Lauren Stewart  


Pet Rat by Lauren Stewart

March 2019 - Pet Rat

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Bryant Park, New York City - A man carrying his pet rat.
Canon 5D Mark IV | 63mm | f 2.8 | 1/80


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7 comments posted




Dr Isaac Vaisman   Dr Isaac Vaisman
Lauren, indeed a very unusual pet to be carrying around, as is the owner with working man hands, and large metal rings on his right hand. I like the way you used a wide open f/stop to create focus only on the rat's eye/face and bokeh in the rest of the image. I think the image will have more impact with a tighter crop. Also eliminated a few bright areas on his belt. Good B&W interpretation.   Posted: 03/09/2019 09:40:55
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Gloria Sprung   Gloria Sprung
Lauren…I like the triangles formed by the man's hands cradling his pet and this is repeated in the shape of the pet's head. The eyes are sharp and so are the whiskers. There is an obvious bond between the man and his pet. Beautiful capture and conversion to B&W. Well done!   Posted: 03/17/2019 13:10:54



 
Wonderful DOF control, very nice. I agree with Isaacs crop and adjustments. The softer areas of focus contrast with the gnarly fingers, jewelry and the rats head. It's an interesting piece of street photography. Art. I like it and thank you for sharing.   Posted: 03/18/2019 01:34:13



 
Lauren, I believe you used the right camera settings and post-editing touches for this beautiful capture. The sharpness is great and converting to BnW is good choice. In addition the capture is carrying a message. I agree with Isaac adjustment.
Very nice image.
Can you tell us which lens did you use for this photo?   Posted: 03/19/2019 11:24:05
 
Thank you so much Hassan. I used a 24-70 lens   Posted: 03/19/2019 11:47:02



 
The hands and the animal tells a whole story. The rings, the dirty nails and the clothes let us imagine a lot and that makes it a great shot.   Posted: 03/20/2019 13:02:50



 
I would have done a severe crop to get rid of distracting elements.   Posted: 03/27/2019 22:37:26
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