Or is this more like street photography?

SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
edited January 25, 2012 in Street and Documentary
San Francisco again from the same day the previous character was shot.

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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited January 24, 2012
    I would without question pick this one as your "Street" image.

    It offers so much more then, a guy in the street.
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  • richardmanrichardman Registered Users Posts: 376 Major grins
    edited January 24, 2012
    bfjr wrote: »
    I would without question pick this one as your "Street" image.

    It offers so much more then, a guy in the street.

    Ha ha Ben, now you're starting to sound like me!!!

    "Why yes, that's a great picture with superb DoF and bokeh of... hmmmm... is that just a guy on the street?"
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,961 moderator
    edited January 24, 2012
    The shot of Andy was fun for those who recognized him. I find this one is more interesting--the perspective and composition are quite good.
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  • RSLRSL Registered Users Posts: 839 Major grins
    edited January 24, 2012
    To answer Sam's original question: "It's closer."
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  • RSLRSL Registered Users Posts: 839 Major grins
    edited January 25, 2012
    Considering the flap over Sam's other picture and its associated question, I have to come back to this one and take the time to give a serious answer.

    First off, I was wrong, and flippant, to say, "It's closer." This one really is a street photograph. It tells a story, but, more importantly, it has an atmosphere that tells the viewer something beyond the simple story of a guy on a street turning into a doorway or possibly another street. The graffiti on the wall is an important part of the atmosphere, as is the trash in the gutter on the left, and as are the muted, even depressing tones of the street and the wall. But all together what I get from this picture is something transcendental: an experience I can't put into words. And, as I've said before, to me that's the essence of a real street photograph.

    So, Sam, good shot! Bravo!
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