Posts for: RBSinTo
Nov 9, 2014 09:12:21 #
Your control of the shadows needs to be better.
In the first, there is a shadow around her head from the top mid-point and down her left side, as well as on the wall behind her left shoulder.
You could have mitigated these by moving her away from the wall.
In the second, there is a shadow on her left cheek from her nose. A reflector or fill flash or perhaps bouncing the flash would have eliminated this distraction.
In the first, there is a shadow around her head from the top mid-point and down her left side, as well as on the wall behind her left shoulder.
You could have mitigated these by moving her away from the wall.
In the second, there is a shadow on her left cheek from her nose. A reflector or fill flash or perhaps bouncing the flash would have eliminated this distraction.
Nov 9, 2014 09:05:22 #
I prefer this to the original, but agree that the crop is just a bit too tight for my taste.
It might be my monitor, but it also appears to be a bit too bright by about a stop.
finally , I'd suggest either cloning or perhaps blurring the branches a bit.
It might be my monitor, but it also appears to be a bit too bright by about a stop.
finally , I'd suggest either cloning or perhaps blurring the branches a bit.
Nov 6, 2014 14:20:22 #
Watch the background. You've got a number of elements behind the couple that are the brightest bits of the shots and are distracting.
Fill flash would have let you put a bit more "pop" in their faces, while allowing you to drop the exposure for the background, eliminating the distractions.
Fill flash would have let you put a bit more "pop" in their faces, while allowing you to drop the exposure for the background, eliminating the distractions.
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Nov 6, 2014 14:15:16 #
Lovely light and pose.
However, this shot should have been taken in portrait orientation rather than landscape, from in closer with less depth of field to emphasize the subject.
The background adds nothing to this shot and distracts from the girl.
However, this shot should have been taken in portrait orientation rather than landscape, from in closer with less depth of field to emphasize the subject.
The background adds nothing to this shot and distracts from the girl.
Oct 5, 2014 13:55:50 #
Taken last summer in Kensington here in Toronto.
As they often do, a local group of politically active Socialists had set up tables at one of the busiest intersections within the market and were asking passersby to sign various petitions or purchase pamphlets and books on their cause.
I was standing on the opposite corner from two of their members when an attractive woman came by, and they engaged her in conversation. In addition to being smartly dressed the woman was wearing a large straw sunhat which obscured her face from me, which gave her an air of mystery which i quite liked.
Using my longest lens, I grabbed this shot before she moved on.
As an aside, chronologically, this photo was taken before another shot I recently posted called "Lady of mystery", but because I've only just scanned this one, I call it "Another lady of mystery".
motorized Nikon F2AS
Tokina ATX Pro 80~200 2.8 AIS manual focus
Fuji 100 ISO colour slide
exposure 5.6 @ 1/125th
As they often do, a local group of politically active Socialists had set up tables at one of the busiest intersections within the market and were asking passersby to sign various petitions or purchase pamphlets and books on their cause.
I was standing on the opposite corner from two of their members when an attractive woman came by, and they engaged her in conversation. In addition to being smartly dressed the woman was wearing a large straw sunhat which obscured her face from me, which gave her an air of mystery which i quite liked.
Using my longest lens, I grabbed this shot before she moved on.
As an aside, chronologically, this photo was taken before another shot I recently posted called "Lady of mystery", but because I've only just scanned this one, I call it "Another lady of mystery".
motorized Nikon F2AS
Tokina ATX Pro 80~200 2.8 AIS manual focus
Fuji 100 ISO colour slide
exposure 5.6 @ 1/125th
Oct 5, 2014 13:53:49 #
Black Creek Pioneer Village is an authentically restored, early nineteenth century community, situated here in Toronto.
I usually go there at least once a year to see if there is anything new or interesting to shoot.
Earlier this summer I went into a log cabin home where a woman was busy carding woolen fibres and spining yarn.
She was beautifully side-lit by light streaming in through an adjacent window, which reminded me of a painting by Vermeer.
We chatted for a while about her work and she was kind enough to let me take this shot.
Cosina Voigtlander R2S Bessa
Nikon 35 1.8 in Nikon S mount manual focus
Fuji 100 ISO colour slide
exposure 1.8 @ something or other
I usually go there at least once a year to see if there is anything new or interesting to shoot.
Earlier this summer I went into a log cabin home where a woman was busy carding woolen fibres and spining yarn.
She was beautifully side-lit by light streaming in through an adjacent window, which reminded me of a painting by Vermeer.
We chatted for a while about her work and she was kind enough to let me take this shot.
Cosina Voigtlander R2S Bessa
Nikon 35 1.8 in Nikon S mount manual focus
Fuji 100 ISO colour slide
exposure 1.8 @ something or other
Sep 25, 2014 10:32:11 #
Scoutman wrote:
Yes. I know this. I speak, read and write Russian. There is no H, which is the equivalent of our letter "N."
Nice white on blue graphic posted twice for emphasis, I suppose.
Nice white on blue graphic posted twice for emphasis, I suppose.
This discussion is about as important as a debate about whether "Nikon" is pronounced as rhyming with "My Con" or as "Knee-Con".
Are the Kiev's good cameras? To me that's really all that matters. The translation of the Cyrillic characters into English is completely immaterial.
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Sep 25, 2014 10:31:44 #
Ooops. Double post.
Sorry.
Sorry.
Sep 23, 2014 12:14:32 #
Thank you all for the kind compliments.
Although it shows persons in very sad and dire circumstances, nevertheless, it is one of my favorite street photos, and it never fails to elicit comments and start discussions.
Although it shows persons in very sad and dire circumstances, nevertheless, it is one of my favorite street photos, and it never fails to elicit comments and start discussions.
Sep 23, 2014 12:11:37 #
BigDen wrote:
Robert
Your series of photos tell an incredible story. In your time spent with the homeless, were you able to determine if this was a lifestyle choice for some of them or were they victims of unfortunate circumstances?
Dennis
Your series of photos tell an incredible story. In your time spent with the homeless, were you able to determine if this was a lifestyle choice for some of them or were they victims of unfortunate circumstances?
Dennis
I'd say more of them than not have chosen the lifestyle as opposed to having it thrust upon them (although I did met people who seemed to be on the street through no particular fault of their own). There are literally as many different stories as people who tell them.
Sep 23, 2014 12:04:45 #
AustinCL wrote:
Thanks for the tip. Would be nice to have some of that equipment if I had the money. Luckily they actually asked for the dappled light so it made things easy
When one shoots for themselves, they can do what they want. However, when one shoots for others, they have to give the subjects what they want.
But....as the person who is supposed to know better, it is also your duty to express your opinion on what will make the photos look best, and even suggest that you should take some shots the way they want and then the way you suggest so they can choose which they prefer. Worst case? They'll still go with the dappled shots, but at least you tried.
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Sep 22, 2014 07:01:26 #
NZBarry wrote:
I have obviously offended you, and I am sorry for ... (show quote)
Barry,
No offense taken.
What you've seen in this photo and the others I have posted is not the exception but rather the rule here in Toronto; many of our homeless population will not use the shelters provided for a number of reasons, and so instead simply flop down on the streets or in doorways such as bank vestibules where the ATMs are.
As for the detail in this photo, yes it isn't as clear as in some of the others. The light for this shot was tough with bright white snow at the brightest end and the dark blanket with the person under it in the foreground at the other. I had to tone down the exposure to keep the snow from simply being a white mass, and so ended up with less than the ideal exposure for the person in the foreground.
It would be really comnvenient if I was allowed the do-overs that photographers who shoot non-time-sensitive material have, but unfortunately that isn't the case with PJ and street photography. You get what you get when you get it and if the opportunity isn't taken it is likely gone forever.
I almost always try to include some written explanation to enhance the story, but truly, this is the first time I've had a viewer question exactly what the blanket-covered mass in the fore ground was. I suppose it is a North American phenomenon, for everyone who sees it here knows immediately what they are looking at.
Robert
Sep 21, 2014 10:00:20 #
NZBarry wrote:
Hi RBSinTo, I'm sorry but I cant see what I suppos... (show quote)
Obviously, there is.
Sep 20, 2014 10:31:06 #
jonsommer wrote:
So, maybe someone with a lot more knowledge than I have (wouldn't be tough to do) can explain the relationship about shutter speed, f-stop and ambient light. The reason I ask is, is there a way to adjust one or the other to reduce the amount of blue light reflected in this BEAUTIFUL bride's dress?
The relationship between shutter speed, and aperture is called the Law of Reciprocity and it is expressed as:
E= I xT
where E=exposure
I =Intensity of light (which translates as an aperture's area)
T=shutter speed (how long the shutter stays open)
for a given film or digital sensor's sensitivity (ISO)
There is more to this relationship than just this, and how an understanding of it is essential on technical grounds (correct exposure) as well as for creative compositional considerations (depth of field, action-stopping/action blurring), but it's enough for this discussion.
The color temperature of the light falling on the subject plays no part in the relationship, and so can't be changed by by changing apertures or shutter speeds.
You can change the colour of the scene either by putting color filters on your lenses, (as I do because I only use film cameras) or you can do some post-processing as has already been addressed her by others to alter color in all of or part of a scene.
I hope this information is helpful.
Sep 20, 2014 08:45:19 #
This is an early morning grabshot I made at Cherry Beach, on the Lake Ontario waterfront here in Toronto a few years ago. The couple were sitting on the lifeguard station dock enjoying the view and the sunrise. After nearly 20 years of shooting with only prime lenses, I had just purchased a zoom which I trying out for the first time. I spied the scene and when the swan glided into the frame, I knew I had the shot I wanted.
motorized Nikon F2AS
Tokina ATX 80~200 2.8 AIS manual focus
Fuji Sensia II 100 ISO colour slide
motorized Nikon F2AS
Tokina ATX 80~200 2.8 AIS manual focus
Fuji Sensia II 100 ISO colour slide
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