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armando_m

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Walking - Street shooting
« on: May 06, 2018, 03:27:17 »
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Re: Walking - Street shooting
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2018, 08:14:48 »
Excellent capture!  What a character!
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Re: Walking - Street shooting
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2018, 09:58:11 »
+1,  yes definitely.  Even better viewed large.

Which city was the image taken Armando?

Excellent capture!  What a character!
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Re: Walking - Street shooting
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2018, 13:43:38 »
A very nice shot. When you are doing street photography, do you shoot from the hip or do you look through the viewfinder? The angle of the shot would seem to indicate it was taken from the hip. If so, with a non-autofocus lens, it is doubly amazing it came out so well.

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Re: Walking - Street shooting
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2018, 18:41:13 »
Arthur, Hugh, Akira, thanks for commenting

This was shot in Guadalajara Mexico

Yes shot from the hip, sometimes I'll bring the camera  to my eye

I set the camera in manual, 1/250 F/8, focus at 3m or so, this gives a very large Dof, fom about 2m to infinite, it's a lot easier to set on a lens with focus and dof scale, ISO is in automatic

The original is tilted, after straightening the corners were filled in Ps

Shot quite a few and I only liked this image, other times I get zero images, but it's fun
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Re: Walking - Street shooting
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2018, 23:21:15 »
you nailed it, couldn´t  be better throught the viewfinder
BW conversion works well
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Re: Walking - Street shooting
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2018, 09:07:52 »
you nailed it, couldn´t  be better throught the viewfinder
BW conversion works well
Yes, agree!

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Re: Walking - Street shooting
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2018, 11:59:05 »
Gangster street shooting style, Very nicely done ;)
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Re: Walking - Street shooting
« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2018, 13:22:09 »
The low angle, shooting from the hip, works really well in this shot.  A low angle or sometimes intentionally tilting the camera can add a dynamic tension that otherwise would be missing.  I like how the mannequins seem to be spying on him from the shadows.  Add in his attitude and some excellent B&W processing, and this becomes a really unique and cool street shot.  Great stuff!

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Re: Walking - Street shooting
« Reply #9 on: May 07, 2018, 15:14:12 »
Thanks for all the comments
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Re: Walking - Street shooting
« Reply #10 on: May 07, 2018, 15:24:08 »
Was the subject aware that you were taking his picture - i.e. were you operating in "stealth" mode?
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Re: Walking - Street shooting
« Reply #11 on: May 07, 2018, 17:21:01 »
Was the subject aware that you were taking his picture - i.e. were you operating in "stealth" mode?
Hugh, I don't know , I do not think so , if he was he ignored me, neither of us stopped or looked at each other
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Re: Walking - Street shooting
« Reply #12 on: May 07, 2018, 23:21:11 »
Character captured in front of "quinto poder". Mannequins add yet another layer. Love the body language.

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Re: Walking - Street shooting
« Reply #13 on: May 08, 2018, 00:29:17 »
Character captured in front of "quinto poder". Mannequins add yet another layer. Love the body language.

Paco, thank you for the comment.  I didn't realize that "Quinto Poder" was the Spanish title for the movie "The Fifth Estate" which should make the image even more interesting!
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Re: Walking - Street shooting
« Reply #14 on: May 08, 2018, 01:56:44 »
Rick has already completely said what Mongo's thoughts are about this image. Very well done Mr Morales !