Street

[Tejal]

While passing through a bridge, I have tried to capture some moments in my camera. Following are three shots.

Kindly share your C & C for my betterment.

Thanks - Tejal

IMG_4246 as Smart Object-1 by tejalmewar, on Flickr

IMG_4248 as Smart Object-1 by tejalmewar, on Flickr

IMG_4250 as Smart Object-1 by tejalmewar, on Flickr

[gregj1763]

I like them all Tejal, and the poses of the guy sitting. Left, front and right. Lucky coincidence or a friend.
Either way some very good images

[Manfred M]

Tejal - these are not working as well for me as many of your other postings.

For an image to work well, you need the lighting and composition to work together, and lighting is probably the more important factor here (poor lighting will hurt an image with great composition). The light looks like it is around mid-day and is quite harsh and uninteresting. Compositionally, I assume the main subject is the man on the bench, but there is so much else going on in this shot, that we are distracted from your subject.

I suspect that you would have had a stronger composition without all of the people and things in the background, but then the light is not working all that well either.

[Tejal]

I like them all Tejal, and the poses of the guy sitting. Left, front and right. Lucky coincidence or a friend.
Either way some very good images

Thanks Greg .... Not my friend .... He was from the public only. Unknown.... but yes patience worked here. I was there for quite a long time.

[Tejal]

Tejal - these are not working as well for me as many of your other postings.

For an image to work well, you need the lighting and composition to work together, and lighting is probably the more important factor here (poor lighting will hurt an image with great composition). The light looks like it is around mid-day and is quite harsh and uninteresting. Compositionally, I assume the main subject is the man on the bench, but there is so much else going on in this shot, that we are distracted from your subject.

I suspect that you would have had a stronger composition without all of the people and things in the background, but then the light is not working all that well either.

Thanks Manfred for your valuable feedback. It was actually morning time, may be around 8-9 am. I will keep your suggestions in my mind for next time.

[gregj1763]

Thanks Greg .... Not my friend .... He was from the public only. Unknown.... but yes patience worked here. I was there for quite a long time.

In that case, very well done great work

[Tejal]

In that case, very well done great work

thanks

[Shadowman]

Nicely done, the light looks like it is filtered through the glass (perhaps tinted) and that is what gives this image a polarized effect. Your angle of capture really adds to this composition as well. Are you kneeling or ascending a flight of stairs?

[Tejal]

Thanks John. Here no no filter I have used. It is natural light only. N the bars n roof helped in filtering lights. I was sitting down on the floor
Generally I don't bother much about the place when I want to get desired angle.

Nicely done, the light looks like it
is filtered through the glass (perhaps tinted) and that is what gives this image a polarized effect. Your angle of capture really adds to this composition as well. Are you kneeling or ascending a flight of stairs?

[Shadowman]

Thanks John. Here no no filter I have used. It is natural light only. N the bars n roof helped in filtering lights. I was sitting down on the floor
Generally I don't bother much about the place when I want to get desired angle.

Hi Tejal,

I meant the overhead glass acted as a filter, direct sunlight would have been too harsh on the subjects otherwise. The only area where direct sunlight appears is further in the background; but I could be mistaken.

Regarding the angle, I knew some sort of body distortion was needed to get that exact positioning.

[Tejal]

Oh sorry.... I understood it wrongly. Yes it would have been difficult otherwise

Hi Tejal,

I meant the overhead glass acted as a filter, direct sunlight would have been too harsh on the subjects otherwise. The only area where direct sunlight appears is further in the background; but I could be mistaken.

Regarding the angle, I knew some sort of body distortion was needed to get that exact positioning.

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Tejal,

For me, only the third one works as an arrangement of people for a balanced composition.

Here I'd say the subject is the chap approaching with the bag, he's close enough, but not too close as to compete (as #2 does).
The man on the bench is observing him, so he's not the subject, despite being large in the frame.

There is one bit of PP I'd do to #3 to improve it further; I would clone out the bright red thing, but some may not agree with me, given the genre.

Hope that helps, Dave

[Tejal]

Thnx for sharing your feedback...Nicely explained. . Red part could be cloned...yes. I didnt do it as for street, I generally avid editing of pic. Try to keep the frame as it is.

Hi Tejal,
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For me, only the third one works as an arrangement of people for a balanced composition.



Here I'd say the subject is the chap approaching with the bag, he's close enough, but not too close as to compete (as #2 does).
The man on the bench is observing him, so he's not the subject, despite being large in the frame.

There is one bit of PP I'd do to #3 to improve it further; I would clone out the bright red thing, but some may not agree with me, given the genre.

Hope that helps, Dave

[bnnrcn]

Hi Tejal +1 to Dave's comment. I would also try to clone the globe lamp above the man's head.

PS. Sorry about forgetting to write the word 'clone' Tejal, I have just corrected it

[Tejal]

Thanks Binnur!! Thnx for sharing your views. Its always a great learning.

Hi Tejal +1 to Dave's comment. I would also try the globe lamp above the man's head.

[IzzieK]

I like this scene...In #1 the guy on the bench noticed you taking pictures. Then he decided to pose for you in #2. Then he saw it wasn't him who is the star of your shot, he looked away...I like to write stories about the images and that is what makes this series unique...I like the colours too.

Dave...that red thing in the shot is an added bonus to break the browns...I like the last shot better because of the head on the knee of the guy sitting down on the bench nearer the camera is a bit distracting to me...at least on the last image, the guy with the red something (hat?) is finally revealed...

[James G]

Tejal,
I'm a bit late reviewing this sequence, I'd agree with previous comments concerning the lighting. As regards composition, none of these really work for me, but that is probably that I'm not really into 'street scenes'.

That said, the first image in the sequence interests me... rather than concentrate on the seated gentleman I would have been looking to the symmetry of the 'oval' reflection further down the walkway. Combined with the illumination to the left, I would have been trying to develop that scene as an image.

[Tejal]

I like this scene...In #1 the guy on the bench noticed you taking pictures. Then he decided to pose for you in #2. Then he saw it wasn't him who is the star of your shot, he looked away...I like to write stories about the images and that is what makes this series unique...I like the colours too.

Dave...that red thing in the shot is an added bonus to break the browns...I like the last shot better because of the head on the knee of the guy sitting down on the bench nearer the camera is a bit distracting to me...at least on the last image, the guy with the red something (hat?) is finally revealed...

ha ha ha.....too good..... ...actually, he must have realized that i am not taking him in my frame. And many thanks for sharing your view

[Tejal]

Tejal,
I'm a bit late reviewing this sequence, I'd agree with previous comments concerning the lighting. As regards composition, none of these really work for me, but that is probably that I'm not really into 'street scenes'.

That said, the first image in the sequence interests me... rather than concentrate on the seated gentleman I would have been looking to the symmetry of the 'oval' reflection further down the walkway. Combined with the illumination to the left, I would have been trying to develop that scene as an image.

Thanks James for sharing your thoughts.