Assignment 28 - In the streets - Congrats rslhc

The topic is called "In the streets" and here's a small description by CLS:

"Street photography is an area of photography that fascinates me. I often see street photos I really like but I just can’t seem to take any good ones myself. I was thinking that if each of us in this international forum brings our camera out in our streets, there could be a nice collection of international moments, places and people. Street photography is not easily defined and the subject can be interpreted in many ways - show us your own version of street photography."

The following entries have been selected as finalists:

Name: David Eccleston
Motivation: A photo that raise questions: “What is a little girl doing on her own in the big city?”, “Where is she going?”, “What is she thinking of?”
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6...ea0f7f6a_z.jpg


Name: ddt0725
Motivation: The image tells how people's lives can take different directions. How did they end up here?
http://community.the-digital-picture...5&d=1323194456


Name: rslhc
Motivation: This is a really cool and graphically appealing mixture of blacks and colorful lights.
http://community.the-digital-picture...8&d=1323641387


Name: Ham
Motivation: A nicely composed shot of a beautiful alley with the baker placed in the right part of the frame - simply beautiful.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2...0/IMG_1928.JPG

Good luck finalists! The poll will be open for 2 days!

A few 'street photos' showing the busy bustling nature of Downtown Ottawa, and Parliament Hill.

Juicy, the mostly black Aussie is Zuni's brother. Juicy, the alternate Magda you'll see below, and Wanda all flew from Poland to Mexico. Then, somehow, in broken English, managed to hitchhike and camp their way up the west coast of the US, then across Canada to Ottawa, where they stayed with us for a week or so. They went back to the US for another week or two of travels before finally flying back home to Poland. Brave girls, and a very well socialized dog.

My entry is 'A Girl and her Mouse'.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6...ea0f7f6a_z.jpg
A girl and her mouse by namethatnobodyelsetook, on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6...8e625aa6_z.jpg
Zuni training an alternate Magda. by namethatnobodyelsetook, on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/6...6e60e308_z.jpg
Bella training Juicy by namethatnobodyelsetook, on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6...8bc43aa5_z.jpg
Bella training Juicy by namethatnobodyelsetook, on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6...10006453_z.jpg
Bella training Juicy by namethatnobodyelsetook, on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7008/6...5a69f0d2_z.jpg
Parliament Hill by namethatnobodyelsetook, on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6...45b38a50_z.jpg
Centennial Flame by namethatnobodyelsetook, on Flickr

Here's my submission for now. "Street" in this case is a frozen river!
http://riverview.smugmug.com/photos/...-j9CbBVV-L.jpg

More traditional ones.
http://riverview.smugmug.com/photos/...-PHhprCt-L.jpg

http://riverview.smugmug.com/photos/...-vVLpD6k-L.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-y...0/IMG_3159.JPG
Daydreaming and Paper-planes

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-O...CT-1546-57.JPG
Where's she going?

Neither is my entry.

This is a photo I took of two homeless men down by Lake Michigan. The man on the right had found some discarded food and was trying to build a fire to warm it. It was freezing outside and very, very windy so he wasn't having much luck. The man on the left stopped to chat a bit and then walked up to me asking for change. Apparently, the man with the food was unwilling to share his meal.


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I took this when I had just started out in photography with my Rebel and kit lens. It was so cold outside that I was shaking uncontrollably and the photo is quite blurry! It was taken in .jpeg and then edited afterwards, I had no clue what RAW was all about at that point! I suppose it isn't exactly the best photo to submit for an assignment but it is a shot that made me discover the power of street photography!

Oh wow, great shots so far already! Also great stories with the photos.
I love to compete on this one, but since it's way different than the things I normally take pictures of this will be quite a challenge for me.
I must say that I'm a bit out of my comfort zone when taking photos publicly, but at least I have to try:o

I'm not much for street, although coincidentally I was walking around the city the other day teaching my friend a few things, we were in a place called Hindley Street, it's one of the drinking strips around here, had a lot of social/drunken problems and fights during the nights (although it's a lot better than it was 20 years ago), during the day there's a lot of cool artsy cafes and such (i wouldn't take my camera there at night), a uni down the road, and still some hotels (not unlike parts of Amsterdam).
In short, it's a place with character, and I reckon this shot nicely sums up that character: headquarters of the symphony orchestra next to a 2nd-hand op-shop (in a run-down building that reminds me of Singapore); "massage" parlour further down (not sure if the strip-club is in shot or not, maybe it's just out of frame); and the 1970s car just pulling in (probably with a bogan/bikie driving, or maybe an old guy who's kept the car for 40 years).
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7D, samyang 35/1.4 @ f/6 or so, 6-shot (2/3EV apart) HDR handheld, stitched in Hugin (with some pedestrians masked out) and tone-mapped in Luminance using 'Fattal' algorithm. I've kept a bit of saturation in there, because the place does really have a lot of 'colour' (in every sense of the word). I might come across some better algorithm later on, but for now this is my entry...

ps, @ denise, I love that shot. I wouldn't really have noticed the blur if you hadn't pointed it out, but it adds even more to the character of the shot (I can feel you shivering along with them)

How is this for a street view?
The Grand Tetons

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7034/6...7edfe220_z.jpg
The Grand Tetons by hdnitehawk01, on Flickr

Not sure this will be my submission, but I am pretty sure I won't find a better subject.

Edit: I hope every one notices my use of the horizontal polarizer across the top of the picture.

Is that a polariser or a soft-edge GND? How many stops?

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Is that a polariser or a soft-edge GND? How many stops?

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I believe it was GM factory issued soft edge. No stops we were moving...:p

...the first one is probably the closest thing I've shot to "street photography," but I entered it in the "light" assignment, so it is just for fun....

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6...dfa9f23e_b.jpg

Another shot from Niagara for fun...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6...8c6ef320_b.jpg

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I believe it was GM factory issued soft edge. No stops we were moving...:p

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Too funny......:)

This is a view of a small village in Scotland called South Queens Ferry, I was traveling with my brothers from Troon to St.Andrews and we stopped here along the way.

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....43487140-5.jpg

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Is that a polariser or a soft-edge GND? How many stops?

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I'm guessing that's the windshield tint. Looks to be about three stops? :rolleyes:

Hi Denise

It's clear you have always had a photographers eye, well done.

Tony

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I believe it was GM factory issued soft edge. No stops we were moving...:p

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You were driving? Don't spend too much time on the soft edge, you could end up coming to a hard stop.

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You were driving? Don't spend too much time on the soft edge, you could end up coming to a hard stop.

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I don't know about your part of the world, but we drive on the RIGHT side of the road. :p

I was the passenger.

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I don't know about your part of the world, but we drive on the RIGHT side of the road. :p

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So when you pass by an enemy coming the other way, you have to fight him off carrying your sword in your left hand?
What a crazy country...

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So when you pass by an enemy coming the other way, you have to fight him off carrying your sword in your left hand?
What a crazy country...

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Actually it is quit ingenious, since most people are right handed. This way if you loose the sword fight you still have your right hand. It makes for less rehab in learning to write and such.

Also, I think we have succeeded in hijacking the thread.

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Also, I think we have succeeded in hijacking the thread.

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At sword point, no less...

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At sword point, no less...

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Bwahahaha

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At sword point, no less...

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Oi. Sharpness was the last assignment.

Enjoy!

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6026/5...8654f7bb_z.jpg

Canon PowerShot S95, 0.002 sec (1/640), f/4.0, 7.5 mm, ISO 250

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Hi Denise

It's clear you have always had a photographers eye, well done.

Tony

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Thanks, Tony!

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Earlier today a couple of kids started following me around singing christmas carols hoping I'd give them some money. I took their picture before I gave them some money.
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One can clearly see by the way they look that they live in poverty. Despite this, they manage to flash a nice smile while I was taking their photo.
I'm really not sure if this would qualify as an entry, if it does I'll enter it.

This will be my submission for the assignment ...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6...141d51fd_z.jpg
IMG_5944 by Denise Trocio, on Flickr

It is a photo of the massive clean-up efforts that took place after a wind storm blew through my side of the city this past summer.

Festival of Lights

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6...07e4afec_z.jpg
Festival of Lights Wagon by hdnitehawk01, on Flickr

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I'm really not sure if this would qualify as an entry, if it does I'll enter it.

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Sure does, great entry.

Here are my pics. Great submissions so far everyone!


The first one is my submission:


6sec | f/11 | ISO 200 | Tripod Mounted


(sorry about the watermarks, posting from away from home and I don't have originals on my travel computer)
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In Jerusalem along the Via Delorosa.
1/100 | f/5.6 | ISO 100 | Handheld | 56mm
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6sec | f/22 | ISO 100 | Tripod Mounted
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Wow! Nice timing! Or composite?

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Wow! Nice timing! Or composite?

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Incredibly good timing. I was set up to shoot the light rail (public transport tram in phoenix) and as it came up to the corner,the fireworks shot out from the AZ Diamondbacks stadium a couple blocks away. I was thrilled!

Here is my entry.

Parc Guell, Barcelona, Spain

http://i1046.photobucket.com/albums/...1_edited-2.jpg

Here's a few from a trip to Poland

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2476/5...1bef2a92_b.jpg
_MG_2568 by B_R_T, on Flickr

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3312/5...a6542c1d_z.jpg
_MG_2468 by B_R_T, on Flickr

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2...0/IMG_1928.JPG

Baking his way home

My entry. Taken in Malta of a local baker finishing work for the day and taking the leftovers home.

Entry #2 - Les Cars Rouges

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5152/5...07848a00_z.jpg

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
0.001 sec (1/1000)
f/4.0
24 mm
ISO 200

Great pictures everyone.

The first is my entry...

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6...7fbbd1a6_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6...627c07d8_b.jpg


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6...c59c6e28_b.jpg


Thanks for viewing...Brant

New York Life
Canon 5DII+14LII ISO 100 f2.8 1/25 sec I love this lens for street photography.
An enlarged version is available here:
http://www.juzaphoto.com/index2.php?...e=1156&gal=690


http://www.juzaphoto.com/shared_file...1156_12478.jpg

The first one is my entry.

"Guangzhou Highway"
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5051/5...70f22b77_z.jpg
EOS 5D Mark II, EF 35mm f/1.4L USM, 2.5 s, f/5.6, ISO 100

"Jackfruit"
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5018/5...be95d735_z.jpg
EOS 5D Mark II, EF 35mm f/1.4L USM, 1/50 s, f/2, ISO 200

"The Proposal"
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5299/5...0b9239de_z.jpg
EOS 5D Mark II, EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @ 70mm, 1/400 s, f/2.8, ISO 100