Walking Street Art?!?!

NmahoochNmahooch Registered Users Posts: 220 Major grins
edited November 25, 2011 in Street and Documentary
I turn the corner and out of nowhere these 2 people in stretchy colorful sheets appear.
They were slowly making their way down the block doing poses and acrobats.
Luckily I had my camera around my neck.
My guess is street art. My guess is that this is street photography.

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http://phlotography.smugmug.com/Nelson-Malave

Comments

  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited November 22, 2011
    NYC is so weird--I love it.

    #1 and #3--my favorites.

    My high school was a head of the trend--way long ago, they dressed like this and did a routine to the theme song from ghostbusters. So when viewing these, that's all I hear.
    Liz A.
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,961 moderator
    edited November 22, 2011
    What a great photo op. I think I would have tried to get some more reaction shots from the passers by. #4 and 5 work nicely as pure surreal images, but my favorite in the set is the first one.
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  • NmahoochNmahooch Registered Users Posts: 220 Major grins
    edited November 22, 2011
    Thanks.

    I agree Richard- I always like to get the reaction of the audience but this one came and went so fast I didn't even think of it.

    I like this guy with the cigarette. He's walking by like he sees this all the time. almost not paying them any mind.

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    http://phlotography.smugmug.com/Nelson-Malave
  • UmmmHowsThatUmmmHowsThat Registered Users Posts: 93 Big grins
    edited November 22, 2011
    What a cool siting. Good thing about that neck camera!
    -Bryan

  • RSLRSL Registered Users Posts: 839 Major grins
    edited November 22, 2011
    It's a really fun shoot, Nelson, but it makes very clear why HCB preferred overcast days.
    Russ Lewis
    www.FineArtSnaps.com
  • NmahoochNmahooch Registered Users Posts: 220 Major grins
    edited November 22, 2011
    thank you.
    http://phlotography.smugmug.com/Nelson-Malave
  • rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
    edited November 23, 2011
    Like the newest photo best. The wider perspective with the peds is helpful. Also that and #1 (the other one I like) have the facial impression on the green figure, improving the story.

    BTW, I encourage you to put the text after the photos when posting so that the photos are seen first and not the words which might take away from first visual impressions.
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited November 24, 2011
    Richard wrote: »
    What a great photo op. I think I would have tried to get some more reaction shots from the passers by. #4 and 5 work nicely as pure surreal images, but my favorite in the set is the first one.

    15524779-Ti.gif almost. I don't think either of the reactions shots, are reaction enough and the bright light makes exposure difficult and actually a fill would of been needed to properly get those reactions clearly...............and I'm not a Gliden fan :D

    However I really like #2. There you used the brightness to it's best advantage and created two strong silhouetts, one the regular dressed person and two the artist. Along with that you have a nice hilight on top.

    Anyway that's how I see it.
    Benjamin
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  • NmahoochNmahooch Registered Users Posts: 220 Major grins
    edited November 24, 2011
    always appreciate feedback and a new perspective.
    http://phlotography.smugmug.com/Nelson-Malave
  • richardmanrichardman Registered Users Posts: 376 Major grins
    edited November 24, 2011
    RSL wrote: »
    It's a really fun shoot, Nelson, but it makes very clear why HCB preferred overcast days.

    Sun is Death :-)
    "Some People Drive, We Are Driven"
    // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com&gt;
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  • SamoBikerSamoBiker Registered Users Posts: 41 Big grins
    edited November 25, 2011
    I like the series, good use of color. I agree that having other people in the image adds to the depth of the moment.
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