On 5/30/05, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wasn't going to post this until next week since I already posted two > shots this weekend. But I see there's a shortage of conversation here > anyway (longest sentence? :-), so I figured what the hay. Anyway, the > guy in the pic is named Paul Miles. He's a Michigan Blues singer who > works the Birmingham streets on busy days. He's also recorded a couple > of CDs (my pic on the cover of one). He's appeared in a number of blues > festivals and various other venues around the country. He's quite good > and a very nice guy. I shot this with the FA 35/2, converted to BW in > PS using the channel mixer. It was quite dark when I shot it, so I > tried the on-camera flash at ISO 800. I have some other pics from > slightly earlier without the flash, but I sometimes like the retro look > of BW flash pics. I tried several different crops and settled on > retaining the cut-off figure on the right. I think it helps the idea of > a passing crowd. I wonder how others feel about this partial body. By > the way, this prints rather nicely on the Epson 2200 with the standard > ink set. I'm printing more BW inkjet these days and liking the results. > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3410319&size=md > Paul
I like this a lot. The framing is wonderful, as is the exposure on him, but I find the two young ladies passing by are a might distracting. I like that they're there, but I wonder if burning them (or the digital equivalent thereof) just a bit to tone them down might bring our eyes back to the singer. Same thing goes for the arm on the right. I wonder if maybe the problem is that the passersby are caucasian while the singer's black. Otherwise, I think it's a winner. Wonderful capture of streetlife at night! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
