make it unusual rather than commonplace. For example, another living thing or a person sitting or standing on them might add interest. Difficult to do in street photography when you don't want to arrange the subject. |
Jul 23rd |
| 58 |
Jul 17 |
Comment |
I'm kind of a purist with street photography, so I don't mind the guy behind the scale. The photo is the truth at the moment the image was captured. I love the BW textures and tones. I even like the graininess that seems appropriate with the subject. As a bonus, the three men to the right of the subject form a kind of leading line to the face of your subject. Kudos for stepping up and capturing the moment. That's the way great street photos are captured. |
Jul 23rd |
| 58 |
Jul 17 |
Comment |
I like the humor in this image. I also like my iPhone when I don't have a camera ready. Taking a good street photo doesn't require an expensive camera. I like color on this one because of the emphasis on the word "brains". That helps to draw attention from the woman on the bicycle. Reading the short sentence on the wall takes my eye down to the walker. I wouldn't crop either. Having the other bike in the composition on the left seems to make another tacit statement about the person walking away from it. |
Jul 23rd |
5 comments - 4 replies for Group 58
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