More candids from me :)

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Hi Guys,

I have posted a couple of these before, but as I have now amassed a collection, thought that I would post the images for all to see. I personally think that they could be better, but I don't have the confidence, or the time to work on building it up. Having said that, I think these are of an adequate standard for an amateur, and I hope to eventually improve over time.

Most of them were taken, 'shooting from the hip', others were framed less recklessly .

The exif info should be intact throughout:


1. One guy picked out from the crowd, with a gradual desaturation towards the outside to emphasise him.

2. Just a guy, chilling out on a bench, having a coffee.

3. A suspicious looking chap on his phone...

4. A couple, both of whom I reckon would prefer to be elsewhere.

 

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5. Another guy picked from a crowd, walking around town.

6. Mmmmm, burgers...

7. Some striking shadows on the pavement of a dad and his boy.

8. Shopping.

 

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9. An old woman, very obviously amused by her companion!

10. A headless man with a walking stick.

11. Taking a break.

Comments would be most appreciated

Kimmett

 

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Cheers guys!

When I posted before everyone came to the conclusion that the angles were a bit on the angley side, so for the newer photos I have tried to keep them flatish, and I think they are a lot better for it.

As for being a girl, I am sure that when I took the photo I thought that it was a little boy, so have thought so until now. However looking back at the photo now you have said that, tis a bit on the girly side...

Kimmett

 

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Oh, one thing I forgot to say, any of them say perspective to anyone . I went out trying to get some perspectivey photos as well, but wide-angle shots of buildings aren't particularly exciting, even if they do stick to the theme well. (so, no judges please)

Again, ta for the comments! I was just trying to capture a snapshot of everyday life, hopefully I have suceeded.

Kimmett

 

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lies all lies kimmet! The first one wasn't meant to be a picture of that guy was it?... being in glasgow tho I think if I took a pic of the wrong person it wouldn't go down too well for me

The picture was meant to pick one person out of the crowd, I was on the top of a slope, looking down into a very busy street, so used the old zoom function to compress perspective a bit, and tried to pick someone out. In the unedited version, it didn't work that well, so I just tried to emphasise what I was trying to do in the first place. But to answer what you said, no it wasn't that guy in particular, I was just looking to show one person from the crowd, all of whom are there for completely different reasons, looking for different things, thinking different things, yet when observed, seem to be one large mass.

As for taking a picture of the wrong person, this guy didn't look all to happy at having his photo taken!:

Dizmatt: They were all taken either in Nottingham town centre, or in Beeston.

Kimmett

 

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Ok, I admit it, I (a) love the old women and (b) get so excited by them that I lose ability to focus on them

 

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Well what I do is set the camera to the widest angle possible, and I have a little sensor on the camera (uber DOF ). Aperture was wide open to get quick enough shutter speeds, and ISO at 200.

Then I just walk along with my camera attached to my hand, ready with my finger on the shutter to take pictures. If I see something of interest in the middle distance, then I put the camera to my eye, take the shot, and put it back down to waist level.

Also helps if you walk really slowly, gives you time to analyse what is going on around you.

Kimmett

 

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Nope, all in Nottingham , and I thought everyone knew that maccie d's is actually taking over the world!

Ta

Kimmett