The Florid Man - Monochrome
Nov 21, 2013 04:33:24 #
Nov 21, 2013 05:13:49 #
Graham Smith wrote:
Graham
No way to look at that and not find yourself grinning back!
Remakable eye!
Remarkable touch !
Envy !
Dave
Nov 21, 2013 05:14:15 #
Graham Smith wrote:
Graham
No way to look at that and not find yourself grinning back!
Remakable eye!
Remarkable touch !
Envy !
Dave
Nov 21, 2013 06:23:04 #
Uuglypher wrote:
No way to look at that and not find yourself grinning back!
Remakable eye!
Remarkable touch !
Envy !
Dave
Remakable eye!
Remarkable touch !
Envy !
Dave
Thank you Dave. With a face like his I could hardly go wrong. I like his nose, it looks as though it has been subjected to a serious right hook.
Graham
Nov 21, 2013 06:41:23 #
Graham, were do you find all these wonderful people to photograph? Great image.
Graham Smith wrote:
Graham
Nov 21, 2013 07:06:31 #
Graham Smith wrote:
Graham
Looks great in monochrome as well. If I hadn't seen the color version
This would do it, but this man works great in color the color of his hair
And the ruddy complexion make the photo.
Thanks Graham.
Ps what lens do you walk around with?
Are you in there face or are you shooting from afar?
Nov 21, 2013 07:38:19 #
Emm5 wrote:
Looks great in monochrome as well. If I hadn't seen the color version
This would do it, but this man works great in color the color of his hair
And the ruddy complexion make the photo.
Thanks Graham.
Ps what lens do you walk around with?
Are you in there face or are you shooting from afar?
This would do it, but this man works great in color the color of his hair
And the ruddy complexion make the photo.
Thanks Graham.
Ps what lens do you walk around with?
Are you in there face or are you shooting from afar?
Hello Emm, this was shot with my 70-200 f/2.8 at 145mm. As this was a politically motivated rally I use a longer lens so that I can stand back a bit and watch for interesting occurrences, if you are in too close you can miss things. I can't say that I have a "walk around" lens. I tend to have a feeling for which lens I will need, influenced by the style of image I am trying to get. I much prefer, for street stuff, to use primes, 20mm f/2.8, 35mm f/2.0, 50mm f/1.4, 50mm f/1.2 and a 85mm f/1.8. As you can see, with these lenses I am in pretty close most of the time. I do always have with me a 24-120mm which is useful but slow when often people on streets are often in deep shadow, and of course, the English weather often supplies me with less that ideal light.
Thanks for your comments and interest,
Graham
Nov 21, 2013 13:01:17 #
I like the this version best also. I think the B& W keeps the focus right on him and emphasizes his features.
Nov 21, 2013 13:41:26 #
Country's Mama wrote:
I like the this version best also. I think the B& W keeps the focus right on him and emphasizes his features.
I agree, you are absolutely right. Colour is a "distraction" that you can't crop out but you can remove it. And by doing that you aren't saying "look at his wonderful red hair" His character and personality is much more readily understood in the monochrome.
Graham
Nov 22, 2013 01:48:11 #
Graham Smith wrote:
Graham
Well. That gives an entirely different message. What a great picture and wonderful illustration of how the whole message can change with a crop.
Nov 22, 2013 01:49:09 #
Graham Smith wrote:
I agree, you are absolutely right. Colour is a "distraction" that you can't crop out but you can remove it. And by doing that you aren't saying "look at his wonderful red hair" His character and personality is much more readily understood in the monochrome.
Graham
Graham
I'm not convinced the monochrome is better here but the crop certainly changed the message.
Nov 22, 2013 03:57:51 #
Graham Smith wrote:
Graham
I love this image, but it feels a little bright for a Graham.
Original
Added Fill Light & Darker Shadows
Nov 22, 2013 07:56:57 #
Love this like all your shots, Graham. He sure looks like a happy man, but seems to be protesting something? Can't imagine what with that big grin!
Nov 22, 2013 08:44:56 #
ncshutterbug wrote:
Love this like all your shots, Graham. He sure looks like a happy man, but seems to be protesting something? Can't imagine what with that big grin!
Thanks ncshutterbug, he was protesting against Government austerity cuts :-)
Graham
Nov 22, 2013 12:47:18 #
St3v3M wrote:
I love this image, but it feels a little bright for a Graham.
The trouble with the darker version is you have lost a lot of the detail and in this image the details make it in my opinion.
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