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Good to see "Street" shots elevated to the same importance as the
letter "M".
I really wish people would give a title to their images so that when
we discuss an image we can be clear about which image we're
discussing. I'll assign titles where there are none.
Bowser - "Streetsweeper" lacks anything of interest but the processing
it good for what it is. Even in "Street", we want something that is
self-identifying as the subject. The "Sunkist Man" has more going for
it, but I can't really point at the reason "Why". Maybe it's that the
figure is dominant in the image.
I'm probably going to take more flak about my cropping preferences,
but here goes:
Bowser's "Man on the corner" is the most interesting of his three
takes, but would work better as a vertical with most of the scene to
the right cropped out.
That brings up something that, to me, is interesting. For "Street", I
prefer the cropped view, but I also see this corner as the setting for
another photograph with wide view but without an interesting
character. The perspective, the diagonals, and all those angles and
textures and shapes are a scene that doesn't need a central character.
Rob - "Mak'in a Quid" is a good capture. That bare foot is great.
"On ya bike" is an interesting view of recurring shapes, but not what
I'd call "Street" even with the bike rider to the top left.
I'm often criticized in the "Street" forum I participate in for
too-bright colors when I submit in color. Too much vibrancy in
processing, I guess. But, when it's a color image then I think you
let the colors show.
Rob didn't hold back in color in "SVP", and it's one of my favorites
in this SI. Good thing Rob didn't pay attention to the "No
photography" symbol on the easel. If there's one thing I'd like to
see that isn't there it's a little more of the pipe. It explains the
smoke.
SavageDuck - "Cowboy Hat Man" is just kinda flat. The Duck should've
waited until the "Man on a Bench" turned a bit to the camera. A
profile could've worked. The "Juggler" is a good catch, but I'd bring
out the yellow of the object in the air. The image needs one of the
three objects up in the air, and the one that is kinda gets lost in
the background.
DanP - When people hear that I like to do "Street", they think that
all I shoot are bums and down-and-outers. People think that "Street"
means black and white, gritty shots of the seamy side. Not so.
"Street" is what we see on the street. This is what Dan saw, and it
works well for "Street".
Bob Coe - Here we go again on cropping. That blown-out white
tablecloth should be have been cropped out. Well, as much as
possible. Blown-out is bad, and a dominate light area in an otherwise
darkish scene distracts. Otherwise, the scene is very good.
I see what Bob was going for in the "Construction Zone", but it just
doesn't come off. The "Night Shot" does. Some strong areas, but it
results in good balance.
Peter Newman - "Almost Off" is very much South Beach, but not much
"Street". I like "Pick a Winner", but I'm not keen on that much
grain. Good composition and subject choice. Ditto for all comments
when looking at "The Loser".
Regarding the comment about my "Atelier", I think the image would work
with or without the door on the right. Cropping it out wouldn't make
it a better composition, and leaving it in doesn't make it better.
"Musical Rest" would look better without that construction fence over
the umbrella, but it's there. "Tired" is a non-standard ratio crop
that I like. I wish I would have toned down that white sign on the
pole with a little burning.
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Tony Cooper, Orlando FL
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