Not Gay Paree

[Shadowman]

Feet in the Street


Feeling It


Well, Well!


Big Head


Big Head2

[chauncey]

You say that it's not Gay Paree but, it sure looks like it is.

[Shadowman]

You say that it's not Gay Paree but, it sure looks like it is.

Hi William,

Perhaps inspired by the real place, one of many end of summer parties. Thanks for commenting.

[IzzieK]

John...somehow after your last B/W shot I got to looking at your pp of this in a similar fashion...I like the scenes but it was the pp that appeals to me somehow...now they are all in colour...the subject seems to lift out of the background in a nice way. Did you use the same workflow as you detailed to Binnur at your other post? I particularly like the second shot...you've captured the essence of the dance in that guy/gay in his posturing. The green and the black behind him works as well for the separation. The lady with the nose ring is nicely done too. That you captured her quiet smile is really good. I like the leg of the Big Head shot...it stands out very well...and the last shot? I wonder the cause of the shadow behind her...she looks like she is far from the crowd there...

[george013]

I don't know what Gay Paree is and I can't find any explanation. Can somebody tell me?

George

[rachel]

Hi George. In the days before 'gay' meant what it does now, it was used to mean happy/cheerful/joyful. Paris was known as 'gay Paris' for being such a vibrant city and the expression is still used sometimes. Paree is just a spelling to make sure us english speakers prounouce it as it should be, and not as 'Parriss'.

[george013]

Hi George. In the days before 'gay' meant what it does now, it was used to mean happy/cheerful/joyful. Paris was known as 'gay Paris' for being such a vibrant city and the expression is still used sometimes. Paree is just a spelling to make sure us english speakers prounouce it as it should be, and not as 'Parriss'.

Thank you.

George

[Shadowman]

John...somehow after your last B/W shot I got to looking at your pp of this in a similar fashion...I like the scenes but it was the pp that appeals to me somehow...now they are all in colour...the subject seems to lift out of the background in a nice way. Did you use the same workflow as you detailed to Binnur at your other post? I particularly like the second shot...you've captured the essence of the dance in that guy/gay in his posturing. The green and the black behind him works as well for the separation. The lady with the nose ring is nicely done too. That you captured her quiet smile is really good. I like the leg of the Big Head shot...it stands out very well...and the last shot? I wonder the cause of the shadow behind her...she looks like she is far from the crowd there...

Hi Izzie,

I used that workflow only on the first image, it is described here in post #6. This would be the Feet in the Street image. Click

In the "feeling it" shot I only applied standard LR Basic editing and additional sharpening in Elements. I wanted to do more with the image but liked how it turned out at that stage. The lady with the nose ring was done this way as well.

I used one of the NIK collections presets on the Big Head shot, it was a very noisy image so I used the classic film setting from Analog.

And the last shot "Big Head2" was achieved with a bit of flash.

Thanks for commenting, glad you liked the series.

[Shadowman]

I don't know what Gay Paree is and I can't find any explanation. Can somebody tell me?

George

I remember the term from an old movie. This link details the origin and later use of the term. Obviously it's taken on different meanings later, but for those familiar with classic movies it always meant having fun and being young in Paris.

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/i...5113512AAy9nyd

[Jimr1961]

That term always reminds me of Maurice Chevalier