Sunday walk around the neighborhood.

Richard

While those other guys were obsessing with the mime, I walked around a bit and grabbed these.

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5.

Thanks for looking. C&C always welcome.

Gringriff

Richard wrote:

While those other guys were obsessing with the mime, I walked around a bit and grabbed these.

Richard,

I find these more interesting than the mime shots but it looks so sad there on those streets.

Andy

WhatSheSaw

I really like #2. Bravo!

I think #5 might work better in color. The guardian would stand out more. As it is he kind of blends into the background.

Richard

Gringriff wrote:

Richard,

I find these more interesting than the mime shots but it looks so sad there on those streets.

Andy

Thanks, Andy. The mime series was really just an inside joke for people who hang out on this forum. You're right...it's tough out there for many people and many others block it all out.

Richard

WhatSheSaw wrote:

I really like #2. Bravo!

I think #5 might work better in color. The guardian would stand out more. As it is he kind of blends into the background.

Thanks for commenting. You're half right, I think, about #5. The guardian is more prominent in color, but there are also a number of competing color areas (the awning, the pillow on the wheel chair, signs in the background) that clash, so the overall effect is not as nice as you might expect. I suppose one could phart around changing the colors or desaturating them, but I've become pretty lazy about that. I'd rather spend the time napping.

Patti

#3 is the standout for me. The woman is distracted from the musicians busking. It makes me want to know what has got her attention?

DeeCajun

I love #4.. the public display of BDSM with the chambermaid peeking in is very priceless.

The human statue has a great color too...

Richard

Thanks, Dee and Patti.

Patti: The woman in #3 is a beggar--a regular at that spot. The musicians are probably just competition as far as she's concerned. Same situation in #5. Like I said, it's tough out there.

Dee: #4 is part of a huge tarp covering the facade of a hotel undergoing renovation. Out of frame, it says something like "Behind the scenes at a hotel." There are many more rooms with equally ribald scenes, but it is way too big to capture in its entirety while still showing something on the street. As it is, the real people are much smaller than I would have liked. Still, it adds a surreal touch to the street, and I can't resist that.

bdcolen

Richard wrote:

While those other guys were obsessing with the mime, I walked around a bit and grabbed these.

Thanks for looking. C&C always welcome.

They're all interesting grabs, Richard - and I think number two is the most potentially intriguing. I wish you'd worked that more, as I wonder if there wasn't some way to see the "guardian" and more of the begger, perhaps shooting from the front? Or were they too far apart. I noticed you did get around and give us another view in the last one, but unfortunately we don't see the "guardian," which is what makes this special.

Richard

bdcolen wrote:

They're all interesting grabs, Richard - and I think number two is the most potentially intriguing. I wish you'd worked that more, as I wonder if there wasn't some way to see the "guardian" and more of the begger, perhaps shooting from the front? Or were they too far apart. I noticed you did get around and give us another view in the last one, but unfortunately we don't see the "guardian," which is what makes this special.

Thanks for commenting, BD. I actually did work that scene some, but those two were the best I managed. Lots and lots of people around and hardly any added anything to the scene. And yeah, they weren't close enough together to get from the front with the 17-40 I was using without being really obvious. The good news (for me, anyway) is that both the beggars and the performers are regulars, so I will probably get another chance at some point. Not such good news for them, I'm afraid.