On the train to London

Nina · November 7, 2009

Candid photography is not my forte, but I liked this one.
What do you think?

sara505 · November 7, 2009

Nina wrote:

Candid photography is not my forte, but I liked this one.
What do you think?

I like this - the faces say so much. There's a lot going on in this photo, imo.

Nina · November 7, 2009

sara505 wrote:

I like this - the faces say so much. There's a lot going on in this photo, imo.

Thanks Sara. I think so too, but not sure what it is!

Flyinggina · November 7, 2009

I love this picture. The light is wonderful, the expressions complex and enigmatic, the background evocative. Did I say I like this photo?

Virginia

rutt · November 8, 2009

I love this, but it doesn't look real. How did you get the exposure right for the scene out the window and for the faces as well? Where are the dashes in the sky coming from? Is this a composite? If not, it's really impressive.

And I also love it even if it is a composite.

Flyinggina · November 8, 2009

I'm sure Nina will answer your comment, but I don't think it is a composite.

The "dashes" in the sky are reflections of the light running along the ceiling of the railway car and you can see the reflection of the young woman's sweater in the window. I'm thinking that there was probably enough light from outside to explain the lighting on the young man and woman (with maybe a bit of selective brightening in post). I'll bet it is based on one exposure.

Nina?

Virginia

Nina · November 8, 2009

Thanks

Flyinggina wrote:

I love this picture. The light is wonderful, the expressions complex and enigmatic, the background evocative. Did I say I like this photo?

Virginia

Thanks Virginia, that's good to know.

Nina · November 8, 2009

rutt wrote:

I love this, but it doesn't look real. How did you get the exposure right for the scene out the window and for the faces as well? Where are the dashes in the sky coming from? Is this a composite? If not, it's really impressive.

And I also love it even if it is a composite.

I have a confession to make, it wasn't me that got the exposure right it was my little P&S which I used to be as unobtrusive as possible.:D The light was good from the window and the dashes in the sky are indeed the reflections of the carriage lights. Very little post processing was done on the image. Many thanks on your kind comments.

Nina · November 8, 2009

Flyinggina wrote:

I'm sure Nina will answer your comment, but I don't think it is a composite.

The "dashes" in the sky are reflections of the light running along the ceiling of the railway car and you can see the reflection of the young woman's sweater in the window. I'm thinking that there was probably enough light from outside to explain the lighting on the young man and woman (with maybe a bit of selective brightening in post). I'll bet it is based on one exposure.

Nina?

Virginia

You are right Virginia, see my response to Rutt.:D

Richard · November 8, 2009

Nina wrote:

I have a confession to make, it wasn't me that got the exposure right it was my little P&S which I used to be as unobtrusive as possible.:D The light was good from the window and the dashes in the sky are indeed the reflections of the carriage lights. Very little post processing was done on the image. Many thanks on your kind comments.

Well, however you did it, the result is great. Wonderful light and great detail. I really like it.

Nina · November 8, 2009

Richard wrote:

Well, however you did it, the result is great. Wonderful light and great detail. I really like it.

Thanks Richard. I had a look at your "Stuff", loved Eneggma... very clever!

Nina · November 16, 2009

Flyinggina wrote:

I love this picture. The light is wonderful, the expressions complex and enigmatic, the background evocative. Did I say I like this photo?

Virginia

Hi Virginia

I just had a look at your galleries and I must say you have some amazing photography there. I particularly enjoyed your people photos.

Patti · November 16, 2009

I agree with all of the above. This shot is great and your galleries are very impressive. Bravo.

alexf · November 16, 2009

I like it. Good exposure!

bdcolen · November 16, 2009

Nina wrote:

Candid photography is not my forte, but I liked this one.
What do you think?

What I think is that if you don't normally do candid photography, you should. Very nice image.

And you should also consider conversion of this sort of image to black and white.

There's no question I'm biased, but I believe the image is much stronger this way, and is much more clearly about the couple, rather than about the green stuffed animal and the sky.

Nina · November 17, 2009

Patti wrote:

I agree with all of the above. This shot is great and your galleries are very impressive. Bravo.

Thank you Patty, very kind!

Nina · November 17, 2009

alexf wrote:

I like it. Good exposure!

Thank you Alex!

Nina · November 17, 2009

bdcolen wrote:

What I think is that if you don't normally do candid photography, you should. Very nice image. And you should also consider conversion of this sort of image to black and white. There's no question I'm biased, but I believe the image is much stronger this way, and is much more clearly about the couple, rather than about the green stuffed animal and the sky.

Thank you BD. I like your conversion. You are right, the B&W image is stronger.

Nir · November 17, 2009

Beautiful shot Nina!

Nina · November 18, 2009

Nir wrote:

Beautiful shot Nina!

Thank you for your comment Nir, much appreciated!

On the train to London

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