[SI] New Mandate: Street Photography; due December 30th, 2012

On 11/22/2012 10:40 AM, Bowser wrote:
Time to stretch our skills and hit the streets! The new mandate,
"Street Photography," can provide big challenges, but the results can
be well worth it. If you aren't clear on what constitutes Street
Photography, well, visit this site for starters:

http://www.street-photographers.com/

Some good advice here, as well:

http://photo.net/learn/street/intro

Please not the following rules for this mandate:

No excessive post processing: what this means is that street shooting
is supposed to reflect reality, so excessive processing, like adding
or removing elements, using Photoshop filters to excess (adding grain
is OK, solarizing is not), and adding effects like starbursts are not
acceptable. Adjusting for exposure, color contrast, B&W conversions,
and adding grain to simulate old-style street shots is OK. I believe
there's enough lattitute in this mandate to offer sufficient
opportunities without having to resort to "painting" an image. This
mandate is designed to test your photographic skills, not your
Photoshop skills.

Due: December 30th, 2012
Start Date: November 22nd, 2012

The gallery is he

http://www.pbase.com/shootin/street_photography

For additional information, please visit the rulz page:

http://www.pbase.com/shootin/rulzpage

To submit photos, please send them he

shootinphotos aht gmail daht com

Now get out there and start shooting. And let's be careful out there.
Garry Winogrand's ghost is watching.

This image from the linked site appears to have some color changes,
induced in post.

http://www.street-photographers.com/portfolios/maria-plotnikova/peru-2012-23162.html


--
Peter

On 23/11/2012 5:37 AM, PeterN wrote:
On 11/22/2012 10:40 AM, Bowser wrote:
Time to stretch our skills and hit the streets! The new mandate,
"Street Photography," can provide big challenges, but the results can
be well worth it. If you aren't clear on what constitutes Street
Photography, well, visit this site for starters:

http://www.street-photographers.com/

Some good advice here, as well:

http://photo.net/learn/street/intro

Please not the following rules for this mandate:

No excessive post processing: what this means is that street shooting
is supposed to reflect reality, so excessive processing, like adding
or removing elements, using Photoshop filters to excess (adding grain
is OK, solarizing is not), and adding effects like starbursts are not
acceptable. Adjusting for exposure, color contrast, B&W conversions,
and adding grain to simulate old-style street shots is OK. I believe
there's enough lattitute in this mandate to offer sufficient
opportunities without having to resort to "painting" an image. This
mandate is designed to test your photographic skills, not your
Photoshop skills.

Due: December 30th, 2012
Start Date: November 22nd, 2012

The gallery is he

http://www.pbase.com/shootin/street_photography

For additional information, please visit the rulz page:

http://www.pbase.com/shootin/rulzpage

To submit photos, please send them he

shootinphotos aht gmail daht com

Now get out there and start shooting. And let's be careful out there.
Garry Winogrand's ghost is watching.

This image from the linked site appears to have some color changes,
induced in post.

http://www.street-photographers.com/portfolios/maria-plotnikova/peru-2012-23162.html



Well she is trying to sell a book

On 2012.11.22 13:37 , PeterN wrote:

This image from the linked site appears to have some color changes,
induced in post.

http://www.street-photographers.com/portfolios/maria-plotnikova/peru-2012-23162.html

Not at all. The colors appear to me to be as they likely were on scene.
It's often useful to catch something bright and bold in an otherwise
drab scene.

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On Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:37:35 -0500, PeterN
wrote:

On 11/22/2012 10:40 AM, Bowser wrote:
Time to stretch our skills and hit the streets! The new mandate,
"Street Photography," can provide big challenges, but the results can
be well worth it. If you aren't clear on what constitutes Street
Photography, well, visit this site for starters:

http://www.street-photographers.com/

Some good advice here, as well:

http://photo.net/learn/street/intro

Please not the following rules for this mandate:

No excessive post processing: what this means is that street shooting
is supposed to reflect reality, so excessive processing, like adding
or removing elements, using Photoshop filters to excess (adding grain
is OK, solarizing is not), and adding effects like starbursts are not
acceptable. Adjusting for exposure, color contrast, B&W conversions,
and adding grain to simulate old-style street shots is OK. I believe
there's enough lattitute in this mandate to offer sufficient
opportunities without having to resort to "painting" an image. This
mandate is designed to test your photographic skills, not your
Photoshop skills.

Due: December 30th, 2012
Start Date: November 22nd, 2012

The gallery is he

http://www.pbase.com/shootin/street_photography

For additional information, please visit the rulz page:

http://www.pbase.com/shootin/rulzpage

To submit photos, please send them he

shootinphotos aht gmail daht com

Now get out there and start shooting. And let's be careful out there.
Garry Winogrand's ghost is watching.

This image from the linked site appears to have some color changes,
induced in post.

http://www.street-photographers.com/portfolios/maria-plotnikova/peru-2012-23162.html

Hard to tell. We're on the honor system here, so use your best
judgement. Remember, we're submitting photos, not paintings.

Here are my comments:
Overall, A nice eclectic grouping, showing a variety of interpretations.
My comments are intended to state how I might have presented the image,
and necessarily inject my own interpretation and style. Please feel free
to disagree,


Unknown
2912-NEng-Road Trip
Well Exposed, I like the dynamic angle. . Not sure I would have so many
OOF on the subject.

stick_1
Simple nicely done graphic.

stick_2:
like the fireworks trails. Would have liked a bit more intensified color.

Tim Conway_old:
curve aspect is there, but subtle. The image would benefit from cropping
the bottom third. I wonder how it would be as a monochrome.

Bowser- Kresge Auditorium:
Good impact, possibly the image would benefit is the cars and lamppost
on the left were either toned down, or cloned out.

Bowser-State Center:
Nice sharp, well done graphic. I might have added a bit more punch by
presenting as a selenium toned monochrome.

Bowser-Zakim-Underside:
Good capture. Nice use of your lens.


Eric Stevens-1:
Great composition and use of lighting. Simple and effective.

Eric Stevens-2:
Good idea and well exposed. I would have cropped out the underside of
the wharf. The bright underside takes my eye away from the mud & shadows.

Eric Stevens-3:
Good idea. I really like those repeating curves and light patterns. Wish
I had all those Rolls Reese in my garage. A crop from the windshield up
would eliminate the distracting signs, bright sky and create an ethereal
abstract effect.

Bob Coe-1;
Strong graphic image. I like the reflections and color variations in the
windows. the trees on the right keep the image from looking static. I
would have cropped from the bottom of the wall. Too bad you couldn't
move the orange fence and posts.

Bob Coe -2:
Nice capture of the building. The window reflections add character.

Bob Coe-3:
Sorry. This has too much going on for my taste. I don't see a strong
center of interest,

Martha Coe-1:
Pleasant scene. the curved forest trail fits the mandate nicely. Now if
only there was a Hippie smoking a pipe walking towards you on the bridge.

Martha Coe-2:
Nice delicate image. I would have liked to see it shot at eye level,
rather than looking down.

Martha Coe-3:
Nicely done and simple. I would have tried to remove the highlight
reflections. Perhaps placing a diffusion tent would work. Tell bob to
get you one for Xmas. You do well with this type of shot.

Tony Cooper-Dome:
Good strong graphic the bright reflections are a tad distracting.

Tony Cooper-Reflections:
Another nice abstract from the street shooter. The image would benefit
if the window frames were sharper. try intensive sharpening on the
luminescence layer in LAB. If you overdo it, cut back on the opacity.

Tony Cooper-Stained Glass:
Nice, well done. Glad you intensified the colors.

Cleary C-Waves:
Nothing to say. A good capture, well presented.

Savageduck-1:
Well done presentation. A classic illustration of why showing less of
the subject is more.

Savageduck-2:
Glad you showed the front grill off center. Good use of DOF.

Savageduck-3:
Nice idea. I would have liked to see the front of the image a lot sharper.

KPetre-1:
it's a picture of a statue. I see no special interpretation, sorry.

KPetre-2:
good clean graphic;. Holds my attention. I would have cropped out the
bottom, below the platform.

Kpetre-3:
Nice clean and simple. Good seeing. Can you tone down the highlight at
the bottom.

Jim Blue-Old.
welcome to the group. I don't recall seeing your work before. Really
nice composition. And I like the contrast of the orange against the
blue, and the sky looks perfect for this image. Well done.

Rob-1:
nice tight image. Holds my interest. Could be improved by cloning out
the seemingly unattached finger.

FrankEss-1:
Well exposed, you present your subject nicely. there is good background
separation. But, sorry, there is not enough texture in the trunk to hold
my interest.

FrankEss-2
Nice seeing of the contrails. It seems to need something more.

FrankEss-3
Has an air of mystery. Well composed and presented. Good use of DOF.


Thank you guys, for playing. Looking forward to your responses.













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Peter