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TonyCooper
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I do like to photograph people who are a bit different from everyone else walking down the street.
I've titled this "no title" because someone in another thread mentioned that they like to imagine their own story without prompting by the thread title:
I've titled this "no title" because someone in another thread mentioned that they like to imagine their own story without prompting by the thread title:
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/
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Oh noooooo, Mr. Bill!! Please?
"He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan
"The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
I'd rather you didn't. I've commented in a reply in the other, similar, image. Being new to "street", I'd like to better understand what is considered to be "street", and the only way to do this is read the comments.
The photograph is a candid of a person in a crowd. I chose, by camera position, to eliminate the environment because it would take away from what I wanted to capture.
http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/
But what you are chosing to eliminate is what makes it a street photo: environment. These aren't even environmental portraits, let alone street photos.
"He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan
"The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
The distinction in my mind is whether you show context as well as the person. This shot only has the person and the sky. He could be walking down a street or in a desert. The only thing we know is that he's not indoors or under water. The distinction is not always clear; some very good street portraits have so much bokeh in the background that you also can't tell where the shot was taken.
In any event, I think this is a very good shot. Interesting face, great detail and good lighting to overcome the hat brim. I only suggested moving it to People because I think portraits are likely to get better appreciation and critique there, not because I want to play the bouncer who decides who gets into the disco and who doesn't.