Hi all, Please join with me in welcoming two new members, Patrick & Grace to the group. I look forward to viewing and discussing their images and as always it is good to get some new views on my own contributions.
My image this month: Canon 20D with Canon 70-200 f4 lens @104mm, 1/80sec f8 ISO 400. The zig zag path caught my eye so I framed it up waiting for a single person to walk through using deliberate slow shutter speed so as not to end up with a static image. Opened in RAW, slightly cropped to straighten so posts were vertical and did some dodging on woman’s face and plastic bag before converting to mono by creating a new fill adjustment layer in PS and selecting SOLID COLOR (black) and COLOR blending mode on 100% opacity. Finally tweaked contrast with curves for optimum result.
4 comments posted
Stuart Ord
I think it's a good image, nice street photogaphy. The slow shutter speed was a good idea as we can see the movement in her leading foot and arm. It's a slight pity that her face is a little blurred as well. The rest is nice and sharp, and it's an interesting texture on the walls between the paths. There are a few white spots in those areas that I would suggest be cloned out. Posted: 02/08/2025 21:27:42
Don York
Chris,
I like the composition and although the fences are sharp, I find the person is not sharp? Maybe it was her movement and 1/80 sec was too slow a shutter speed? Posted: 02/09/2025 18:37:31
Patrick O’Brien
Good composition. The viewer's eye is drawn by the white walkway and the fence pattern of the railing. You stated that you purposely used a slower shutter speed to show static versus moving elements. I would have liked the shutter speed to be even slower, but I'm weird and appreciate the abnormal and less mundane. Posted: 02/10/2025 01:44:39
Jerry Snyder
Nice tonal contrast, especially between the light walkway and the supporting walls. Limiting the framing to the walkway and placing the subject near the bottom tells a story of the subject's long walk ahead. Posted: 02/18/2025 00:59:48
