Flying so High

Awais Yaqub · October 9, 2009

Old photo shot at Lahore, using 400d and nifty fifty.

I left so much empty space to convey his state of mind....

Wil Davis · October 9, 2009

Sorry Awais, this one doesn't do anything for me.

I look closely and see that the chap is smoking, and wonder if the reason that nobody is near him could be that all the other folk are non-smokers…???

- Wil

:PS second thoughts: how about just the head, shoulders & cigarette? Think of the textures & the headgear…

bdcolen · October 9, 2009

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Old photo shot at Lahore, using 400d and nifty fifty.

I left so much empty space to convey his state of mind....

I'm going to make poor Wil crazy, Awais, and say this is one of your better shots. I really like the composition, with the arc of distant people over the empty pavement with your subject at the bottom. I don't know what his state of mind is, but I certainly see isolation in a crowd - which is a reality of urban life. Very nice

rutt · October 9, 2009

Color isn't doing this shot any favors:

damonff · October 9, 2009

I love this shot. The kind of arc/rainbow of people at the top of the frame makes it seem like they're smoke, or mist, or something cool! Great eye and framing.

michswiss · October 9, 2009

I too like the arch of people over the top of the frame. And while I would have immediately gone to B&W on this shot, you do great work with colour in your images. My only wish would have been a slightly lower perspective to have caught his feet.

Awais Yaqub · October 10, 2009

Thanks everyone. When i wonder about such people i feel like they are worry free and their mind is usually unoccupied so i left huge space on top.
Lens was 50mm on crop body, i hope i had it on FF to frame it better with his feet

bdcolen · October 10, 2009

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Thanks everyone. When i wonder about such people i feel like they are worry free and their mind is usually unoccupied so i left huge space on top.
Lens was 50mm on crop body, i hope i had it on FF to frame it better with his feet

No, no no - don't blame the equipment...

All the fact that it was a 70 or 80 instead of a 50 means is that you had to step back a bit to get his feet in. You, not the lens, didn't get those feet.

Awais Yaqub · October 10, 2009

bdcolen wrote:

No, no no - don't blame the equipment... All the fact that it was a 70 or 80 instead of a 50 means is that you had to step back a bit to get his feet in. You, not the lens, didn't get those feet.

Hahahaha
Man, equipment don't speak other wise they would have sued Photographers like me multiple times

Flying so High

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