Open Thread: Street? Anyone can do street!

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Hi Rick,

 

 

 

well as there's been so much comment here I may, in a constructive manner, critique your photos.

 

 

 

I am no expert in street photography and don't think I do it particularly well - partly because of the potential invasion of peoples private space. I certainly wish I had Adam's chutzpah but I suspect that the streets of NYC are tuned to such activity and certainly have a rich source of material to work with.

 

 

 

It's hard to define - a bit like that judge said about pornography. he couldn't define it but knew it when he saw it.

 

 

 

Post #1. Doesn't do anything for me - lady walking in street between men & tram. No emotional connection, no humour, no interesting interplay between subjects.

 

 

 

Post #2. Similarly, not interesting subject matter.

 

 

 

Post #3. Great photo. Wherever I look there's something to see. The strong contrast really enhances the textures and many discordant lines and shapes in this photograph: the street and its gutters, tram tracks, power cables, pedestrian crossing, lines of cars and their shadows, the pale rectangles on the sidewalk to the left, just a hint of light to define the buildings to the left, and of course the people and their strong shadows to add a human dimension to this mood photograph.

 

 

 

Post #4. Again I really like this one. Emotional connection to what looks like a lonely old lady alone in a cafe/bar. It looks like it could have been taken any time since the introduction of neon lights. Why is the there, what is she thinking - is she alone or waiting for friends to meet her for her birthday?

 

 

 

Post #12. Sorry, boring photo of man looking at his mobile phone. The sticker on the pole isn't relevant to the story. No emotional contact with this photo, nor story to tell.

 

 

 

Post #14. No story to tell here.

 

 

 

Post #16 works better than Post #15. The mascara poster is too obscured in the first. Good idea but you needed to wait for just the right connection between the poster and a passerby.

 

 

 

Post#17 was made by your attached story which gave it context - unfortunately we can't see their smiles so this needed a bit of post-processing and text to enhance the part of the photograph that was so critical to you. I have often posted photographs which have some undefined emotional connection to me and depressingly others just don't even comment - silence speaks a thousand words!

 

 

 

Post #24 really works because of the humour and timing. Humour is street is always good!

 

 

 

Post #28. Boring. Sorry to end this on a dull note.

 

 

 

I hope this is of some use and accepted with the good intent with which it is offered.

 

 

 

Kind regards,

 

Mark

 

 

 

Mate, thank you for the critique, and please continue to pop in and do the same.

 

Ric

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Incidentally, Mark rated three out of ten of my attempts as being at least passable street photos. Therefore the premise of the thread is correct; anyone *can* do street. Sometimes.

 

Heh heh heh.

 

Ric

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They were more than passable .

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[...] And, erm, a photo of a street taken from a balcony. Not much bravery on this shot, unless yer afraid of heights. [...]

 

Ric

 

Incidentally, Mark rated three out of ten of my attempts as being at least passable street photos. Therefore the premise of the thread is correct; anyone *can* do street. Sometimes.

 

Heh heh heh.

 

Ric

 

IMO, your photo of the street taken from a balcony is not only your best among your shots, it is a very well done photo of great composition. But... it isn't exactly a street photography. Capturing a street from such a post is more like a urban landscape (if a label is necessary).

 

Drawing courage to advise from my many lousy attempts in street photography, I should say that one had better train his (her) eye elsewhere. Otherwise, he may just produce mere snapshots.

 

Paul

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Is this street too? If yes, do you mean any public space?

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Most of the last pictures posted in this page look like portraits to me!

 

I assume anybody has his own definition of "street photography" as well.

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