Anonymous NY street portraits

1pocket

I thought I would share with you a few NY street 'portraits' from a recent visit to the Big Apple.


1. SoHo Panhandler -- I only gave him one dollar, so I only took one shot


2. Street vender taking a break


3. Shopper? Tourist? Outside Macy's

I did not get a single comment about my recent post of mannequins getting touched up by a make-up artist -- maybe these will be more to you all's liking :dunno

Elaine

That last one has so much detail...her fingernails, the glasses and the reflection. Very cool! I like that she seems to be looking up at the buildings being reflected. The selective color certainly draws my eye right to the glasses, which I don't think is a bad thing. Perhaps the color version would distract from the reflection? I'm amazed that you were able to get such a tight shot of someone on the street.

Richard

Elaine wrote:

That last one has so much detail...her fingernails, the glasses and the reflection. Very cool! I like that she seems to be looking up at the buildings being reflected. The selective color certainly draws my eye right to the glasses, which I don't think is a bad thing. Perhaps the color version would distract from the reflection? I'm amazed that you were able to get such a tight shot of someone on the street.

I'm not too fond of selective color in general but I think it works well in this shot. Nicely done.

Cheers,

z_28

Actually I think third one is the best one

Do you have something more to show ?

Chrissiebeez_NL

1pocket

The sidewalks & streets outside Macys were sooooo jammed with people it was actually easy to get close to people -- you couldn't help it

The rest of my NYC gallery can be viewed here:
http://sbooth.smugmug.com/gallery/3933002

schmoo

1pocket wrote:

I did not get a single comment about my recent post of mannequins getting touched up by a make-up artist -- maybe these will be more to you all's liking

Don't fret about comments - Dgrin is a big community and things easily slip under the wire when traffic gets heavy. Plus a lot of people who don't have accounts here see your stuff but can't post replies.

I love the shot of the woman on her phone. Selective color really works well here to tell the story! Her elaborate nails contrasted with fairly modest clothing and hairstyle also make me laugh.

System

schmoo wrote:

I love the shot of the woman on her phone. Selective color really works well here to tell the story! Her elaborate nails contrasted with fairly modest clothing and hairstyle also make me laugh.

yes, neat photo-