Waiting For A Burger

bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
edited March 23, 2012 in Street and Documentary
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  • TonyCooperTonyCooper Registered Users Posts: 2,276 Major grins
    edited March 21, 2012
    I dunno about this. In the "Street" forum the nature of the shots
    we take pretty much precludes quibbling over background and
    positioning of the subject in regard to elements. (ie: vertical
    somethings that grow out a head) So many good shots are
    grab shots in a place with a cluttered background.

    But if your subject is a pigeon, you can usually wait until it
    moves. With a hamburger bun, you can tear off bits and
    toss them to get the bird to move just about anywhere.

    The story's there, but the scene could be better.
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited March 21, 2012
    TonyCooper wrote: »
    I dunno about this. In the "Street" forum the nature of the shots
    we take pretty much precludes quibbling over background and
    positioning of the subject in regard to elements. (ie: vertical
    somethings that grow out a head) So many good shots are
    grab shots in a place with a cluttered background.

    But if your subject is a pigeon, you can usually wait until it
    moves. With a hamburger bun, you can tear off bits and
    toss them to get the bird to move just about anywhere.

    The story's there, but the scene could be better.

    The subject of the series is not the Pigeon, honest :D
    I would also not bait a pigeon or any subject just not my style.

    It can always be better mwink.gif
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  • lensmolelensmole Registered Users Posts: 1,548 Major grins
    edited March 21, 2012
    The third one I like !
    The shadows in No 2 are cool and the pattern broken up by the rectangle is good ,but some how it just seems a bit tight on top like it needs a bit more space or something ne_nau.gif.

    It might also be illegal to feed wild life. rolleyes1.gif

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  • TonyCooperTonyCooper Registered Users Posts: 2,276 Major grins
    edited March 21, 2012
    bfjr wrote: »
    The subject of the series is not the Pigeon, honest :D
    I would also not bait a pigeon or any subject just not my style.

    It can always be better mwink.gif

    Well, we pose dogs, cats, and children. I don't see why pigeons should
    be an exception. "Baiting the field" is not uncommon in wildlife photography.
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  • lensmolelensmole Registered Users Posts: 1,548 Major grins
    edited March 21, 2012
    TonyCooper wrote: »
    Well, we pose dogs, cats, and children. I don't see why pigeons should
    be an exception. "Baiting the field" is not uncommon in wildlife photography.

    But this isn't wild life photography.

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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2012
    TonyCooper wrote: »
    Well, we pose dogs, cats, and children. I don't see why pigeons should
    be an exception. "Baiting the field" is not uncommon in wildlife photography.

    Baiting is not uncommon in any field, I just don't practice it mwink.gif
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,961 moderator
    edited March 22, 2012
    Not that I have anything against pigeons (or burgers), but my favorite in this set is #2. thumb.gif
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  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2012
    Richard wrote: »
    Not that I have anything against pigeons (or burgers), but my favorite in this set is #2. thumb.gif

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  • seastackseastack Registered Users Posts: 716 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2012
    I like the one of the guy eating. It could be very Martin Parr-ish if framed a little more straight on and not such a tight crop on his head.
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2012
    lensmole wrote: »
    The third one I like !
    The shadows in No 2 are cool and the pattern broken up by the rectangle is good ,but some how it just seems a bit tight on top like it needs a bit more space or something ne_nau.gif.

    It might also be illegal to feed wild life. rolleyes1.gif

    I felt the same at 1st about #2. The image however is about Color & ultimately the shadows, and in
    that case it's not tight.

    There is also a real reason. Above the Blue wall is nothing but ugly Apartment etc. etc.

    As far as legalities go, I have recently rediscovered that is all depended on who has the
    "Biggest Stick" rolleyes1.gif:D
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  • TonyCooperTonyCooper Registered Users Posts: 2,276 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2012
    lensmole wrote: »
    But this isn't wild life photography.

    I don't really see it as "street", either. "Street" is a nebulous genre at
    best, but a pigeon in that setting doesn't qualify in my mind.

    Let me hasten to add that I'm not saying that it doesn't belong in this
    forum. The forums are here to present the work of anyone who wants
    to contribute, and there are no rules of qualification. As a regular
    contributor to the forum, bjfr is most welcome - as far as I'm concerned -
    to post anything he wants. He's hardly the first to post an image that
    stretches the boundaries.

    Also, I'm not advocating that he should engage in anything he's not
    comfortable with. I wasn't aware that he feels that pigeons shouldn't
    be encouraged to position themselves more attractively regarding
    background.
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  • seastackseastack Registered Users Posts: 716 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2012
    Kinda funny but when I saw the first pic up there, it reminded me of this book cover.
  • RSLRSL Registered Users Posts: 839 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2012
    Right, and it's a book well worth reading, Stack.
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2012
    seastack wrote: »
    Kinda funny but when I saw the first pic up there, it reminded me of this book cover.
    RSL wrote: »
    Right, and it's a book well worth reading, Stack.

    Well thanks, but no way Jose :D

    I will tell you that while composing I so wished for some real FEET !
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2012
    TonyCooper wrote: »
    I don't really see it as "street", either. "Street" is a nebulous genre at
    best, but a pigeon in that setting doesn't qualify in my mind.

    Let me hasten to add that I'm not saying that it doesn't belong in this
    forum. The forums are here to present the work of anyone who wants
    to contribute, and there are no rules of qualification. As a regular
    contributor to the forum, bjfr is most welcome - as far as I'm concerned -
    to post anything he wants. He's hardly the first to post an image that
    stretches the boundaries.

    Also, I'm not advocating that he should engage in anything he's not
    comfortable with. I wasn't aware that he feels that pigeons shouldn't
    be encouraged to position themselves more attractively regarding
    background.

    Thanks, Tony.
    I really do enjoy and appreciate our interactions but what is this thing
    you got for ........... Pigeons...... rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif
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  • lensmolelensmole Registered Users Posts: 1,548 Major grins
    edited March 23, 2012
    bfjr wrote: »
    I felt the same at 1st about #2. The image however is about Color & ultimately the shadows, and in
    that case it's not tight.

    There is also a real reason. Above the Blue wall is nothing but ugly Apartment etc. etc.

    As far as legalities go, I have recently rediscovered that is all depended on who has the
    "Biggest Stick" rolleyes1.gif:D

    Yes their is usually a good reason. but since the viewer doesn't have the benefit of being their it's hard to figure sometimes. Thank you for letting me know this. I like the ambiguity of # 3.

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