5th Ave Hispanic Day Parade 2011
lizzard_nyc
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My third year of shooting this parade, but first w/ my Canon 5d and my 70-200 f4 (sadly not the stabalized one because I'm cheap and now I regret it).
1. A candid moment
2. see I feel this could be sharper.
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4. NOte they are ALL off the ground! and still I find that it's too soft!
5. My sister:) I struggle w/ green in photos (Divamum, it's not grass but still green, I have decided I hate green). I threw everything I had at this photo to try and make it presentable, sadly I also chopped her hands off! argh.
6. and for a little family drama. The older gentleman is my uncle, due to a falling out w/ the family I have not seen him in well over 20 years, yet I recognized him immediately. That's my brother who he hasn't seen since he was a small boy, the parade was worth it just for this shot--for me anyway.
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The SP of sorts with my brother who also shot with me that day. The only time I took my beast of a lens off once the parade started and slapped on his wider prime. THis is at the end, the last group right behind us.
I don't know how wedding photogs do it w/ those heavy zoom lenses. I could hardly walk the next day--but it was a 30 block parade and I was up and down the route trying to find a spot where the autum son wasn't burning my retinas. Twas a struggle to work w/ the bright sun and seriously dark shade with burned out backgrounds! But I am still happy w/ what I got, just wish I had purchased the IS version. I also struggled with the zoom lens and the dancers coming at me at a fast pace. I'm used to shooting with my 50 prime and once they got too close I couldn't shoot them due to the proximity and had to run ahead and try again.
C&C always appreciated.
1. A candid moment
2. see I feel this could be sharper.
3.
4. NOte they are ALL off the ground! and still I find that it's too soft!
5. My sister:) I struggle w/ green in photos (Divamum, it's not grass but still green, I have decided I hate green). I threw everything I had at this photo to try and make it presentable, sadly I also chopped her hands off! argh.
6. and for a little family drama. The older gentleman is my uncle, due to a falling out w/ the family I have not seen him in well over 20 years, yet I recognized him immediately. That's my brother who he hasn't seen since he was a small boy, the parade was worth it just for this shot--for me anyway.
7.
The SP of sorts with my brother who also shot with me that day. The only time I took my beast of a lens off once the parade started and slapped on his wider prime. THis is at the end, the last group right behind us.
I don't know how wedding photogs do it w/ those heavy zoom lenses. I could hardly walk the next day--but it was a 30 block parade and I was up and down the route trying to find a spot where the autum son wasn't burning my retinas. Twas a struggle to work w/ the bright sun and seriously dark shade with burned out backgrounds! But I am still happy w/ what I got, just wish I had purchased the IS version. I also struggled with the zoom lens and the dancers coming at me at a fast pace. I'm used to shooting with my 50 prime and once they got too close I couldn't shoot them due to the proximity and had to run ahead and try again.
C&C always appreciated.
Liz A.
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Thank you Divamum:)
I remember you commented on both my previous parade posts in '09 and '10. I went back to look and was so thankful that I improved:) would have really scared me if these were worse than the previous offering.
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I was so happy with #3 but I cut off the woman's head on the right to the nose so I decided, I don't need the heads at all--glad it still works.
#6 is a keeper for me for sure. The funny thing is in the chaos of shooting (this was right at the end of the parade) we didn't exchange info and we lost him in the crowd. He told us he is not living in NYC and that's all I know, lol. I sure hope we can track each other down again.
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especially like 2, comtumes, expression, dancin all good stuff
oh and I like the last but I'm not tellin why
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And please reconsider turning the black streets bluish in your processing...
I love that last shot with your brother. Great idea and execution.
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Thank you. I liked that one so much myself but it required a hell of a lot of work in post processing with the harsh shadows and lighting. So I'm very glad it works for you.
I love that she happened to pick that moment to stare at me, works beautifully w/ this shot:)
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thank you Benjamin
anybody else find that they want to use emoticons in everyday talk? Makes life so much easier, "insert rolling laugh here".
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noooooooooo you are joining the bandwagon of "liz color" haters
I must accept that the majority is likely right, but I love it so.
I botched #3 by cutting too much off the top of their heads so I went further and just chopped them off and liked it. Glad it works for you.
AS to the last shot the old "arms stretched out SP" rarely fails
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Hey Brooklyn,
Sorry, I know it's lame to call you Brooklyn but I can not help myself.
Thanks for the comments, I love this parade, it's my favorite one out of all NYCs parades.
BTW, GQ named Brooklyn the coolest city in the US--um, it's a borough, not a city and I stil say Queens is underated.
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Hahahaha well first off, Brooklyn was my nickname in college (I went to Michigan) so I don't think it's lame!
Secondly...Brooklyn SHOULD be its own city, as it was for more than 200 years! No comment on Queens. That rivalry is in my blood