All for £10

[gsgary]

Don't like it as much now

 

[amolitor]

That's because it's not as good any more.

 

[sleist]

The people are interesting enough and a great capture. Adding the tilt is just the photographer intruding on the subject.
I look at this at say - cool shot! Then I wonder - why the tilt?
Completely pulls me out of the moment.

Still a cool shot.

 

[Derrel]

Reasonable "street" a little busy, but there's some nice geometry and (a little) mystery to it.

I like the tilt because plays well with:

the man's leg
the man's cane
the sloped writing on the shop windows
the relative heights of his and her head

It respects and brings out the various geometries in the situation. Not every street photographer has been all about the geometry, but the best of them all sure as heck was. I like a little geometry with my street.

People who complain about tilted this and that are weenies, there's been some excellent work that was tilted for not one damn reason at all. Sometimes the tilt is good, sometimes it's bad, often it's neither one thing nor the other, it just is. The trouble with tilt isn't the tilt, it's when you try to save a crap photograph by tilting the frame to "pep it up".

You forgot to add: this kind of tilt also makes it look like you're on heroin. Or drunk off your arse and couldn't give two chits about your craft...so, those are some bonuses you forgot to mention dude! Respects the geometry? WTF?

 

[amolitor]

Yeah, it respects the geometry. It's a "street" thing, seeing the lines and the shapes as they fall at the precise moment the shutter opens, and hitting the moment when the alignments and echoed shapes and lines are just so. The tilt in this case emphasizes and clarifies the way the lines and shapes in this photograph are aligning, crossing, and echoing one another.

Google up "Henri Cartier-Bresson Geometry" and poke around a bit, you'll see what I'm talking about. He was the MAN for geometry and street. gsgary ain't no HCB, but I can see that he's trying.

 

[manaheim]

Thank's but i like the tilt because of the way the gentleman has his leg, shooting with the Leica you seem to be invisible
Bruce Gilden does not correct tilt

Gary, I love ya and I love this pic and I'm a lover of the tilt when it contributes to the image, so please take this in as lovey a way as humanly possible.

Your reason is utter crap. The tilt is totally borked. Fix it.

Lol

I do love you though.

This is artistic tilt i remember shooting a ruby cup final on a pitch that was slopped about 2.5 feet from on end to the other, first thing i was told was it was tilted

hehehe, well in the end you have to do what you think is right, man. It's your work, do what you feel. Trust me, I get banged on for tilts alllllllllllllllll the time and I usually tell people to go pound sand.

Reasonable "street" a little busy, but there's some nice geometry and (a little) mystery to it.

I like the tilt because plays well with:

the man's leg
the man's cane
the sloped writing on the shop windows
the relative heights of his and her head

It respects and brings out the various geometries in the situation. Not every street photographer has been all about the geometry, but the best of them all sure as heck was. I like a little geometry with my street.

People who complain about tilted this and that are weenies, there's been some excellent work that was tilted for not one damn reason at all. Sometimes the tilt is good, sometimes it's bad, often it's neither one thing nor the other, it just is. The trouble with tilt isn't the tilt, it's when you try to save a crap photograph by tilting the frame to "pep it up".

Which I don't think is the case here... though I DO think it may need some crop adjustments to make it work post-straightening. I just don't have time to play now.

 

[Designer]

Actually, I think if it were going to be tilted, for the dubious reason stated, then it should have been tilted in the other direction.


Tilt fail.

 

[Photographiend]

My first thought was "Tilt Bad" but I dunno after seeing it both ways I am more drawn to the tilted version.

I still can't get over the mans body language. It says "Damn it Woman, Quit nagging me!"

 

[manaheim]

Actually, I think if it were going to be tilted, for the dubious reason stated, then it should have been tilted in the other direction.


Tilt fail.

I wish people would stop with the "xxx fail" thing. Everyone thinks it's super funny... and it is when it's in a meme, but when it's directed right at someone it's really harsh and obnoxious.

 

[gsgary]

Yeah, it respects the geometry. It's a "street" thing, seeing the lines and the shapes as they fall at the precise moment the shutter opens, and hitting the moment when the alignments and echoed shapes and lines are just so. The tilt in this case emphasizes and clarifies the way the lines and shapes in this photograph are aligning, crossing, and echoing one another.

Google up "Henri Cartier-Bresson Geometry" and poke around a bit, you'll see what I'm talking about. He was the MAN for geometry and street. gsgary ain't no HCB, but I can see that he's trying.

That bloody poetry

 

[gsgary]

Best thing about it now is it has got people fired up like this new camera has got me

 

[gsgary]

I don't even want to imagine the quality of wine that they would offer as a full bottle with a meal for ten quid!!!

Marks and Spencer food is actually top quality

 

[gsgary]

Bruce Gilden is also a total hoser.

Sorry, but I don't buy into the reason for the tilt, Gary. If a novice were to post an image that was tilted and justified it with a similar reason, there is no doubt in my mind that you would not let them see the end of it.

You may like the tilt, but I and a few others don't think it adds to the image.

Sorry i dont agree with you on Bruce Gilden i have spoken to him and he is a real nice guy

 

[unpopular]

I like this much more. The manequines are much more important, and plays well with the face palm, I can play with ideas about what he's thinking about.

 

[gsgary]

I wish people would stop with the "xxx fail" thing. Everyone thinks it's super funny... and it is when it's in a meme, but when it's directed right at someone it's really harsh and obnoxious.

Dont worry its like water off a ducks back fo me