A miller Posted May 15, 2015 Share #1 Posted May 15, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) NYC M-A, 28mm elmarit pre-asph, portra 400 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/245095-hey-guys-go-f_-_-_-yourself/?do=findComment&comment=2816782'>More sharing options...
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Brenton C Posted May 15, 2015 Share #2 Posted May 15, 2015 Adam, sometimes I worry just a little about your safety in some of the street work you do, and this title activated me. But as is more often the case, your picture stimulates the humour system, not the adrenal system. I love it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted May 15, 2015 Very funny, Brenton. I played offensive line in college, so I think I'm good on the "safety" issue. . Thanks for your comment and all the best. Adam 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted May 16, 2015 Share #4 Posted May 16, 2015 Tour Bus right smack thru the fresh unrolled asphalt. Perfect. Great catch. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted May 16, 2015 Share #5 Posted May 16, 2015 Very funny, Brenton. I played offensive line in college, so I think I'm good on the "safety" issue. . Thanks for your comment and all the best. Adam Did they have football back then in college? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenton C Posted May 16, 2015 Share #6 Posted May 16, 2015 Very funny, Brenton. I played offensive line in college, so I think I'm good on the "safety" issue. . Thanks for your comment and all the best. Adam No wonder you're standing about at eye level with the gal in the mural on the side of that bus! I'll relax, knowing you can take care of yourself pretty well. Actually, a funny thing -- a client of mine lived in NY city, and I was shocked when she told me what a friendly place it is. She had this story about how the unfriendly scowls are just kind of a . . . an act? A defence against being intruded on in the busy, crowded hectic place that it is. . . . But, she claimed, once you make eye contact, people usually smile, respond, become all friendly and helpful . . . . Completely the opposite of my, I admit it, stereo type of what NY is like. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 16, 2015 Share #7 Posted May 16, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) Adam - Very funny, and I feared from the title that it would be like that morning the one flaming anal orifice got physical. Brenton - I always feel small next to Adam (Wait, I am small), and when he embraces me in a greeting he's not unlike a friendly bear. Regarding New Yorkers' friendliness I could regale you with stories lasting at least a half hour. However, I suspect part of the bad image is due to us rushing to where we're headed, often impeded by people who seem to be in a city for a first time. Another piece of it is the crime rate in the '70s and '80s, which took a sharp nosedive beginning in 1990, 17 years after lead was banned from gasoline and interior paint--Infants and toddlers exposed to lead tend to have low or no impulse control 15 to 20 years later. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted May 17, 2015 Author Share #8 Posted May 17, 2015 Did they have football back then in college? JD - surely you have me mistaken for someone else. As you know, Texas football is as old as the oil in the ground... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted May 17, 2015 Share #9 Posted May 17, 2015 Adam - Very funny, and I feared from the title that it would be like that morning the one flaming anal orifice got physical. Brenton - I always feel small next to Adam (Wait, I am small), and when he embraces me in a greeting he's not unlike a friendly bear. Regarding New Yorkers' friendliness I could regale you with stories lasting at least a half hour. However, I suspect part of the bad image is due to us rushing to where we're headed, often impeded by people who seem to be in a city for a first time. Another piece of it is the crime rate in the '70s and '80s, which took a sharp nosedive beginning in 1990, 17 years after lead was banned from gasoline and interior paint--Infants and toddlers exposed to lead tend to have low or no impulse control 15 to 20 years later. Is there a thread where that story is recounted? I am always interested in hearing of other street photographer's "adventures" of this type and how they handled them... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthorne Posted May 17, 2015 Share #10 Posted May 17, 2015 Fantastic catch! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted May 17, 2015 Author Share #11 Posted May 17, 2015 Thanks, Carlos and thorne Carlos - You had to be there.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted May 17, 2015 Share #12 Posted May 17, 2015 JD - surely you have me mistaken for someone else. As you know, Texas football is as old as the oil in the ground... Must have been with leather helmets though. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenton C Posted May 18, 2015 Share #13 Posted May 18, 2015 Hey Adam, Are you shooting that Portra at box speed? I know it's often recommended to shoot it at 1/2 to 1 stop over exposed, but develop it at box speed. I hope I have that right, as I'm half way into a roll of Portra 160, exposing it at 120. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share #14 Posted May 18, 2015 Hi Brenton - I normally develop my portra 400 @ 800 and tend to over expose by a stop or two depending on the range of tones and where the subjects are within this range. The film can definitely handle the extra exposure. Let me know if this doesn't address your question - and come visit the I love film thread for lots of examples of films shots (that's where I do most of my posting these days, e.g.,). Best, Adam 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenton C Posted May 18, 2015 Share #15 Posted May 18, 2015 (edited) Thanks Adam, that's a step more complicated--overexpose on the shot and, I presume developing this way is akin to underexposing? I better read up. the girlfriend and I were singling out some of your pics the other night for admiration. The great colours kept coming up, in this pic here, bold and vivid, as suits the subject matter, but in your icecream pic, it was different. Maybe must because there werent the same bold colours inthe scene, but I think you did something different there. Edited May 18, 2015 by Brenton C 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share #16 Posted May 18, 2015 (edited) Thanks Adam, that's a step more complicated--overexpose on the shot and, I presume developing this way is akin to underexposing? I better read up. the girlfriend and I were singling out some of your pics the other night for admiration. The great colours kept coming up, in this pic here, bold and vivid, as suits the subject matter, but in your icecream pic, it was different. Maybe must because there werent the same bold colours inthe scene, but I think you did something different there. Sincere thanks, Brenton. That ice pop shot was take a couple of years ago and, If I recall correctly, it was a bit underexposed b/c I had a polarizing filter on the lens and didn't not adequately adjust the exposure. In any case, I have honed my scanning and PP skills quite a bit since then; and I also recognize that it is not up to the same work product as the mroe recent photos. I actually have paused over this photo quite a bit in connection with occassional "pruning" that I do of my Flickr stream, but those kids are just too adorable to prune! As for the exposure of the film, there is no underexposure - it is overexposure all the way - or, put differently, it is expose for the shadows which, by definition in urban scenes, tends to be up to a stop or two more exposure than what the incident meter will read. The meter is based on a middle gray color, and while faces (at least Anglo faces) are generally brighter than middle gray, they often have shadows around then which requires extra exposure. and then you have the shadow areas. With film (and unlike digital) , the highlights can withstand overexposure several stops. Ultimately, it is a bit of trial and error. If the images come to dark and grainy, try overexposing a stop or so, and if for some reason they come to bright, just dial it down a bit. With sufficient practice you'll gett he hang of it in no time. Have fun and come visit in NYC! Best, Adam Edited May 18, 2015 by A miller 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeleng Posted May 18, 2015 Share #17 Posted May 18, 2015 Adam Excellent ! Like your flickr photographs Mike 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted May 18, 2015 Share #18 Posted May 18, 2015 Did they have football back then in college? Yes. In fact when I played we had leather helmets. I kid you not. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share #19 Posted May 18, 2015 Sincere thanks, Mike. This one is really a throw away shot for a number of reasons, and won't make it to flickr or anywhere else. Pico - Well, my grandfather played professional football for the old Brooklyn Dodgers (yes, they were a football team) and wore leather helmets. Perhaps he faced you? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenton C Posted May 18, 2015 Share #20 Posted May 18, 2015 Thanks for those comments Adam. When I do come to New York, I plan to hit you up for a tutorial on street photography which will be masquerading as an offer for a beer, to buy your dinner, or whatever it might take. Wilfredo and Stuny Stu will be equally forewarned. I'd really like the chance to meet the three of you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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