August Photo Challenge - Comments & "John West" Rejects

[Photo Challenge]

Post your comments on the August Photo Challenge Entries (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=94407)here.

Do you have any "rejects", post them here too.
Have fun !


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[rcheshire]

'Street' - this will be fun!

[UniPol]

My Rejects

The first two pics are in Paris and the last pic at Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire in June of this year.

[Omaroo]

Just a note everyone - "street" is a style, not a thing.... :)

[UniPol]

:question:, please explain.

[sheeny]

Try this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_photography

Better than my explanation.:)

Al.

[UniPol]

Well, I had a look at a number of sites on the net to find a definition and didn't feel it appropriate to quote them. I would really like to hear what Omaroo's concept of "Street" photography is or for that matter, what other members think.

[sheeny]

My personal take on street photography is there's 2 types:
1. candid, natural photos of people doing everyday things - just what happens in real life, nothing staged. The skill is in framing, focusing and capturing the image without affecting the image.
2. Capturing everyday scenes or ordinary things that are normally ignored to highlight them as the subject or in an unusual way (need not involve people).

I used to do enjoy street photography with my old OM-1 and a wide angle lens, prefocused and set exposure and just shoot from the hip. I had friends who sort of thought they were into photography with the latest fully auto cameras, who thought I was stupid, not even looking through the camera to take a shot, but sometimes to catch the moment there is no time... and I don't like people in posed photos much...:). Its a challenge to get a natural expression or a fleeting moment. Eventually I won them over when they saw the shots.;)

Al.

[ourkind]

Cool photo! :thumbsup:

[bartman]

:lol: Didn't realise........even after all the photos posted by you and others recently......:shrug:
Might have to change my entry then......
:thanx:
Bartman

[Omaroo]

Street photography is just the way Al described it. It is mainly photography that is done literally wandering along the street - capturing people in situations and their plethora of moods. Nothing more, nothing less. It is not contrived, set up or planned. Subjects rarely look at you and smile because they have no idea they're being captured. The reason I bought my OM-D is because I can shoot from the hip without raising the camera to my eye, by flipping the rear touch panel up to compose and take my image from. Zone focusing is another normal technique - where you place the camera in manual focus and pre-set your distance on the lens and in your head. As potential subjects walk in to frame at approximately the right distance, fire away. Frames don't have to be straight - in fact interesting angles are good at times.

It's an art form that has a great many followers around the world.

Some of my examples:

[Omaroo]

@Unipol- yep Steve, that's the go. Excellent!

[supernova1965]

Here are my Rejects

[Omaroo]

Excellent shot Andrew :)

[UniPol]

Thanks Chris, your comment is much appreciated.

[RB]

Muchas gracias amigo Omaroo...

:thanks:

[Omaroo]

Nice shot there too Deeno. That's what "street" is. :thumbsup:

[Deeno]

Cheers Chris....
You guys have raised the bar bloody high this month. I think it will have to do as the month is running short.....

Have I mentioned how much I love this little camera?

[Omaroo]

Geez Deeno, you're really getting fired up with this. Well done sir! Excellent "street"! :)

I'm thinking of going to Cockatoo Island this Saturday for the Biennale of Sydney before it ends. Fred Vanderhaven was just recommending it on FB and took some great shots. Interested? Andrew? Anyone?

[Omaroo]

Peter - top shot too ! :)

[supernova1965]

I used my mobile camera for my entry as I wasn't confident enough to use my Nikon seems pretty good for a mobile camera. Great photo's this month

[Omaroo]

Woz - there's a lot than can be recovered in post processing. You can turn most photos into good images if you know how! :thumbsup: Check here to see some great street photography taken with a mobile phone - and the guy is Australian: http://mobilephotogroup.com/profile_baranovic.html

[Octane]

I'd come this weekend with the Mamiya, I've got rolls that need shooting, but, I'm on call as of Thursday, argh!

H

[Omaroo]

You're always on call Humayun.:lol: When you're next able, eh!

I'm having a big weekend I think. I'm heading in to my office in Rozelle on Friday, having dinner with a vendor who wants our business, and then heading off to Cockatoo Island first thing Saturday morning for Biennale. Shoot there all day and then shoot again as an official photographer at the Gangster's Ball on Saturday night! :) Should be great fun. Then, Sunday, down to the Rocks to do it all again. Can't wait.

[gliderdog]

Cheers Chris!

[Deeno]

Love to come on Saturday but, at the moment I just don't have the time.

Maybe Sunday for a while?

[RB]

Oh that sounds so tempting Chris, I wish I could.
As of tomorrow I'll be returning to work slowly, after my extended break to recover due to health reasons.

Funnily enough, we're just getting ready to go down to Darling Harbour for a gala dinner at my eldest daughter's presentation of the State Medal in Horticulture (third time).
I'll be the proud dad taking 'happy snaps' with the 70-200mm monster. :lol:
It's apparently a big do, with pollies and other people from the industry present.

Andrew

PS looking forward to your photos.

:thumbsup:

[sheeny]

It doesn't look like I'm going to get another opportunity to have another go at street before the end of the month. I have been going through my pics looking for anything that fits the street bill, but its a tough call... those that are close probably aren't very good, because I haven't really done any street since I went digital.:sadeyes:

Here's my John Wests anyway...:)

Al.

[rcheshire]

Rejects