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Alone In A Crowd
Alone In A Crowd
bvy


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Camera: Olympus C-70 / C-7000 Zoom
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Date: Oct 2, 2008
Aperture: F/3.2
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Candid, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Oct 2, 2008

Viewed: 390
Comments: 14
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 I'm trying a new stategy -- lowering my ISO (the noise is killing what little good focus I do get with this cheap camera) and slowing down.

I saw this gentleman seated on the base of a light pole while I was waiting to cross the street (a good way to get candid shots, I'm discovering, is by being observant while waiting for the walk sign). I shot a few from the hip, which caught him right at about eye level.

I was undecided about cloning out the "one" on the newspaper machine. It's kind of ironic, I thought, so I left it. I don't like to alter reality ( pawdrix should be proud).

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 10/26/2008 05:57:06 AM
Interesting capture. Nice tones and good contrast. Like the angle too.
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 10/13/2008 10:31:17 PM
Originally posted by bvy:
Originally posted by crik:
What mm shooting range do you use most when doing the hip shot?



But a lens camera is coming soon to a mailbox near me.


Congrats on getting that new lens camera!
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 10/05/2008 05:07:19 PM
Poor guy can't even pick his nose without it ending up on the internet. LOL

Great texture in his face, hands, and denim jeans. I like the well-manicured hand holding the purse, too. Something about the woman's presence adds to the "story" of this image.
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 10/05/2008 02:31:57 PM
LOL! Just read Timmy's comment about disuading her from getting a dSLR... :-) So what did you order??

My favorite part of this shot is the woman's hand on her purse. Somehow that adds another little story to this. I really do like your from the hip shooting. You get some interesting captures!
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 10/04/2008 10:07:05 PM
Originally posted by crik:
What mm shooting range do you use most when doing the hip shot?


Not many options there, Crik, since I use a point and shoot. I never zoom when shooting from the hip (I'd certainly miss!). But a lens camera is coming soon to a mailbox near me.
 10/04/2008 06:36:23 AM
my dad shot 'from the hip for years'- it sure can work to get shots when no one thinks you are shooting

the conversion to b/w is outstanding providing wonderful textures throughout the image to jump out at us
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 10/04/2008 03:28:37 AM
That IS nice focus. (Please don't call your camera cheap - it is one of the better little digicams, made before they got really cheap and less in IQ and adjustable features!)

I like the details your focus gives us - the weave of the man's pants, the manicured nails on the figure in the long black whatever, and even the details in the buildings, delivering a wonderful breadth of context.

(Okay, I will say it. Possibly he is picking his nose! It reverberates with a recent picture on the Photokina thread of the Canon guy doing just that, and set back my own plans to upgrade to a Canon DSLR).
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 10/03/2008 11:22:14 PM
That is quite a candid and capture. Nice focus and a smooth B&W. I'm trying the hip shooting but not too successful with it yet. What mm shooting range do you use most when doing the hip shot?
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 10/03/2008 09:21:10 PM
What a moment! Thanks for the story about how you got the shot. Another great thing to do at the lights is wait until they just turn green and everyone starts to walk, then they're all busy and unaware of you shooting them from across the street.
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 10/03/2008 01:21:59 PM
Great capture, he seems lost in his thoughts...and the processing adds to it. I like the fact that you didn't clone out anything, imho street photography should be realistic.
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 10/03/2008 10:22:46 AM
Great processing. Whatever you did, you did it right. This is just me, but I might crop out that bit of the building at the top. IMNSHO, it doesn't add that much to the shot and kind of leads your eye away from the man. But it's your picture, and you get to call the shot. (Bad pun. ;)
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 10/03/2008 12:22:09 AM
Glad you didn't clone out the newspaper thing too. Definitely seems sharper than your previous one, so changing the ISO was a good move.
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 10/02/2008 11:12:53 PM
This shot is what street candids are all about in my personal opinion ... gritty, real - yep, the guy is removing an irritant just sitting on his perch ... like the angle - I am going to try shooting from the hip.
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 10/02/2008 10:47:30 PM
Good thing you didn't clone it out. If you did, you would only be appeasing the knuckleheads that get ADD when viewing images. If the "One" is there...that's where it belongs. In fact, it adds to the image.

Looks like the dude is picking "One" hell of a winner.
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