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Streets at night…
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Indian street vendor captured at New Year celebrations in downtown Lisbon just before the fireworks display.
I waited for the stage lights to go bright to ask him if I could take a picture, he agreed and I got this portrait.
Nikon D800 (RAW)
Nikkor 24-70mm 56mm
Apperture: F/2.8
ISO: 2000
Shutter: 1/60thIn this image I wanted to show the contrast between the statue performer and the frenetic movement of the people trying to gain the best position in the square to watch the fireworks display.
Nikon D800 (Raw)
Nikkor 24-70mm 24mm
Apperture: F/9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 6 secondsAll opinion and critique welcome and encouraged.
Thank you for watching.
Two lovely shots!
Very different. Lovely expression in the first, and great motion blur with a nice sharp person too in the second.
Thanks for publishing the settings too. I’m (always) learning and the shots are very inspirational.
Peter
Hi Rod! Two very nice shots, love the orange turban in the first, the unconventional
framing works very well, the second shot is cool, really captured the scene well!
Nice to see you posting!These are great, you’ve really captured his character in the first image. The second shot certainty captures the occasion quite well.
Dave.
Two nice shots but I’m a little curious as to why you placed your subject in image one to the right of the frame?
Thank you all very much for your comments. Is there anything you’d change on any of the images?
John17,
The main reason why I went against the “rules of composition” on the first shot was that there were people close to him that would be in slight focus and I wanted to isolate him. Since this was a street portrait and I was taking advantage of a small moment of stage lighting I couldn’t move or pose the subject so I chose to compose a little different. I could crop a square or something but I like negative space on my portraits so I chose to have the subject positioned on the right of the frame and preserve the aspect ratio.
Thanks for that! It’s difficult to put yourself in the position of the photographer when you’re looking at the shot
being unaware of their surroundings & the decisions that are made during that moment!Nice work on your site.
Interesting question John….
I’m just a common punter, not a professional photographer….and only becomming aware of the ‘rules’.
BUT….to my eyes both pictures are very attractive. The first because it’s probably how my eye would catch it if I just spotted the man walking by…..and teh second…well…because I like it :)
But then, what would I know :)
Peter
I wouldn’t say it’s about ‘what anyone would know’ Peter but the visual impact of the image & whether you like it or not!
You do not have to be a professional photographer to have an opinion on an image!
If it looks right & appeals to you then the photographer has done their job well.Just to add my 5 cents to the discussion, now that I’m a full time professional (it is my sole income after all) I sometimes tend to value more the opinions of people that know a little or sometimes nothing at all about photography or composition than some photographers.
I explain…
Some photographers get stuck with the rules, I’m guilty of it myself at times. Sometimes I find my mind drifting to thirds, ratios, spirals, etc… but sometimes image that break all the rules work just as well as those who follow them all.
Photography (for me) is a conjunction of several factors and composition is just one of them. Subject, light, environment, mood, colour all play a role in how appealing an image is.
Then you have the whole discussion of beauty is in the eye of the beholder which I’ll leave for later. :-)
Thanks for all your comments guys.
PS: Ohh I guess this was just to say to Peter not to refrain to comment or critique any of my pictures, I value everyone’s opinion so long as it is constructive. It is the only way I can grow is if you give me your honest opinions.
Fantastic Night shot – I love the busyness in it – and the perspective! Excellent!
Both good but 2nd one is amazing. Really difficult to get street shots like this that dont look messy, full of clutter, and distracting with lots of people, particularly if in color. This manages to give a distinct and clear subject, articulate the location and scene without pulling the eye all over the place. Great shot. Perfectly processed also, just enough without looking overbaked.
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