What do we photograph on the streets?

[colint544]

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I wander around my home city of Glasgow a fair bit. I always have either my Leica M Monochrom mk1, or an analogue M loaded with black and white film with me. I think that finding interesting photographs on the street is pretty much the hardest type of photography. But when you do get something, it's very rewarding. What does anyone else think/find?

 

A few pictures I've got around Glasgow with my M cameras..

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[MaticB]

I think exactly the same! And you really got something! Perfect!

 

Matic

[HighlandLeica]

The top two images here are something special. More, please! 

[otto.f]

No! The first and the third: film noir! Great!

[colint544]

A couple more. Cheers, guys.

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[pico]

All very good for different reasons. Very good eye. Thanks.

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Colin, i'm sure you know i love your work street is the most intense genre (imo)

 

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[Paulus]

The last picture really took me. Great shot and pp.

[Steve Ricoh]

Excellent work Colin, and yes I agree with you it's one of the hardest genres to get right, sometimes walking for hours without a single shot worth keeping. Using film makes it harder in the sense you don't want to waste precious film.

[Steve Ricoh]

A couple more. Cheers, guys.

One of the best street photographs I've had the pleasure of looking at for a long while.

[SilentShutter]

One of the best street photographs I've had the pleasure of looking at for a long while.

 

Agree on that !

[Robert M Poole]

Big fan of your work Colin. Very film noir. 

[Steve Ricoh]

I'm guessing 1 and 5 are film. What do others think?

[Frank Sellitto]

Noir seduction....much enjoyed........

[NB23]

I'm guessing 1 and 5 are film. What do others think?

No idea, but a bit overcooked.

Overcooked in the sense that the original file might yield lot less drama than the final results. I'd like to see the original.

 

I like shot of the face in the car.

[otto.f]

All Monochrome1

[colint544]

Thank you all very kindly. Agree that shooting film on the streets is the hardest of all, because of the very low success rate. But when you have a piece of film containing something hard-won, that you’re pleased with, it’s also the most rewarding of all, better than just having a digital file.

 

That first picture, of the lights in the fog, was shot on an M9 and Noctilux E58,wide open at F1. I no longer have either the M9 or the Noctilux. Don’t really miss the M9, but there are times I wish I still had the Noctilux.

 

Second picture of the figure at the doorway, under the tower blocks was shot on an M Monochrom mk1 and 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE.

 

Third picture, of the wet street, was on my M2 and 28mm Summicron ASPH mk1, on Ilford HP5 pushed to 800 ISO.

 

Fourth picture, I’m afraid to say, was shot recently on a Canon 5D mk2, with the cheap plastic Canon 50mm f1.8 lens. Rare that I didn’t have my Leica that day, but I was on my way to shoot something else for someone, so only had my ‘work’ gear with me. Lens was stopped down to F11 to get some motion blur, and it really shows how filthy the sensor on that camera is. And yes, that shot is WAY overcooked, especially in the corners.

 

The shot of the face in the window was on the M Monochrom mk1 and 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE. I was stopped at traffic lights in the car, and noticed this person looking through the window of the car next to me, and wiping the window. Camera was in the footwell, luckily not the boot, and I jsnatched this picture just before the lights changed. There wasn’t time to put the camera to my face and focus, so I just set the distance to ten feet, pointed it through my window, pressed the button and hoped for the best. I think it was still set to F1.4. It’s not pin sharp, but I think it’s just on the acceptable side of useable.

 

Thanks for all your input, and do feel free to add your own pictures.

[colint544]

To NB23, there is a less overcooked version of that overcooked shot here - https://www.instagram.com/colintempleton/ - third row down from the top.

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ok some of my faves:

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one of my first street shots:[

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