Reflections

rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
edited January 14, 2011 in Street and Documentary
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,961 moderator
    edited January 11, 2011
    I like them both, rainbow. I think I'd crop a bit off the left in #2 and raise the black point just a tad. thumb.gif
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  • M38A1M38A1 Registered Users Posts: 1,317 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2011
    #1 does it for me.... An amazing job of processing IMO and I love the clarity of the subject with his fingers on the face in addition to the car outline/people outside. thumb.gif

    When shooting these types of shots, does focus typically want to 'hunt' between the reflection and the actual subject or is this manually focused?
  • rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2011
    Richard wrote: »
    I like them both, rainbow. I think I'd crop a bit off the left in #2 and raise the black point just a tad. thumb.gif

    Both your points are well taken, especially as I compare the two shots.

    Thanks!
  • rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2011
    M38A1 wrote: »
    #1 does it for me.... An amazing job of processing IMO and I love the clarity of the subject with his fingers on the face in addition to the car outline/people outside. thumb.gif

    When shooting these types of shots, does focus typically want to 'hunt' between the reflection and the actual subject or is this manually focused?

    Thank you for the complimentary words. My experience is that the focus locks on the actual subjects and pretty much ignores the reflection when shooting reasonably straight on as in these shots. If shooting at a more oblique angle, it might then focus on the reflection instead of what is on the other side of the glass. I rarely use manual focus. Instead I will lock on the focus where I want and recompose.
  • PattiPatti Registered Users Posts: 1,576 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2011
    #1 is my preference. I like the balance of the reflections to the left with the subjects on the right.
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  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2011
    I must be losing my mind--I like the tilt in #1:hide.

    I'm also like a kid in a candy store with all the reflections.

    Shot number 2 I wasn't crazy about yesterday but I have since looked at it a few times and I'm enjoying it more. I think it's the guy's piercing stare and that reflection on the right (it's so hard to tell if it is a reflection and if it isn't, where it's coming from) But what really gets me is you! You chopped your head off--I was so close to seeing you:), the mystery continues.
    I agree with Richard on that one to kick up the black pts, maybe to match your processing on shot #1, but that is a matter of taste--it would make me happy :)
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  • rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2011
    Patti wrote: »
    #1 is my preference. I like the balance of the reflections to the left with the subjects on the right.

    Thanks!
  • rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2011
    lizzard_nyc wrote: »
    I must be losing my mind...

    the mystery continues.

    ...it would make me happy :)

    :lurk

    (...not sure if you read the Baby Blues cartoon in yesterday's paper. That came to mind here when Hammie said "Aw... you guessed it!)
  • anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2011
    Nice B&W conversion, especially on the first.
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