Perfect Strangers Candids

elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
edited February 20, 2006 in People
Hello friends!
Just wanted to share a few candids of mine, just for the fun of it. :):

Regards / Matty


"Anxiety"

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"Annoyance"


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"The Proud First-In-Line King Of The Busstop"


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"Multidimensionall Desire"


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"W.Y.S.I.W.Y.G"

[Just for the record: This pic below can seem a little intrusive, but I assure you, he didn't see me and my activity and he is sheltering his face from the harsh sunlight.]
PS: Is it me, or does that "something" (a peace of his jacket I guess) on the bench to HIS right (left in pic) look like a dead dog with wide open jaws? Or an Anaconda..... Oh boy, I better get stick do "decaff" from now on! ;o)

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"Just Another Smoked Guy!"


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Comments

  • ScottMcLeodScottMcLeod Registered Users Posts: 753 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2006
    Just stunning. Some of the titles actually almost distracted me from looking at them. They're very nice in monochrome. Anything special in the post processing?
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  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2006
    Thank you, Scott! Well, no big secrets! Made them B/W using the channel mixer, then added toning to the shadows using the "Color Balance". (A little differently in every pic as you see) and no toning on the last. Boosted contrasts using Curves and added some USM. That's it! :):

    Matty

    ScottMcLeod wrote:
    Just stunning. Some of the titles actually almost distracted me from looking at them. They're very nice in monochrome. Anything special in the post processing?
  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2006
    WONDERFUL! Really special.
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited February 19, 2006
    Matty-

    really enjoyed these-

    they are really good-

    george
  • photocatphotocat Registered Users Posts: 1,334 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2006
    Love the shots. I like the smoked one, and the dimensional desire.
    I do like the normal black and white better though then the others.
    They appeal to me, but they would appeal even more in black and white tout court. Great studies of people...
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  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2006
    Thank you, Thusie! :):
    Thusie wrote:
    WONDERFUL! Really special.
  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2006
    Thank you, George! Glad you liked them! thumb.gif
    gefillmore wrote:
    Matty-

    really enjoyed these-

    they are really good-

    george
  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2006
    Thank you! Hmm... yes. I think it's easier to get "fed up" with sepias/split tones compare to monos. I guess I'm in a "split tone"-phase, and I do it to often and to much, to heavy toning. Split tones are oftenly best when it's applied very very gentle. But it's easy to get carried away. ne_nau.gif

    Matty
    photocat wrote:
    Love the shots. I like the smoked one, and the dimensional desire.
    I do like the normal black and white better though then the others.
    They appeal to me, but they would appeal even more in black and white tout court. Great studies of people...
  • Yuri PautovYuri Pautov Registered Users Posts: 1,918 Major grins
    edited February 20, 2006
    Great work, Mattias!
    Like them all!
    What lens did you use here? Your 300?
    Yuri
  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited February 20, 2006
    Really nice shots here Mattias thumb.gif The b/w really does make them work.
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  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited February 20, 2006
    Thank you, Yuri! Yepp, swung my 300! :):

    Yuri Pautov wrote:
    Great work, Mattias!
    Like them all!
    What lens did you use here? Your 300?
    Yuri
  • elfving73elfving73 Registered Users Posts: 941 Major grins
    edited February 20, 2006
    Thank you! :):
    BigAl wrote:
    Really nice shots here Mattias thumb.gif The b/w really does make them work.
  • David StevensDavid Stevens Registered Users Posts: 107 Major grins
    edited February 20, 2006
    Terrific shots!:):
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  • BrettBrett Registered Users Posts: 218 Major grins
    edited February 20, 2006
    Those are great shots, someday I'm going to have to take the time to get shots like these. I've always loved candid shots of strangers. Good job.
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited February 20, 2006
    I like the mannequin looking out the window at the child, but mostly I feel like I'm spying, they're not personal.
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  • Tessa HDTessa HD Registered Users Posts: 852 Major grins
    edited February 20, 2006
    they are all so interesting!
    I enjoyed looking! thanks matty
    Love to dream, and dream in color.

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