At the skate park

Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
edited July 16, 2010 in Street and Documentary
Street shooting is something that I am very uncomfortable with, but hope to become more comfortable with. I found myself shooting a boring soccer match, with a skate park within reach of the 300mm lens.

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I also like these ones, although they are unconventional:

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ann

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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,904 moderator
    edited July 14, 2010
    I like the last two because they are different.
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  • RandallCRandallC Registered Users Posts: 30 Big grins
    edited July 14, 2010
    I agree. There are too many distracting background elements in the others (for my taste). The last two are cleaner. And unique.
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  • PattiPatti Registered Users Posts: 1,576 Major grins
    edited July 14, 2010
    Second last one is the winner for me. Unique composition and much stronger subject.
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  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited July 14, 2010
    Thanks all - glad to see that I wasn't out to lunch liking the non traditional ones.

    For the first three, I actually thing that the background elements are the subjects - the young man 'smoking' and the younger boys watching in awe - rather than the skater/biker himself.

    Cool!

    ann
  • BradfordBennBradfordBenn Registered Users Posts: 2,506 Major grins
    edited July 14, 2010
    I agree that the last two were my faves. To me the color is a little too saturated. I also think that you "sneaking up" on them with the 300mm was a good trick as it allowed people to be unfettered.
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  • OhadOhad Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited July 15, 2010
    Second one is a winner.
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  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited July 16, 2010
    Ann McRae wrote: »
    Street shooting is something that I am very uncomfortable with, but hope to become more comfortable with. I found myself shooting a boring soccer match, with a skate park within reach of the 300mm lens.

    Nice action here, but unfortunately the compression of the 300 mm lens seems to take the action and excitement out of it.
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