At the Ice Cream Stand

[otherprof86 28]

3/16/19 a6000 16-50

 

[terri33 4]

Excellent capture! You have mom with the great reflection in her glasses, busy while the kids are having kid-drama with their sweets. Meanwhile, the table in the background is engaged in their own business.

It's busy, but nice street shooting. I'm wondering what a high-contrast B&W would look like, too. Did you try it?

 

[Jeff1547 47]

Nice shot.............

 

[otherprof86 28]

Excellent capture! You have mom with the great reflection in her glasses, busy while the kids are having kid-drama with their sweets. Meanwhile, the table in the background is engaged in their own business.

It's busy, but nice street shooting. I'm wondering what a high-contrast B&W would look like, too. Did you try it?

Thanks so much for your thoughtful and encouraging comments. I hadn’t thought of b&w for this, mostly because I loved the hair bow, but I’ll give it a try when I’m on the computer. BTW, I take a lot of shots of strangers that I find interesting, but my wife usually tells me they would only be interesting to the people in them or those who know them. I showed her this one and asked if it was another one of those, and she said, “No, that’s a nice photo.” I’m still not sure I can see the difference she sees.

 

[Donde]

I think this would really zing if you had the middle girl in the back or maybe the little girl on the right in sharp focus.

 

[Dave442]

I like it. The image is very busy, but in a good way. I always like a shot with just one person looking at the camera and the little girl is doing that perfectly. The mom is the first thing I see in the image, but I find interesting all all the things going on around her.

Are there two more baby girls sitting on laps in the image? Why are the cup sizes not in order of small-medium-extra large but rather medium-small-extra large? A lot of Coke, but then have the very small Barques and Dr. Pepper stickers. What might that worker be doing in the background? Nice reflection off the mirror towards the front of the store. The guy in the blue hat could be my brother (if it was a Dodgers hat). Did the ice-cream fall off that girls cone right after you took the shot? I don't like the word "you'll" so I like seeing it used in the advertisement. My sister had a similar rabbit fur jacket when she was the age of the girl looking at the camera, and this girl has also gone with the rabbit ear hair bow. Why does it look like they are finished eating, but it looks like a full plate of spaghetti on the table and reflected in moms glasses (it has to be ice cream but it looks like spaghetti to me).

 

[zulu42]

This photo is like an ice cream sundae with way too many toppings - delightful!

 

[terri33 4]

Excellent capture! You have mom with the great reflection in her glasses, busy while the kids are having kid-drama with their sweets. Meanwhile, the table in the background is engaged in their own business.

It's busy, but nice street shooting. I'm wondering what a high-contrast B&W would look like, too. Did you try it?

Thanks so much for your thoughtful and encouraging comments. I hadn’t thought of b&w for this, mostly because I loved the hair bow, but I’ll give it a try when I’m on the computer. BTW, I take a lot of shots of strangers that I find interesting, but my wife usually tells me they would only be interesting to the people in them or those who know them. I showed her this one and asked if it was another one of those, and she said, “No, that’s a nice photo.” I’m still not sure I can see the difference she sees.

Art appreciation is nothing but subjective, right?

I mention B&W only because the scene is busy, and there are times when B&W might be used to tone it down a bit. However, it may fall flat here, as there is also a good argument that the bright, in-your-face color is an important part of the hectic quality of the scene. If you do have a play with B&W, I do emphasize good, strong contrast to make sure none of the subtler elements get lost, but it still may be better in color. Just my two cents. Hope you give it a try!

 

[Derrel]

A couple of Dave442's comments/questions occurred to me too!

 

[otherprof86 28]

I think this would really zing if you had the middle girl in the back or maybe the little girl on the right in sharp focus.

I thought there would be enough depth of field to cove them at about 25 feet and focusing on the sunglasses. Finding that sweet spot between "quick shot" and "attention to details" is still on my "to do" list.

 

[otherprof86 28]

A couple of Dave442's comments/questions occurred to me too!

About that spaghetti: They were sitting near Bennet's Homemade Ice Cream in the Farmers Market in L.A. and some were eating ice cream, but the Farmers Market (no apostrophe!) has an enormous number of food options and people pick up the food and bring it to table where the mix can be quite interesting.

 

[Dave442]

A couple of Dave442's comments/questions occurred to me too!

About that spaghetti: They were sitting near Bennet's Homemade Ice Cream in the Farmers Market in L.A. and some were eating ice cream, but the Farmers Market (no apostrophe!) has an enormous number of food options and people pick up the food and bring it to table where the mix can be quite interesting.

So now I know my brother has a look-alike that was last seen 10 miles from his house.

 

[otherprof86 28]

Excellent capture! You have mom with the great reflection in her glasses, busy while the kids are having kid-drama with their sweets. Meanwhile, the table in the background is engaged in their own business.

It's busy, but nice street shooting. I'm wondering what a high-contrast B&W would look like, too. Did you try it?

I gave it a try, and I like it. Thanks again.

 

[Derrel]

More-interesting in color, IMO...

 

[terri33 4]

The contrast is perfect. Nice conversion.

I love B&W, and this looks great. I also really like the added busyness the color version brings, too. If I had shot this with B&W film, I would likely have wanted to hand color it. Artistic choice.

When you have an image this strong, it's hard to go wrong.