View of the street

TonyCooperTonyCooper Registered Users Posts: 2,276 Major grins
edited April 8, 2012 in Street and Documentary
2012-04-05-428-XL.jpg
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
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  • damonffdamonff Registered Users Posts: 1,894 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2012
    great use of color
  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2012
    Good one Tony, the contrasting blocks of color work... thumb.gif
    Rags
  • RSLRSL Registered Users Posts: 839 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2012
    Good shot, Tony. It'd be good in B&W too.
    Russ Lewis
    www.FineArtSnaps.com
  • TonyCooperTonyCooper Registered Users Posts: 2,276 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2012
    RSL wrote: »
    Good shot, Tony. It'd be good in B&W too.

    Knowing what this forum likes, I tried that. Not enough contrast between
    the shirt and the black background to really work in black and white if done
    with appropriate contrast.

    For this forum, I generally try both black and white and color, and then
    choose the best fit. But, that's always my view of best fit and I don't
    expect it to be everyone's.
    Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
    http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2012
    Very good work here, Tony. Nicely composed. Overall, an excellent presentation.

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
  • lensmolelensmole Registered Users Posts: 1,548 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2012
    Unique color tones,nicely spotted,well composed and pleasing to view !

    Lensmole
    http://www.lensmolephotography.com/
  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,961 moderator
    edited April 7, 2012
    TonyCooper wrote: »
    Knowing what this forum likes, I tried that. Not enough contrast between the shirt and the black background to really work in black and white if done
    with appropriate contrast.
    Color is harder than B&W, so when I find one that works in color that's usually what I go with. This one works well, though on my monitor the skin tones look a little too red. Easy to correct, if you choose to. Nicely seen. thumb.gif
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  • TonyCooperTonyCooper Registered Users Posts: 2,276 Major grins
    edited April 7, 2012
    Richard wrote: »
    Color is harder than B&W, so when I find one that works in color that's usually what I go with. This one works well, though on my monitor the skin tones look a little too red. Easy to correct, if you choose to. Nicely seen. thumb.gif[/QUOTE

    The man is a construction worker taking a smoke break in a second-story
    office that is being remodeled. The building is on the main street of DeLand
    (a small Florida town). I don't know if the skin tone accurately reflects the
    man's skin, but sun-reddened arms are not unusual for construction workers
    in Florida.

    When I view this on my desktop monitor, it looks "right". When I view it
    on my laptop (as I'm doing now), the whole image looks a bit washed
    out. I don't color calibrate either display. I know I should.
    Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
    http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/
  • YaflyyadieYaflyyadie Registered Users Posts: 558 Major grins
    edited April 7, 2012
    I suppose it could also be emphasized by the reddish outside window decoration paint.
    I use to work construction (Retired now), and that was about my arms, neck and face tonality.
    Very nice picture, my personal opinion.
    Y.
  • rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
    edited April 7, 2012
    Really like the composition and the way colors complement each other. I wonder if it is "straightened" to the best effect (there is a tilt as the window frame is parallel with the right border but skewed with the left).
  • RSLRSL Registered Users Posts: 839 Major grins
    edited April 8, 2012
    TonyCooper wrote: »
    Knowing what this forum likes, I tried that. Not enough contrast between
    the shirt and the black background to really work in black and white if done
    with appropriate contrast.

    For this forum, I generally try both black and white and color, and then
    choose the best fit. But, that's always my view of best fit and I don't
    expect it to be everyone's.

    It's very good just as it is, Tony. I downloaded a copy and played with it a bit. There's enough color separation between the shirt and the background that you can pick up the shirt in Viveza and change its color without interfering with the background. Once you do that, the shirt stays separated when you do the B&W conversion. In the B&W the emphasis is on the guy rather than the color. I don't think it's better, it's just different.

    Yeah, I do the color/B&W comparison too, not only for the forum but for just about every shot I keep. Usually I know which it's going to be when I trip the shutter, but it's always worth checking. Sometimes I'll use different versions in different contexts.
    Russ Lewis
    www.FineArtSnaps.com
  • PattiPatti Registered Users Posts: 1,576 Major grins
    edited April 8, 2012
    Well seen, Tony. I like the colour block feeling of it.
    The use of a camera is similar to that of a knife. You can use it to peel potatoes, or carve a flute. ~ E. Kahlmeyer
    ... I'm still peeling potatoes.

    patti hinton photography
  • lizzard_nyclizzard_nyc Registered Users Posts: 4,056 Major grins
    edited April 8, 2012
    Florida colors:)
    Great in color and crop.

    Even his pants scream Florida :)
    Liz A.
    _________
  • avangardphotoavangardphoto Registered Users Posts: 66 Big grins
    edited April 8, 2012
    Cool shot. Thanks
    Avangard Photography | Toronto Wedding Photography Studio
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