=Capture a stranger street style=

[Skyclad]

Classy...................not

How did you get it so they are standing straight, but everything else is at a upward slant?

 

[javier]

Classy...................not

How did you get it so they are standing straight, but everything else is at a upward slant?

That is a good question. I have no idea :er:

 

[bobnr32]

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2012 05 21_1404b_edited-1 by bob8952, on Flickr
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2012 05 21_1401b by bob8952, on Flickr
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Time stands still by bob8952, on Flickr
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2012 05 21_1536b_edited-1 by bob8952, on Flickr
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2012 05 14_1226b_edited-1 by bob8952, on Flickr

 

[johngpt]

Classy...................not

How did you get it so they are standing straight, but everything else is at a upward slant?

The two girls really aren't vertical. Our brain just translates the slight slant to vertical because that's what our brain expects. If you look over the left shoulder of the girl on our right, you'll see that she is parallel with the slightly slanted sign post. The two girls are just as slanted as the rest.

 

[JustinZ850]

Turned Around by JustinZ850, on Flickr


On the Corner by JustinZ850, on Flickr


Afternoon Smoke and Book Fix by JustinZ850, on Flickr


It's Your Move by JustinZ850, on Flickr

 

[johngpt]

Nice b/w work Justin.

 

[javier]

These where some quick snaps that I took to test a new to me lens. I ended up reselling the lens as it was really not that great. It was a Nikor 28F/2.8.

black and white version here.
Reflecting on the life I had. | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

[bobnr32]

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2012 05 12_1163b_edited-1 by bob8952, on Flickr
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2012 05 27_1568b by bob8952, on Flickr
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2012 05 27_1571b_edited-3 by bob8952, on Flickr
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2012 05 29_1611b_edited-1 by bob8952, on Flickr
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2012 05 29_1600b_edited-2 by bob8952, on Flickr

 

[JustinZ850]

Coming and Going from Central Park by JustinZ850, on Flickr


Catching Some ZZZ's by JustinZ850, on Flickr


Food Vendor on 6th Ave by JustinZ850, on Flickr

 

[javier]

A tad heavy on the Botox there.

Hmmm

All aboard

I am cool

That way

No

 

[bobnr32]

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2012 05 29_1607b_edited-1 by bob8952, on Flickr
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2012 05 14_1282b by bob8952, on Flickr
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2012 05 30_1637b by bob8952, on Flickr
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2012 05 30_1651b_edited-3 by bob8952, on Flickr
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2012 05 30_1628b_edited-1 by bob8952, on Flickr

 

[johngpt]

You find subjects with great character.

 

[manaheim]

Javier...

I'm going to ask you the same question I asked you at the "other place". I would very much like to hear your thoghts on it.

As you will recall, I mentioned that I do enjoy some of your work, and I think you are probably the nicest person on TPF... however sometimes I feel like some of your images are just "shooting pictures of people on the street". To me, that has never been what street photography was about. it was supposed to be about capturing something interesting about people when you can... be that through just finding someone really interesting, or finding someone not as interesting, but doing something that makes up for it.

I feel (honestly) that many of your shots lack this. Not all, certainly! There are some that are just AWESOME. But many are just kinda "meh, ok... person walking down the road... not terribly exciting".

Am I missing something?

Honest question.

 

[javier]

Javier...

I'm going to ask you the same question I asked you at the "other place". I would very much like to hear your thoghts on it.

As you will recall, I mentioned that I do enjoy some of your work, and I think you are probably the nicest person on TPF... however sometimes I feel like some of your images are just "shooting pictures of people on the street". To me, that has never been what street photography was about. it was supposed to be about capturing something interesting about people when you can... be that through just finding someone really interesting, or finding someone not as interesting, but doing something that makes up for it.

I feel (honestly) that many of your shots lack this. Not all, certainly! There are some that are just AWESOME. But many are just kinda "meh, ok... person walking down the road... not terribly exciting".

Am I missing something?

Honest question.

The easiest way for me to answer your question is this way. This thread is about capturing strangers. Here at TPF there is very little participation, but at pentax forums it is huge with many, many participants. There is no discrimination as to abilities as there are many levels of experience and that is what my hope was when I started these threads. So yes, I realize many pictures I post are snap shops, but so what really? They fit right in with the many others here. I am also not a purist.

Having said that, if you or anyone else would be interested in ''my street photography'', in other words, street in the truest sense of what I feel it is, simply take a look at my flickr.
I rarely post pictures from my flickr on the forums, so they are different. Take a look at those and look at the body of work and let me know what your thoughts are. I know that everyone has different taste, but even so, let me know.
Thanks javier
Flickr: Street Vision L.A. (busy)'s Photostream

 

[bobnr32]

Javier...

I'm going to ask you the same question I asked you at the "other place". I would very much like to hear your thoghts on it.

As you will recall, I mentioned that I do enjoy some of your work, and I think you are probably the nicest person on TPF... however sometimes I feel like some of your images are just "shooting pictures of people on the street". To me, that has never been what street photography was about. it was supposed to be about capturing something interesting about people when you can... be that through just finding someone really interesting, or finding someone not as interesting, but doing something that makes up for it.

I feel (honestly) that many of your shots lack this. Not all, certainly! There are some that are just AWESOME. But many are just kinda "meh, ok... person walking down the road... not terribly exciting".

Am I missing something?

Honest question.

Manaheim,
I feel you are unjustified in making this totally negative comment. I do not recall you ever telling Javier you liked any of his pics.
This section is "Photo Themes", which means that C&C is not given, but yet you have ignored this by posting for all to see rather than PM him.
Javier posts only about 10 pics a week. If you do not like his work, it is easy enough to ignore. He also encourages others, do you?
I am not sure what you hope to achieve other than to boost your ego by this bullying. The moderators are very slow to deal with bullies.
To give you an honest answer to your question, you are missing quite a lot, but not in the understanding of Javier's work.
Bob