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Images => People, Portraits, Street, PJ & Cityscapes => Topic started by: RBSinTo on December 15, 2016, 16:57:11

Title: Street musician and her child-2
Post by: RBSinTo on December 15, 2016, 16:57:11

Another picture from the corner of Royal and St. Peter Streets in the French Quarter District of New Orleans.
As I watched for opportunities to get interesting shots of the two street musicians, I noticed their child looking at me while her mother swayed and played, and I grabbed this shot.
Converted to black and white in Photoshop
motorized Nikon FA
Tamron SP 35~105 2.8 AIS manual focus
Fuji Velvia 100 ISO colour slide
5.6 @ 1/125th
(http://www.photochimps.com/pp/data/500/medium/Street_Musician_and_child-New_Orleans-2-1920.jpg)

Title: Re: Street musician and her child-2
Post by: armando_m on December 15, 2016, 17:40:21

Very nice image, wish the crop wasn't so tight, but sometimes one just have to take the shot

I like the blur on her hands

Title: Re: Street musician and her child-2
Post by: RBSinTo on December 15, 2016, 18:01:37

Armando thanks.
I did a tight crop to eliminate a lot of distracting elements that added nothing to the shot.
Robert

Title: Re: Street musician and her child-2
Post by: Mikes on December 15, 2016, 21:43:37

Robert, I like this version better for its greater intimacy (and for the curious gaze of the child). B&W and the dark tones work well here.

Mike.

Title: Re: Street musician and her child-2
Post by: RBSinTo on December 15, 2016, 22:07:46

Mike,
Thanks.
The black and white treatment and tight crop eliminated a number of problems and vastly simplified the composition.
Robert.