algrove Posted October 24, 2011 Share #21 Â Posted October 24, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Yeah, but what's your favorite? I may be doing Spain next year.I have to agree with the New York comments... there seems to be something going on all over the city. Â Watch out if you go to Barcelona. See thread on Leica stolen in Spain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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algrove Posted October 24, 2011 Share #22  Posted October 24, 2011 Agreed. Wherever light and humans are found.     Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk  Thomas- Saw your lens collection. How do you characterize your 50 Lux versus your 50 Noctilux? I seem to get decent street images with my 35 1.4, but with a 50 it could be hard to nail focus often. Which of all those lenses do you prefer for street use and do you use it at night as well as daytime? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smkoush Posted October 24, 2011 Share #23 Â Posted October 24, 2011 Any city with a high number density of busy people on the streets. Â I really enjoyed Rome, Zurich, Dublin and of course Manhattan. I agree Madrid is another excellent place, but Granada is more compact. Â I'm sure there are many other places which are excellent, e.g., latin america (Argentina, Brazil, etc.). We don't hear much about street photography there, but those places are full of life, and I'm sure a lot of fun to capture. Â Savvas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickgrafixstop Posted October 24, 2011 Share #24 Â Posted October 24, 2011 Las Vegas - anytime of the day or night there's something going on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlfoto Posted October 24, 2011 Share #25  Posted October 24, 2011 If you're intending to do Spain I'd recommend Granada, Segovia, Ronda, Seville, Tarragona from personal experience and Cordoba from a friend's experience. All offer good opportunities for street shooting in addition to the more obvious but more shot Spanish locations. I think you'd find San Sebastian and surrounding towns in the Basque region difficult because people are naturally more suspicious owing to ETA's continued attacks. Pete.  Great advice!! .... but remember that ETA is over since last week Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurometallo Posted October 24, 2011 Share #26 Â Posted October 24, 2011 I live in the downtown core of Toronto. Although cahotic, ectic and sometimes exhausting it is a lovely city, with plenty to see and to photograph. I'm confident to say that Toronto is the most multiethnic city in the World, and this makes it a street photographer's paradise.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted October 24, 2011 Share #27  Posted October 24, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) I think you'd find San Sebastian and surrounding towns in the Basque region difficult because people are naturally more suspicious owing to ETA's continued attacks  There's a very scenic drive along the coast from Sam Sebastian to Bilbao. Once you get to Bilbao you have the challenge of taking photographs of the Guggenheim that look different to all the other. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted October 24, 2011 Share #28 Â Posted October 24, 2011 Great advice!! .... but remember that ETA is over since last week Is it?! I hadn't heard. What excellent news. I hope ETA is true to its word. Â Thank you for posting. Â Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecaton Posted October 24, 2011 Share #29 Â Posted October 24, 2011 Las Vegas - anytime of the day or night there's something going on. Â One of the most unauthentic, boring and uninspiring places on earth for me. Unless one uses Vegas as a hub to drive out to the canyons or deserts it's not worth a visit imho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpalme Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share #30 Â Posted October 25, 2011 Kinda have to disagree about the any city with people comments. I live in Dallas and although I can find an occasional street shot you really have to look for it. Dallas is a boring sterile plastic city. Not much character at all. So as far as my original question I was asking about your favorite... what I meant is places with a lot of character for example street bazaars in Marrakech.. Unique maybe with a mix of natural beauty, architecture and interesting people. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted October 26, 2011 Share #31 Â Posted October 26, 2011 I can see both sides. Â Having spent the last three One Challenges in photogenic locations in Southern Europe in which the streets are deserted in the early afternoon, I can attest to the fact that it is a combination of state of mind, location and people. Habituation also plays a part; you can live in the most bustling city on Earth and not "see" the picture because you are inured to your surroundings. Ditto you could be in a "deserted" town in the middle of the desert and motivated enough to capture a masterpiece or two. Â This thread does remind me of my Great-Uncle Bob. He lived in Widecombe-in-the-Moor back in the 1950s-'60s, in the first house on the right. Every morning in the Summer they were woken by the tourist coaches tipping over Widecombe Hill. One day he was out in his front garden when an American tourist asked him to direct him to "the scenery". Â Uncle Bob pondered for a moment then directed the man and his family to walk back through the villlage, up the road for about a mile, turn left, walk for another quarter of a mile, turn left, etc. He finished up by saying that if the gentleman had not found any scenery by then he should get back on the coach and demand his money back... Â Regards, Â Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenPatterson Posted October 27, 2011 Share #32 Â Posted October 27, 2011 One of the most unauthentic, boring and uninspiring places on earth for me. Â True, if you're on a photo shoot for National Geographic. Otherwise there are always lots of interesting characters, hawkers, drunks, casino light shows, hookers, bars, brothels, fights, fountains, fake European landmarks, brides's maids, Elvis impersonators, girl's night out parties and all around debauchery to keep even the most reserved street photographer busy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasw_ Posted April 14, 2012 Share #33 Â Posted April 14, 2012 Thomas- Saw your lens collection. How do you characterize your 50 Lux versus your 50 Noctilux? I seem to get decent street images with my 35 1.4, but with a 50 it could be hard to nail focus often. Which of all those lenses do you prefer for street use and do you use it at night as well as daytime? Â sorry for the late reply. Â my favourite 50mm for low light street shooting is the summilux asph. compact and very predictable wide open with an accurately focussed rf. hence, for me the m3 is the finest camera for lowlight photography because the longer rf base length affords much more accurate focusing in challenging situations. I find at 1/15 @ f/1,4 I can get some image from it, even in the darkness of a church. Â I love the f/1 noctilux rendering, but avoid carrying it on longer walks due to its weight and size. thus for lowlight street scenes my go-to 50mm lens is the asph lux. I can compensate for the stop by pushing my film a stop and carry a much lighter, more compact lens. Â Â Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gberger Posted April 14, 2012 Share #34 Â Posted April 14, 2012 Kyoto and Osaka. Take a 28 or 24mm. Narrow streets with lots of signs and crowds. Ditto Bangkok Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
01af Posted April 14, 2012 Share #35 Â Posted April 14, 2012 There are exactly two places in the world where you can do actual street photography: Paris (France), and New York City, NY (USA). Don't let anybody tell you otherwise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted April 14, 2012 Share #36 Â Posted April 14, 2012 There are exactly two places in the world where you can do actual street photography: Paris (France), and New York City, NY (USA). Don't let anybody tell you otherwise. So ... when I'm taking pictures of strangers and events as they spontaneously occur on the streets of London I'm not indulging in street photography? I'm afraid you'll have to explain because I don't understand what you meant. Â Oh, and you'd better let Matt Stuart know that he's been doing something other than street photography all this time. Â Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenerrolrd Posted April 14, 2012 Share #37 Â Posted April 14, 2012 Paris especially in the evening . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
01af Posted April 14, 2012 Share #38 Â Posted April 14, 2012 I'm afraid you'll have to explain because I don't understand what you meant. Have you ever visited Mike Johnston's photography blog "The Online Photographer"? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppyman Posted April 14, 2012 Share #39 Â Posted April 14, 2012 Many many cities where I have not been of course and I enjoy different ones for different reasons. Berlin for walking and walking and history piled on history but Barcelona! for street for me. The phone house photo - Geoff Hopkinson photos at pbase.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted April 14, 2012 Share #40 Â Posted April 14, 2012 Have you ever visited Mike Johnston's photography blog "The Online Photographer"? Ah oui, maintenant je comprends, Olaf. Merci. Â Pierre. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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