This should've been an entry in "The Street" comp. There's some interesting things going on here. Looks like she's offering him something, but his posture is saying "don't touch" - folded hands, knees and feet so close together. But even more than that, he's so close to the right edge of the frame, that he seems to be trying to escape. Don't know if it's been cropped that way or not, but he conveys a real sense of unease. I think it's a great picture with a story.

It seems a bit dark at the top, I just now noticed that they're sitting in front of a graveyard.

Basically yes, but it's runs of flip after flip after backhandspring after......they go for about 50 feet.

The young man in my competition photo is a "Beale Street Flipper" and works for tips on the street year-round as part of a crew - his partner that day was about 7 yrs old or so. In action:




I should probably straighten up that building but I'm too lazy.
K100, 40mm, 1/500 sec, f9.5, iso 400

I believe it's a Siberain Iris - smaller and less frilly than a Bearded Iris.

Some interesting viewpoints that I would never have thought of to shoot. The giraffe shot is very cool - there's pattern within pattern. Not sure, but I'm wondering if the base of the tail should be cropped so it's not so obvious that we're looking at their rumps?

Of course I had never heard of any of the famous photogs mentioned by gartmore, but I researched them and came to my own conclusions about "street photography" - which in practice was extremely difficult to produce for a first-timer. I think the gist of it is to produce a photo that begs a question. Along with getting the exposure, composition, etc right.

Now I don't know about Gully's head, but the judge was knocked down by the questions he saw in that picture. And if you notice, the best entries this week did the same -- "I wonder where they've been / where they're going?", "Is she meeting someone or just going home?", "What are they talking about?", "Why is that person in such a hurry?", "What sort of event were they dressed up for?", etc, etc..... Nothing strange or untoward, just the living out of life, viewed thru a lens to get just a portion.

Just imagine Father Ted's photo with a couple in silhouette, holding hands walking down the street. We could ask a million questions - new or familiar lovers, have they been on a date, what will they be doing at their destination (maybe that's an easy one to answer ). Or Gasman's with an old lady standing beside a door or peering out a window.

Personally, I found this theme very challenging, but something I would want to take a stab at again and again. I ended up with some really great pics from my outing that day!

A big CONGRATS to my friend Gully!! Great job! Same to the others on the podium.

As for mine, yes, Beale Street it is. A great place to people watch. I'll post another pic of this young man in the Your Photos section, to show how he earns a living on the street. Thanks for the honorable mention, I'm glad you saw all the things that I saw.

K100d, 1/180 sec, f8.0, 55mm, iso 200

I like color better. Makes the axle have more of a sense of place/belonging to me. Agree getting rid of the beam helps.

These are great, I especially like the red plane - I think I can see the concentration on the pilot's face.