Looking for a keeper in Nyack, NY (valuable lesson)

misterbmisterb Banned Posts: 601 Major grins
edited October 16, 2010 in Street and Documentary
Decided to go out and see what I can shoot in Nyack, NY.

Stopped for a cup of Starbucks, and really didn't see any people that were worthy of taking photo's of, and the best shot I got wasn't even a human- but rather a mannequin!

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Sooo.. I decide I will leave, and a bit dismayed that I didn't get anything even resembling a keeper!

On the way home, I pass the convent at St Thomas Aquinas, and there's a big reflecting pond with a statue of the Blessed Mother.

My eye was struck by the red jacket and the serene location. I did a quick U-Turn, and decided to get that *one last shot* before I call it a day!

I'm glad I did:

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Very sweet old lady, who struck up a conversatin with me.. said I looked just like her son-in-law, who I said must be a "handsome devil" and then she gave me a big smile and permission to take her photo:

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I guess the moral of the story is not to give up.. because I was glad I stopped!

Comments

  • desertfischdesertfisch Registered Users Posts: 35 Big grins
    edited October 13, 2010
    Three super shots
    #2 is my favorite, she seems lost in thought. The color is great, and the out of focus guy on the bench helps tell the story. Or am I reading to much into it? Also is it wrong that I think the mannequin is hot?
    can't sing, can't draw, so here it is.
  • rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
    edited October 13, 2010
    Good persistence.

    The first posts too large for me to view without scrolling...

    I like the second with her and the wheelchair repeating the shapes of the benches. Consider a square crop to lose the left side and see if you like it.
  • JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,890 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2010
    For some reason I like the mannequin shot more...
    Cristóbal


    www.mind-driftphoto.com
  • misterbmisterb Banned Posts: 601 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2010
    rainbow wrote: »
    Good persistence.

    The first posts too large for me to view without scrolling...

    I like the second with her and the wheelchair repeating the shapes of the benches. Consider a square crop to lose the left side and see if you like it.

    Fixed.. and you should consider raising your resolution to 1024x768 or better.
  • misterbmisterb Banned Posts: 601 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2010
    Juano wrote: »
    For some reason I like the mannequin shot more...

    It's growing on me, too.
  • M38A1M38A1 Registered Users Posts: 1,317 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2010
    misterb wrote: »
    It's growing on me, too.

    Yeah, I have to go with it too....
  • misterbmisterb Banned Posts: 601 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2010
    Hmmm.. I'm surprised not too many comments on this thread of contrasting subjects and "getting that last shot" thing.

    Yeah- we all end up old and are often set aside somewhere waiting to leave this earth.. but in those last years, there is beauty.. wisdom.. and often serentity.

    Here today, gone tomorrow.. and no amounts of botox or oil of olay will help.

    :gone
  • misterbmisterb Banned Posts: 601 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2010
    rainbow wrote: »
    Good persistence.

    The first posts too large for me to view without scrolling...

    I like the second with her and the wheelchair repeating the shapes of the benches. Consider a square crop to lose the left side and see if you like it.

    Yeah.. I considered cropping it, but that road seems to help allegorically.
  • PattiPatti Registered Users Posts: 1,576 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2010
    I like #2 but would crop a bit off of the left while keeping the road. I agree, it is important for context. What does it look like in B&W?
    The use of a camera is similar to that of a knife. You can use it to peel potatoes, or carve a flute. ~ E. Kahlmeyer
    ... I'm still peeling potatoes.

    patti hinton photography
  • TrackerTracker Registered Users Posts: 155 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2010
    Like #2; I would also crop the left edge until the bright square spot in the upper left corner was removed as it tends be a distraction, IMO. I also agree with rainbow that the grouped repeating shapes of 3 adds a nice balance.
    i7photography
  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2010
    Hi MIsterb,
    I think I realized something between this post and your answer to my post.
    You like centering things.

    While 1 and 3 didn;t do much for me--I did like #2 but I kept thinking it's just not right. I agree that a crop is in order. I get what you are saying about the road being important, so maybe don't crop it all out. What I love is her wheelchair in contrast with the benches all facing the same direction--it's pretty awesome.
    Liz A.
    _________
  • misterbmisterb Banned Posts: 601 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2010
    Here's another shot- centered

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    Original cropped

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  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2010
    misterb wrote: »
    Here's another shot- centered

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    :D Well you do know what you like.
    Liz A.
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