Queens

lizzard_nyc

misterb

Momma Grizzly checkin' you out (in the doorway)... nice shot.

lizzard_nyc

misterb wrote: »

Momma Grizzly checkin' you out (in the doorway)... nice shot.

Thanks misterb,
I just wanted to show another side of Queens. I usually post the crazy congested side, but this is Queens too.

This is my new current favorite shot. So apple pie and All-American with the kids in soccer uniforms, the pizzeria behind them (though I wish I had gotten more of it, damn my 50mm lens!). I also like the conversation going on in the foreground. Could be anywhere USA.

rainbow

The 50mm is giving you sharper, but is such a different beast for shooting street. I now prefer my 17 -40 over my 24 - 105 due to the wider end.

This is a nice slice of life depicting "Soccer Saturday" (though a little bluish for my tastes). The mystery woman adds intrigue to the shot enough for me to keep looking back at her for my info, which is not forthcoming...

lizzard_nyc

rainbow wrote: »

The 50mm is giving you sharper, but is such a different beast for shooting street. I now prefer my 17 -40 over my 24 - 105 due to the wider end.

This is a nice slice of life depicting "Soccer Saturday" (though a little bluish for my tastes). The mystery woman adds intrigue to the shot enough for me to keep looking back at her for my info, which is not forthcoming...

i love my new lens but I definately miss the wider lens for street/pj.
I am not taking it off my camera though trying to force myself to use it in all circumstances. This shot would have been fantastic (IMO anyway lol) had I the entire quaint/old pizzeria in as well as some of the other players.

So what you are saying Rainbow is that I must go out and get a gf1 with 17mm 1.7--I hear you loud and clear, I think you may be on to something.

As for the lady--she is a fitness guru and I'll not say anything else so that you can keep coming back to this shot .

Nyarthlopic

I like the shot. The kids are great, especially with the reflections in the glass and a few people inside. All in all, though, the lady in the sunglasses, your fitness guru, is what pulls it all together for me.

Flyinggina

I like this shot a lot, too. A nice slice of life.

I trust you are going to do a book of photos of Queens one of these days.

Have you tried this one in black and white?

I am not a fan of the treatment, myself, but it brings to mind a lot of your other color photos so I almost recognize the photo as yours from the processing!!

So I say, if this is your style, stick with it. :-)

Virginia

Richard

Flyinggina wrote: »

I am not a fan of the treatment, myself, but it brings to mind a lot of your other color photos so I almost recognize the photo as yours from the processing!!

So I say, if this is your style, stick with it. :-)

Virginia

I'm not a fan of retro color either. I'm starting to think that the people who like it didn't live through it. But don't let us get in your way.

lizzard_nyc

Flyinggina wrote: »

I like this shot a lot, too. A nice slice of life.

I trust you are going to do a book of photos of Queens one of these days.

Have you tried this one in black and white?

I am not a fan of the treatment, myself, but it brings to mind a lot of your other color photos so I almost recognize the photo as yours from the processing!!

So I say, if this is your style, stick with it. :-)

Virginia

Thanks Virginia,
I think little by little I am getting a nice collection of Queens shots, my much underappreciated borough. I have a ways to go--I am waiting for a publisher to come knocking on my door

I did try the b&w which you know I love, but for some reason here lately I've been processing some color shots this way, and usually it involves children. I don't know why, but I like it.
I do like that you are starting to associate some of the color shots with me though.

Thanks again.

lizzard_nyc

Richard wrote: »

I'm not a fan of retro color either. I'm starting to think that the people who like it didn't live through it. But don't let us get in your way.

I know it's not everyone's cup of tea.
I also didn't know this was a retro color, I just liked the look of it, maybe that's why I like it.

Indulge me for a while--I'm digging these colors.

Flyinggina

lizzard_nyc wrote: »

Indulge me for a while--I'm digging these colors.

Happy to indulge you - so long as you share. :lurk

Virginia

bdcolen

lizzard_nyc wrote: »

I know it's not everyone's cup of tea.
I also didn't know this was a retro color, I just liked the look of it, maybe that's why I like it.

Indulge me for a while--I'm digging these colors.

I love the shot, Liz - It's got pretty much everything going for it. But for what it's worth, I'd either correct the color or convert to black and white. Call it 'retro,' call it whatever, I say's it's just plain 'off' - distracting from an otherwise terrific image.

bfjr

bdcolen wrote: »

I love the shot, Liz - It's got pretty much everything going for it. But for what it's worth, I'd either correct the color or convert to black and white. Call it 'retro,' call it whatever, I say's it's just plain 'off' - distracting from an otherwise terrific image.

What he said

lizzard_nyc

bdcolen wrote: »

I love the shot, Liz - It's got pretty much everything going for it. But for what it's worth, I'd either correct the color or convert to black and white. Call it 'retro,' call it whatever, I say's it's just plain 'off' - distracting from an otherwise terrific image.

Thanks B.D.
Here is the b&w conversion.


I do like the b&w version as well.

Nyarthlopic

Between the two, I like the B&W version better. Your conversion skills are fantastic! Both shots are definitely winners, but this forum has taught me an appreciation for B&W.

That said...who are you taking the pictures for? If you're taking them for yourself, then do whatever processing you want. Heck, I have a soft spot for sepia, too! (I still gawk at your picture of the little league player).

lizzard_nyc

Nyarthlopic wrote: »

Between the two, I like the B&W version better. Your conversion skills are fantastic! Both shots are definitely winners, but this forum has taught me an appreciation for B&W.

That said...who are you taking the pictures for? If you're taking them for yourself, then do whatever processing you want. Heck, I have a soft spot for sepia, too! (I still gawk at your picture of the little league player).

Thank you:)
About your question. They go into my series about the little moments in my life--I share them with my family at the end of the year--a big family here in the states and abroad and I've shared the gallery here in street as well.

But also I am starting a collection of some of the shots taken in Queens, from little league, to busy Roosevelt Avenue, and the different neighborhoods to show just how diverse this place is. I have always complained that it doesn't get enough love. It's always about Manhattan or Brooklyn. So as Virginia said, maybe I will get some images together from Queens to either submitt (to who I don't yet know) or to bound together in a book. I don't yet have sufficient images by a long shot.
Anyway, so it's not just for me, but maybe eventually for something bigger, so the tips to tone down my crazy processing help.

I appreciate your comment.

misterb

lizzard_nyc wrote: »

It's always about Manhattan or Brooklyn.

What about The Bronx?

While serving in Germany, a cute German Fraulein asked me where I was from- said "New York" and she said "where in NY?" so I proudly said "The Bronx" and the girl exclaimed "ohhh- you are from the Ghetto!"

I am going to do a pictorial about the Bronx as well.

BTW- The Bronx is the only boro of NYC that is on the mainland.

The Capital Dome and Lincoln Memorial were made in the Bronx.

J-Lo and her well-defined Puerto Rican culo are from the Bronx.