Gandhi
Posted 14/05/2010 - 18:33
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Number one seems a bit detached to me, Kris, rather uninvolving with everyone turning away from the centre although the path does provide strong lead-in lines;
but the second one...
One of the best street shots we've seen recently and a super contrasty conversion. The light is excellent and the couple really make the whole thing work. Ghandi was all about love and humanity so... Stock libraries would love this shot for all the right reasons but it deserves more than to be used for advertising! In my opnion.
One might clone out the people in the background which would be time consuming but not impossible but then the image may be too pristine!
Regards,
Andrew
but the second one...
One of the best street shots we've seen recently and a super contrasty conversion. The light is excellent and the couple really make the whole thing work. Ghandi was all about love and humanity so... Stock libraries would love this shot for all the right reasons but it deserves more than to be used for advertising! In my opnion.
One might clone out the people in the background which would be time consuming but not impossible but then the image may be too pristine!
Regards,
Andrew
Best wishes,
Andrew
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Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
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Ernst Hass
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Posted 14/05/2010 - 19:49
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second one is lovely Kris agree with Andrew about the first one though.
Emma
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"Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything." Aaron Siskind
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Posted 14/05/2010 - 19:56
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The more I look at the second one the more I love it. Excellent shot
Emma
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"Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything." Aaron Siskind
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Posted 14/05/2010 - 19:59
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Thank you both. I wasn't convinced by the first one either.
Best wishes, Kris.
Best wishes, Kris.
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
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It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
Posted 14/05/2010 - 20:04
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The second one for me, it tells quite a story and feels quite intimate, were in the first image everyone is ignoring you, including Gandhi, giving the viewer a feeling of exclusion.
Posted 14/05/2010 - 20:17
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Whic lens did you use, Kris. Looks like a medium telephoto with a hint of compression.
A.
A.
Best wishes,
Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
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Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
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Posted 14/05/2010 - 20:27
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Well spotted Andrew! It was the SMC-M 100mm f/2.8.
Just for comparison, here is the statue close up. This photo was taken last year using a Pentax MX, SMC-M 40mm f/2.8 "pancake" lens and Ilford Delta 100 Professional film.
Best wishes, Kris.
Just for comparison, here is the statue close up. This photo was taken last year using a Pentax MX, SMC-M 40mm f/2.8 "pancake" lens and Ilford Delta 100 Professional film.
Best wishes, Kris.
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
Posted 14/05/2010 - 20:36
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I don't know whether to impressed by the way the K20's sensor has rendered the complex tones in such a beautiful way that it matches a top class, fine grain film, or to admire the way that carefully exposed celluloid and silver halide and an iconic lens can still give modern technology a run for its money.
Blimey, that's what I call a sentence: Bernard Levin would have been proud of me!
Regards,
Andrew
By the way, the photo has a completely different feel: calm and contemplative. Nice.
Blimey, that's what I call a sentence: Bernard Levin would have been proud of me!
Regards,
Andrew
By the way, the photo has a completely different feel: calm and contemplative. Nice.
Best wishes,
Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
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Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
Posted 14/05/2010 - 20:41
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I must admit that having played around with XP2 Super and Tri-X 400, going back to Delta 100 is very pleasant. I shall have my darkslides loaded with Delta 100 when I go to Durham and will be very interested to see what 5x4 negs of the stuff can do.
Best wishes, Kris.
Best wishes, Kris.
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
Posted 14/05/2010 - 22:26
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Kris, you work in London? I thought you was a farmer!?
This statue of Ghandi is a great piece of sculpture. I can see that people are a problem here Kris, and it looks like a challenge in photographing this guy.
This statue of Ghandi is a great piece of sculpture. I can see that people are a problem here Kris, and it looks like a challenge in photographing this guy.
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Posted 14/05/2010 - 22:53
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Ooooo arrrr... Paul, this is the view from my office:
I am a lecturer in archaeology at UCL.
Best wishes, Kris.
I am a lecturer in archaeology at UCL.
Best wishes, Kris.
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
Posted 14/05/2010 - 23:00
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A lecturer in Archaeology? Now that is something to be, for sure. Impressive.
"All the technique in the world doesn’t compensate for the inability to notice." - Elliott Erwitt
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Posted 15/05/2010 - 00:25
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I think that last photo isn't level
Tim
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Posted 15/05/2010 - 00:44
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You are absolutely right.
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
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It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.