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anonymouscuban

My first voyage to NY and to the world of Street Photography. I think this is also first post in this forum. Hope I didn't waste your time ;-)

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#14 - Does SP count?

rainbow

Welcome to this forum. I hope you continue to get involved as you bring a good compositional eye and tons of processing experience.

It is a very good set (though a few too many to digest in one post - and where is #9?). There is not a bad one in the bunch. But there is not a great one in the bunch either. What is missing is any tension, ambiguity, WTF, element to the shots. I actually like #12 the most because I imagine that he is looking for the train as it comes up on him from behind ... So it gets my imagination running.

Keep shooting and keep posting here!

michswiss

I always like street dogs and #4 fits that bill nicely. Of the people shots #3 is the one of the set that struck me with any attitude. I'll normally take a few of these types of shots at the beginning of a walk to assess where I am emotionally on the day. It sort of determines how far off-piste I'll try to go. But as Rainbow said, it's a lot of images to take in at once, at least without a specific storyline to draw it together. Nice conversions and looking forward to seeing more.

Richard

You're off to a good start, TT (what do we call you for short?) and welcome to the Street forum . As mentioned above, you'll probably get better feedback if you post fewer images at once. I like the doggie shots, but I especially like #12 and #13.

Flowerman

Haven't been out shooting due to health - will return in a while.

I like #'s: 1, 2, 12, 13.

IMHO you have to be more ruthless in your editing - "did you catch the moment - if not zap it."

Welcome - this is a great group - you learn a lot - watch yor progress -it is fun.

EDD

www.photoman74.smugmug.com

lizzard_nyc

Cuban,
Welcome!

I like your processing on the shots and the grain.

I like #12 the best--the guy looking for the train while staring in the wrong direction .

I also like the one in the subway station at 51st. Although it does not tell me much of a story, I personally like it because I can never get these! I don't think I have my settings right because they are always so blurry.
So I must ask you to share the EXIF on that one please. Same for #13.

And #8 have you been hanging out with Benjamin? It looks like such a Benjamin shot.

Great first attempt--I like the advise given by the previous posters to this thread. I have nothing else to add.

damonff

The processing is good. Keep going! I would suggest fewer behind people shots. Get in their faces. Also, I think that writing words and copyrights on photographs is ugly.

Flyinggina

Nice set. I enjoyed them. And I really like the processing.

Welcome to the pj forum. Looking forward to seeing more.

Virginia

anonymouscuban

Thanks all for your comments. Yeah... I know I get a little carried away with the number of pics I post sometimes. I started off with just thinking to post maybe four, but then I decided to add one more that I liked, and then another, and another.... HAHA.

I do appreciate the tips. Like I said, Street Photog is something I've never done nor have I ever really looked into so I really don't know what makes Street Photography more than just some random photos you took while taking a stroll. I tend not to add any titles when I post pictures because I believe the pics themselves should do that. However, maybe titles would have helped here.

Here is the EXIF data on the shots in the subway:

#11 - 1/125 @ F/2.8 & ISO 800

#12 - 1/60 @ F/2.8 & ISO 1600

#13 - 1/200 @ F/2.8 & ISO 1600

Thanks again. We're going whale watching down in Newport Beach tomorrow so maybe I'll take some street shots while we strolling around. Also, taking a month long trip in December to the Philippines, Thailand and Korea so I will definitely have some to share then. I will make sure to incorporate some of the advice but I can't promise that there will be fewer pics in the thread.

BTW, 3, 4, 8, 12 are my favs... those are the ones I was originally going to post.

lizzard_nyc

anonymouscuban wrote: »

Thanks all for your comments. Yeah... I know I get a little carried away with the number of pics I post sometimes. I started off with just thinking to post maybe four, but then I decided to add one more that I liked, and then another, and another.... HAHA.

I do appreciate the tips. Like I said, Street Photog is something I've never done nor have I ever really looked into so I really don't know what makes Street Photography more than just some random photos you took while taking a stroll. I tend not to add any titles when I post pictures because I believe the pics themselves should do that. However, maybe titles would have helped here.

Here is the EXIF data on the shots in the subway:

#11 - 1/125 @ F/2.8 & ISO 800

#12 - 1/60 @ F/2.8 & ISO 1600

#13 - 1/200 @ F/2.8 & ISO 1600

Thanks again. We're going whale watching down in Newport Beach tomorrow so maybe I'll take some street shots while we strolling around. Also, taking a month long trip in December to the Philippines, Thailand and Korea so I will definitely have some to share then. I will make sure to incorporate some of the advice but I can't promise that there will be fewer pics in the thread.

BTW, 3, 4, 8, 12 are my favs... those are the ones I was originally going to post.

Thanks for the EXIF info--what mode do you shoot in--shutter, aperture, manual? I have not really pushed my camera past iso 1000. My Oly E620 doesn't handle anything above iso 800 well. But I will push it harder and work with the grain. Thanks again.

As for the lack of titles. I agree that they shouldn't need the titles to make them work, though they can sometimes be fun. Usually it winds up taking away from the image though--but let's not get into a whole titles/no titles debate .

anonymouscuban

Liz, I shot the subway ones in manual. The rest in aperture priority.

Patti

Welcome to the forum.

I like #1 - there's an ambiguity there. It looks like she pushing a baby stroller. Does she consider the dog her baby? Hmmmm

I also like the subway series, especially the tunnel shot. I want to yell to him "you're looking the wrong way!!"