Fringe Retrospective
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Another one from The Fringe. It was a street grab shot as this character walked past.
David

Despite the circumstances you kept your head to compose the photos really well. This is excellent photo journalism.
David

This is one of those simple well observed pictures that make such satisfying images.
I noticed the crease too but I don't think there's much you can do about it.
David.

Fantastic set Mike. You say they were handheld so I'm interested in what focal lengths and shutter speeds you used. Presumably they were high shutter speeds which suggests high ISO levels. The K5 is good at high ISO performance.
David

Welcome Bill. There's quite a few of us on here from Northumberland and Durham, including Tyne and Wear.
David

There's some real quality work there Smeggy, especially the mono conversions. But my favourite has to be #3 - it appeals to my sense of juxtapostion.
David

The pictures get better as you go along. It seems to prove my theory that if you specialise in something in photography, such as action shots or using an extra long lens, you just get better at it with practice. Keep this up and you'll soon have some absolute stunners.
I like the donut effect you get with backlit mirror lens pictures.
David

Thanks for all your comments. I posted them in order of my preference for these, 1-4. #4 is a fun shot but I don't rate it photographically with the others. These are just a handful of the 100s of pictures I took in Edinburgh on Saturday. I now have a big back log of pictures to work through because last week I was at the opposite end of the country, down in Berkshire, Wiltshire and Gloucesterhsire (via the East Midlands) from Durham.
Got some nice ones at Lacock Abbey not far from you Andrew.
David

Fringe 1
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Fringe 2
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Fringe 3
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Fringe4
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The Edinburgh fringe got off to a damp start on Saturday but that didn't stop thousands enjoying themselves on the city's Royal Mile where performers did impromtu street acts to advertise their shows. For me it was like covering the Whitby Goths Festival, except with the Goths you had models willing to stand and pose. At the Fringe the performers were happy to be photographed but they were more intent on getting on with the show so photos had to be grabbed on the move.

Thanks to Karma for an interesting competition and for his comments. Well done on the winning image, it really was a worthy winner.
David