Telephoto with greatest possible depth-of-field, focused on the "Giant Jesus" (Cristo Redentor), taken from the Rocinha favela ("slum") toward Rio de Janeiro, which was miles away.

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A lot of my street photography simply documents the street art (or gang graffiti), which might be gone a short time later.

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Sometimes the "subject" of street photography isn't self-aware? Close-up, shallow depth-of-field to capture the feel of the place.

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This was with a telephoto -- and enthusiastically cooperative subjects. (I printed a copy for each of them, and they loved it!)

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Sometimes you can't get close enough to use a 35mm lens. And sometimes the subject doesn't really care that you're "stalking" them.

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Wish I could attach several pics at once. Might follow up with some additional examples of my street pics in Brasil.

Anyway, not all street photography is meant as portraiture. I use an 18-250mm zoom, aperature mode, lowest f-stop for shallow depth of field (when appropriate), auto-exposure-bracketing, auto-focus, and zoom in close enough to minimize any cropping (if needed). Spur-of-the-moment shots that don't a face sometimes will capture the essence -- without making the subjects uncomfortable.

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I first introduced this photo project back in March 2016 in #Get_Flashed (http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-373551-1.html), which was promptly relegated to the "Links & Resources" forum.

We recently resurrected the project, testing two more presentation/projection methods: FHD flat-screen TV, and digital projection onto the side of a suitable building.

A couple pics from our latest showing

Digital projector on the cab roof, with the busy street in the background


Gasoline generator for electrical power, just in case an outlet is not available nearby


And the smooth, "near white" wall to project onto

Appreciate your taking the time to look, Bob. In today's world, it's hard to get anyone to look at anything on YouTube that's longer than three minutes. I'll pass along your comment to our group when we do a post mortem ('lessons learned') review & plan our next show.

A little background: eventually we'll have a series of shows that we'll project or display on the rear-projection screen, building facades, a suspendable screen that we can erect quickly (on buildings), and/or a large FHD flat-screen TV. It's sorta like a musical or choreographed flash mob performance in public, but as I describe it, "our 'seemingly pointless act' is to share what we see (or seek) as we go about our lives -- with cameras in hand."

There are few (if any) rules imposed on our participants. There are no entry fees. No categories or specific genres to fit into. No judges or curators. No awards.

All that we ask is that -- whether you're a serious amateur or seasoned professional -- you have a keen eye for captivating images.

"Ugly Mike" the conspirator & renegade


The Motley Crew on Downtown Albuquerque's Central Avenue during the #ARTScrawl

We called it a #Flash_Mob_Foto_Show. Our first attempt was Friday evening, March 4th, during Albuquerque's 'First Friday' #ARTScrawl.

You can find it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/catQLK9UvnI. View it in full screen 'theater' mode & 1080p HD, if you can. Total time is 7:46 (mm:ss) for 70 photos.

Thanks, Chuck_893 and burkphoto. :D

Metering gives you the information you need to know to choose aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. While you can't "turn a black cat white," you can keep snow whiter (by "over" exposing) or black cats blacker (by "under" exposing) -- rather than somewhat "greyer" -- depending on your metering mode.

I'm sure someone more knowledgeable will give a fuller explanation.

Previously,
Today I add two more. Dropped out of the Street Photography section (among others) yesterday, and considering dropping out of UHH entirely. I grow tired of authoritative labels & definitions. I just live my life -- and share what I saw along the way.

According to the Gospel of "Authentic Traditional Street"? Who Cares?!

I'll have to say, it's been interesting.

But the longer I look & 'listen,' the less interesting it's become. Sadly, since don't care much for labels or pigeonholes, I bid adeus. "Street" apparently is one very small & narrow window on "life." I'll get along with mine -- shooting what I like & lots of it.

:D My sweetie of nearly 30 years now (below)... back when we were a bit younger. Hiking the Fish Creek Mountains of Western Utah.

Ah... we were young then

Quite true, in fact it's something that I've considered. But while this topic is frequently on my mind, I'm saving it for another time, perhaps another forum. (Any readers interested in more background, just PM me.)