My 2. post here

Raimios

This is the second post to this forum ...it's still "the way I introduce myself". These are my street photos...
All comments and critiques are welcome!




#2:




#3:




#4:




and last one, this is the one I like .....




Thank you for looking!

Miguel Delinquento

The first image is the only one that really speaks to me. This is because you were sorta close enough to capture some human emotion. Still, the family is very much lost in the crowd, with too many distractions. The bar jutting into the young girl's head is a problem too.

The others are all too safe and impersonal, or is it the other way around? Where's the challenge and vitality in shooting a little dog, or tourists from 50 feet above, or the clothed backsides of bystanders. The fourth shot is also too uninvolving. The dog is the only point of interest and unfortunately it is chopped off the frame too much. Again, we are looking at the backs of people, and that is probably the least interesting part of the species photographically. The rendering is OK, though it looks like you used a little too much negative clarity in Lightroom.

Sorry if I am direct, but I believe good street photography communicates emotional connections, and often that means pictures of faces and expressions.

M

PaulThomasMcKee

I enjoyed all five...thanks for sharing.

rutt

I agree with Miguel regarding closeness and #1.

Lose the frames. They do nothing for you except take up pixels which could show your picture instead.

michswiss

Raimios. Firstly, welcome to DGrin!!!

There is potential in each of these shots except #3 (don't like #3), but they all need something at the time of capture. I also think you've done a good job on the PP. What's missing for me is twofold, an interesting perspective and some level of emotional connection with the subjects.

Closer is important, but it isn't an absolute. Just the connection. There's probably too much happening around the primary subjects to let the intent show through. Even a backside or feet can express something, but in these cases it's generally a miss.

Looking forward to more images!

Jenn

Dogdots

Welcome to dgrin

I really like your photos, but your last one with the dog in the lower corner -- that's different and I like different

Raimios

Thank you for comments!

Nikonic1

Dogdots wrote:

Welcome to dgrin

I really like your photos, but your last one with the dog in the lower corner -- that's different and I like different

I like different too, but the dog was really distracting from an otherwise great photo. I think cropping it out goes a long way to make it great.

#1 is incredibly busy, my eyes were bouncing all over the place trying to decide what you exactly intended as the subject.

#3 is an interesting shot. THe guy in the dark aviator glasses is "almost" looking at you making it a bit intriguing and the statues is a really cool addition right behind the people sitting on the fence.

Keep shooting and welcome!!

allensfoto

good pix .. really like the vantage point of 3.. i love people watching .. i am fixing to start doing it with my camera.. lol..

warpig602

I like #3 and #4