Sorry, I'll Be Late Home Again: South Bank, London. Graham...

Graham Smith Loc: Cambridgeshire UK

South Bank, London.

Graham

wonkytripod Loc: Peterborough UK

Graham Smith wrote:

South Bank, London.

Graham

Love the way you got just the right angle to have him lit so well next to the shadow of the stall.

The wording on his bag says it all about your skills as a photographer.

Or he could be checking the photo that he has just taken of the photographer in front of him.

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Graham Smith wrote:

South Bank, London.

Graham

Hey Graham, love your work, but I have a question. What do you think about the crop to the man's foot? Is that okay? I've always wondered and because I am always curious I have offered two alternatives for your approval.

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Graham Smith Loc: Cambridgeshire UK

St3v3M wrote:

Hey Graham, love your work, but I have a question. What do you think about the crop to the man's foot? Is that okay? I've always wondered and because I am always curious I have offered two alternatives for your approval.

Thanks Steve, Obviously I would have preferred to have the whole foot but I don't think it takes too much away from what I was trying to depict, a man who has perhaps spent too long over a liquid lunch, is texting his wife to say he'll be late and has bought her a gift to try to placate her.
Crop wise I think that your versions are valid but I have a thing about showing people as part of the "landscape". I have cropped this quite a lot, it was taken with a 28mm lens on a full frame camera.

PS: I could extend the lower part of the image and clone in the foot, but as I've said before "Life is too short to stuff a mushroom" :-D

Graham

Graham Smith Loc: Cambridgeshire UK

wonkytripod wrote:

Love the way you got just the right angle to have him lit so well next to the shadow of the stall.

The wording on his bag says it all about your skills as a photographer.

Or he could be checking the photo that he has just taken of the photographer in front of him.

Hello wonky, I think he is trying to explain to his wife why his business meeting in the pub went on so long :lol:

Graham

Nightski

No matter how you crop, you've got a great image here Graham. In Minnies post, I believe you pointed out that in street photography, you need to wait, until something happens, You were waiting and you caught this man at exactly the right moment. The concentration on his face is classic. The businessman looking like he's all business, with a hint of bringing something special home to his wife in the little sack. I think you caught him playing both rolls.

I like that you can see way into the background. One busy man, oblivious to all his surroundings at the moment.

I like both the color and the b&w. Either way it's a almost flawless capture...the cropped foot bothers me.

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Graham Smith wrote:

Thanks Steve, Obviously I would have preferred to ... (show quote)

Hey Graham, thank you for the reply and I agree. In the end, he has part of one and the whole of the other versus the common footless people we see in so many. I appreciate your time and Happy Holidays! Steve

Graham Smith Loc: Cambridgeshire UK

St3v3M wrote:

Hey Graham, thank you for the reply and I agree. In the end, he has part of one and the whole of the other versus the common footless people we see in so many. I appreciate your time and Happy Holidays! Steve

Now I'll explain why his foot is cropped off. I was shot with a rangefinder, they have frame lines in the viewfinder, remember those? The camera couldn't "read" the lens to set the correct frame lines as it wasn't a coded lens. I forgot to tell the camera which lens it was. I have since modified the lens so that it is "read" by the camera. Attacking a lens with a Dremel isn't for the faint hearted :-)

Graham

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Graham Smith wrote:

Now I'll explain why his foot is cropped off. I was shot with a rangefinder, they have frame lines in the viewfinder, remember those? The camera couldn't "read" the lens to set the correct frame lines as it wasn't a coded lens. I forgot to tell the camera which lens it was. I have since modified the lens so that it is "read" by the camera. Attacking a lens with a Dremel isn't for the faint hearted :-)

Graham

A steady hand is a steady heart.

pelirrojo Loc: Duluth, MN

Graham; as with your other street shots your subject is interesting and stands out from the others. To me he not only stands out but looks out of place; he's dressed for late fall or possible winter while everyone else is dressed for late spring or summer.

carlysue Loc: Columbus

I was thinking what pelirrojo just mentioned. I was struck by his aqua suit, maroon shirt and white tie covered with an overcoat. Most everyone else is in warmer weather attire. I think he's trying to balance multiple lives or multiple women or multiple jobs. And then to have his purchase label "Genius"? A story here anyway you look at this.