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Psych Ward
Psych Ward
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Camera: Olympus C-70 / C-7000 Zoom
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Date: Oct 1, 2008
Aperture: F/4
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Urban, Candid
Date Uploaded: Oct 3, 2008

Viewed: 306
Comments: 8
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 I promised I'd stop processing shots like this. I'm not there yet. So yes, it's noisy, kinda soft, and the color has a slight twang. But it's the real thing.

I get shots like these while I'm briskly walking by -- camera in my right hand with the strap wrapped tightly around my wrist. Since my hand is swinging back and forth like a pendulum, I shoot on the back swing, since that's when my hand is momentarily at rest (so to speak) and about to change directions. So usually the shots are crooked. Rarely do I try to rotate them. And I get a lot of duds too -- focus or exposure is off, or just motion blur. High ISO and a bright but overcast day are about the only times these shots work out.

You may have seen me boo-hooing about my point-and-shoot in the forums, but I'm convinced I can only get shots like this with a small, very instant and responsive camera.

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Originally posted by crik:
... Did you have to crop this one?


Just a little bit. Here's the original:

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 10/06/2008 01:41:31 PM
I really like your technique for getting this shoots, the angle it's nice, good composition and the editing really adds to it.
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 10/06/2008 10:12:18 AM
I like the angle you shot this at. I'll have to give it a try/
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 10/05/2008 09:52:20 PM
Great smile! Perhaps seeing a dear friend. Nicely framed with the poster and person on the right. That's a great shot with the swinging camera, I'll have to try that technique with the T-10. Did you have to crop this one?
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 10/05/2008 03:53:48 PM
the facial expression - the fact that this smile of the woman and the man in the ad are almost the same - it works

not crazy about this type of processing but it does give an extra edge to the shots
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 10/05/2008 02:47:01 PM
Her smile definitely makes me smile. You can still shoot from the hip with a dSLR - it just takes a bit more practice. I'll start giving it a shot and pass along any helpful advice I may discover. Or when you get yours, you can do the same!
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 10/05/2008 10:12:43 AM
Along with the funky colours and the psych ward shirt, that smile just tops it off. Looks like a real character you've captured here.
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 10/04/2008 03:36:18 AM
And the expression seems to have a slight twang as well! Fun shot, central figure nicely framed/buttressed by female figure on one side, poster guy on the other. - Really appreciate your sharing more of your m.o. - you ARE stealthy!
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 10/04/2008 12:58:38 AM
The smiling guy in the poster is looking at the woman who is also smiling.. like there is a joke that i am not getting and that makes me curious.. what the hell is going on? let me in on it ok! In case there is any doubt this is a positive critique :)
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