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Re: Portraits from here to elsewhere...
« Reply #60 on: September 13, 2015, 15:14:38 »
That's what the young lady was thinking, as in fact, she didn't really know the guy... :-)
Ah, yes that explains it.

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« Reply #61 on: September 13, 2015, 16:42:30 »
That's what the young lady was thinking, as in fact, she didn't really know the guy... :-)

LOL ... that is great! I am up and about to take my first sip of coffee and I see more uncompromised portraits and I'm thinking ... what a great way to start my day.


I have sip my first taste of hot coffee for the day and I still think this thread is a great way to start my day. The newspaper is taking second place.

(Colombian Supremo in a French Press  ;) )
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« Reply #62 on: September 13, 2015, 16:49:13 »
LOL ... that is great! I am up and about to take my first sip of coffee and I see more uncompromised portraits and I'm thinking ... what a great way to start my day.


I have sip my first taste of hot coffee for the day and I still think this thread is a great way to start my day. The newspaper is taking second place.

(Colombian Supremo in a French Press  ;) )

That's very kind of you... :-) I've quitted coffee for the "décaféiné" as my cardiologist was frowning at the liters I used to take, but do click on NG Revival to see what happened in the night. World news seem tragically everyday alike, while fresh pictures and comments are just "refreshing"... :-)
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« Reply #63 on: September 13, 2015, 17:00:21 »
Many more wonderful timeless moody personal vibrating colorful black and white shots.

Especially I like the shots of the kids by the pond, the artist framed in his own threads and the shots of women who look directly into the camera to make a strong connection.

Most of the people seem to really feel well in front of your lens.
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« Reply #64 on: September 13, 2015, 17:28:11 »
That's very kind of you... :-) I've quitted coffee for the "décaféiné" as my cardiologist was frowning at the liters I used to take, but do click on NG Revival to see what happened in the night. World news seem tragically everyday alike, while fresh pictures and comments are just "refreshing"... :-)

No coffee ... that must be painful.

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« Reply #65 on: September 13, 2015, 17:44:31 »
No coffee ... that must be painful.

Je n'ai jamais eu l'Cafe sans cafeine. Comment il le gout? Existe-il des differences?

Like a war time ersatz... :-(
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« Reply #66 on: September 13, 2015, 17:47:12 »
Like a war time ersatz... :-(

ooohhhh ... that isn't any good. Then it is painful. Then when you come over no coffee, just wine.
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« Reply #67 on: September 13, 2015, 17:56:25 »
Many more wonderful timeless moody personal vibrating colorful black and white shots.

Especially I like the shots of the kids by the pond, the artist framed in his own threads and the shots of women who look directly into the camera to make a strong connection.

Most of the people seem to really feel well in front of your lens.

Thank you... :-) I'm usually with the camera in hand, wherever I go, so people are used seeing me with a camera, shooting the coffee cup, the waitress or themselves.
This is something I discovered with a 6x6 Bronica with a look-down viewfinder, the bigger the camera but the smaller the lens, and people get used to it as you are not "hiding" behind a tele or a sneaky spy camera. The time you take setting everything while chatting and gulping wine or coffee, makes for great smiles or at least some natural postures... :-)
“A photograph is a moral decision taken in one eighth of a second. ” ― Salman Rushdie, The Ground Beneath Her Feet.

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« Reply #68 on: September 13, 2015, 17:57:56 »
ooohhhh ... that isn't any good. Then it is painful. Then when you come over no coffee, just wine.

Well I can have two or three cups a day... :-) But more might be dangerous, alas !
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« Reply #69 on: September 13, 2015, 18:16:36 »
Thank you... :-) I'm usually with the camera in hand, wherever I go, so people are used seeing me with a camera, shooting the coffee cup, the waitress or themselves.
This is something I discovered with a 6x6 Bronica with a look-down viewfinder, the bigger the camera but the smaller the lens, and people get used to it as you are not "hiding" behind a tele or a sneaky spy camera. The time you take setting everything while chatting and gulping wine or coffee, makes for great smiles or at least some natural postures... :-)

Yesterday I have been baking waffles by the church (some charity sale of kid's clothes) the X100T always round my neck. 194 left after deleting 2/3

I feel the X100T is perfect for people shots. She is completly unintrusive yet the image qualitiy is in the 6x6-film-quality if you learn how to process raw properly.

People are not really distraced, she is very fast, only the Autofocus I did not manage yet to finally understand, so I loose some shots which are great expressionwise to OOF. Pity. Have to dig deeper into technicalities.

Keep pictures coming. If you like I can also point to one or two I was not as satisfied with and tell you why.
You are out there. You and your camera. You can shoot or not shoot as you please. Discover the world, Your world. Show it to us. Or we might never see it.

Me: https://youpic.com/photographer/frankfremerey/

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Re: Portraits from here to elsewhere...
« Reply #70 on: September 13, 2015, 18:52:37 »
Yesterday I have been baking waffles by the church (some charity sale of kid's clothes) the X100T always round my neck. 194 left after deleting 2/3

I feel the X100T is perfect for people shots. She is completly unintrusive yet the image qualitiy is in the 6x6-film-quality if you learn how to process raw properly.

People are not really distraced, she is very fast, only the Autofocus I did not manage yet to finally understand, so I loose some shots which are great expressionwise to OOF. Pity. Have to dig deeper into technicalities.

Keep pictures coming. If you like I can also point to one or two I was not as satisfied with and tell you why.

Next time try going there with a still camera (the wooden one with tripod), you might be surprised by the "natural" look you'll have from people wondering what that contraption could be... :-)
At the Bièvres Photo fair, some guy proposed Daguerrotype portrait, he shot and developed under your eyes (bag for darkroom), the results were incredible... :-)
“A photograph is a moral decision taken in one eighth of a second. ” ― Salman Rushdie, The Ground Beneath Her Feet.

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Re: Portraits from here to elsewhere...
« Reply #71 on: September 13, 2015, 19:06:30 »
Well I can have two or three cups a day... :-) But more might be dangerous, alas !

A reprieve ... okay then. A mug of French Press to start the day and in the afternoon an espresso with a chat.
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« Reply #72 on: September 13, 2015, 19:06:53 »
Great fun. Now I consider to take the Sinar to the next Kindergarden event
You are out there. You and your camera. You can shoot or not shoot as you please. Discover the world, Your world. Show it to us. Or we might never see it.

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« Reply #73 on: September 13, 2015, 19:13:47 »
Great fun. Now I consider to take the Sinar to the next Kindergarden event

LOL ...

http://static.flickr.com/1113/3169218605_d2095eab6f.jpg
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« Reply #74 on: September 13, 2015, 19:17:36 »
LOL ...
http://static.flickr.com/1113/3169218605_d2095eab6f.jpg

Magnesium Flash? In the Kindergarden? In super security aware Germany? It makes for a hearty laugh...
You are out there. You and your camera. You can shoot or not shoot as you please. Discover the world, Your world. Show it to us. Or we might never see it.

Me: https://youpic.com/photographer/frankfremerey/