Dr Isaac Vaisman, APSA, PPSA
March 2020 - Street Painting
About the Image(s)
Street Painting was created recently in Lake Worth – Florida where every year there is a street painting event on main street of the downtown. The streets are closed for the weekend for motor vehicles and the street is divided in small areas assigned to the artist that have Saturday and Sunday to finish their artistic project. There is also a section where there is sort of wall painting (wood boards). The image was created with a Nikon Z6 with the Nikkor lens 20 mm f/1.8 and with these settings: ISO 400, f/10 and 1/800 of a second at 2:00 PM, with thousands of people walking by. The image was PP in LightRoom and CC2020 and cropped.
This round’s discussion is now closed!
13 comments posted
I love the warmth that this picture exudes, having just been in West Palm, I'm guessing the sidewalk is warm and the artist lying there is warm, concentrating not wanting to make a mistake as he is being observed by those walking by. Nice capture, a great story, good colors and intensity in the work. I am curious as to how the picture was taken in terms of the camera position, standing on a ladder or bench looking down? Posted: 03/03/2020 14:17:30
Randy, the camera was mounted on a monopod completely extended and held over my head as high as possible. It was tilted down so that it would be perpendicular to the ground, and triggered by my assistant (my 12 years old grandson) with a remote control. Posted: 03/03/2020 15:21:03
I tried this technique once but was unable to achieve focus. Please share your secret, Isaac (apart from having a ready assistant).
Posted: 03/06/2020 06:10:19
Posted: 03/06/2020 06:10:19
Gloria the camera and the lens have AF. It was set to continuous AF. I did not have any problem with it. The only thing I told my grandson was to take several images continuously ( 3 to 5). Perhaps this is when the AF really works. Posted: 03/08/2020 15:28:12
Grandsons make excellent assistants!!! Posted: 03/09/2020 11:04:06
At this time I used extreme vantage points: the image of this month (details stated) and one from ground level with a camera with a 14 mm wide angle lens on a 2 incches minitripod, and operat from my iphone with live view (yellow circle). I am also attaching an image of the same artist from this vantage point. What do you think ?? Posted: 03/08/2020 15:46:16
Posted: 03/08/2020 15:48:52
Thanks for the explanation! In this case you experimented with both a "bird's eye" view and a "worm's eye" view and got two completely unique images. As we know, despite the advances of the digital age, Photoshop et al, we cannot alter camera position in post processing.
Comparing both images, I prefer the original submission. The unusual high position provides a vantage point not normally seen. The intensity of the artist at work and his sunburn back tells how long he must have spent and he's not even finished yet! Well done, Issac! Posted: 03/08/2020 18:59:36
Comparing both images, I prefer the original submission. The unusual high position provides a vantage point not normally seen. The intensity of the artist at work and his sunburn back tells how long he must have spent and he's not even finished yet! Well done, Issac! Posted: 03/08/2020 18:59:36
(Group 32)
What a fun image, and great stories and discussions about how you took it. My grandchildren might be ready to help me in a few more years.
See also a street painting image this month by Carol Sheppard in Group 80. Posted: 03/10/2020 00:21:57
See also a street painting image this month by Carol Sheppard in Group 80. Posted: 03/10/2020 00:21:57
I read with interest the history of this photo.
The result is successful. Spectacular viewpoint, beautiful colors, and an interaction between paint and figure on the drawing. Nice catch. Posted: 03/16/2020 14:11:09
The result is successful. Spectacular viewpoint, beautiful colors, and an interaction between paint and figure on the drawing. Nice catch. Posted: 03/16/2020 14:11:09
Interesting viewpoint. You could almost imagine that the artist is suspended in air painting a wall. You might consider cloning out the ? armband adjacent to his mouth as it looks like he is smoking. I'd also consider getting rid of the top band of sidewalk as it seems a bit confining. Posted: 03/29/2020 11:05:48
Jim, is not a band of sidewalk. It is the delimitation of the area that was assigned to the artist. Posted: 03/30/2020 08:26:42
Another rich street photo from Isaac.
The photo tells a lot in terms of story, light and shadow, colors and sharpness.
The painted face is adding a big value to the photo. and in my opinion what makes the success of the photo is the angle of taking it. The presence of blue and on the opposite side yellow /orange colors is making the photo stronger.
really beautiful. Posted: 03/30/2020 09:06:46
The photo tells a lot in terms of story, light and shadow, colors and sharpness.
The painted face is adding a big value to the photo. and in my opinion what makes the success of the photo is the angle of taking it. The presence of blue and on the opposite side yellow /orange colors is making the photo stronger.
really beautiful. Posted: 03/30/2020 09:06:46