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Originally Posted by Omaroo
Thanks Al  Looks like it turned out OK, and really wasn't even taken as a serious shot to begin with, which is a surprise that it even worked at all. Luck of the draw I guess.
Interesting to hear about your own adventure. Good on you for getting out and giving it a go!  One thing..... you'd be surprised what you can recover from your initial reaction. Cropping severely (keeping the rule of thirds in mind), convert to black and white and add grain. Plenty of it. Adjust contrast values to suit, but typically keep them high. You'd be amazed at what was once considered a right-off can be turned into something brilliant. F/22 is probably a bit difficult - as you said, speed is the answer. It lets you shoot whilst walking - absorbing movement. I've found that it's better to lose a little DOF in favour of your ability to stop motion. Have a go!  |
Its been a long time since I've done any real street. Not since I stopped using the OM-1! Of course everything was manual on the OM-1... if I was using my head this morning, I would've gone all manual, not just aperture setting. I stupidly didn't check exposure/shutter speed at that aperture, and just assumed the camera would take care of it.
Stupid is as stupid does...
Al.