Feeding frenzy

[RBSinTo]

This was taken last weekend on Spadina Avenue, in the heart of the original Chinatown district here in Toronto.
As I was walking past one of the large supermarkets, I noticed a group of shoppers crowded over a wooden combo busy picking out fruit. From their intense activity, one would have thought the combo was filled with something far more desirable than simply oranges.
As I watched the story unfold, a passerby walked by the group, glanced at them, and completed the scene. And I grabbed this shot.
Nikon D3
Zoom-Nikkor 24~70 2.8 AF VR G
2.8 @ 1/250, ISO 200

[DanK]

A very interesting shot. I think the casual glance by the passer-by makes the shot--the contrast between him and the others.

I'm curious--have you tried converting this to B&W?

[RBSinTo]

A very interesting shot. I think the casual glance by the passer-by makes the shot--the contrast between him and the others.

I'm curious--have you tried converting this to B&W?

Dan,
Thanks for commenting.
The passer-by is the Everyman of the composition, playing the part of the viewers and wondering what exactly is going on.
And without him, the shot is less successful, which is why I included him.
Black and white?
Yes, I gave it a whirl when I was post-processing but didn't like the way it looked, as the person on our right got blocked out.
I rather like that she is so intent on getting fruit that she is tipping her cart, and leaving the shot in colour helps strengthen that.
Robert

[Tronhard]

That is a great shot Robert a sort of story in one image.

So do you still shoot film?

[RBSinTo]

That is a great shot Robert a sort of story in one image.

So do you still shoot film?

Trev,
Thank you for the kind comment.
And yes I do still shoot Film.
I got rid of most of my film SLRs (keeping only my motorized F and F2 bodies) but my rangefinder kit is largely intact, and it is those that I continue to use with Film.
Robert

[Tronhard]

Trev,
Thank you for the kind comment.
And yes I do still shoot Film.
I got rid of most of my film SLRs (keeping only my motorized F and F2 bodies) but my rangefinder kit is largely intact, and it is those that I continue to use with Film.
Robert

I loved the experience of shooting film, but I had sold all my analog stuff to get into digital, so getting the Nikon Df was a great compromise for me. Awesome camera and it allows me to choose to shoot much as in the old way - it makes the process of the taking of the shot slower, but more of an occasion for me.

[RBSinTo]

I loved the experience of shooting film, but I had sold all my analog stuff to get into digital, so getting the Nikon Df was a great compromise for me. Awesome camera and it allows me to choose to shoot much as in the old way - it makes the process of the taking of the shot slower, but more of an occasion for me.

I used to say the Df would be the only digital SLR body I'd consider, but in the end when I finally got a Digital body (two actually) I decided on the D3, which is an excellent street shooting/PJ camera. And my shooting habits haven't changed at all.
First thing I did when I got the bodies was turn off the Chimp Screen. Now it only come on when I turn it on rather than showing after every shot. I still go out for a few hours and come home with 10 or 20 shots, no more. This shooting a zillion shots just because its Digital mystifies me. Why take five or ten shots of something when one will do? The shot in this thread was the one and only frame I took of this scene.
Robert

[Tronhard]

I still go out for a few hours and come home with 10 or 20 shots, no more. This shooting a zillion shots just because its Digital mystifies me. Why take five or ten shots of something when one will do? The shot in this thread was the one and only frame I took of this scene.
Robert

I call it "Rambo effect" why shoot a single image when you can rattle off a whole magazine!
I think we both suffer from the condition of being film shooters, no means to verify the exposure (i.e. no "chimping"). For myself I would be out in the bush for weeks, so I would not know if my shots were expose correctly and the quandary was to take bracketing shots or conserve my limited film stock. It makes you consider your shots, but today while I don't have to, it means I have a lot less to filter through in the early stages of PP.

[RBSinTo]

I call it "Rambo effect" why shoot a single image when you can rattle of a whole magazine!
I think we both suffer from the condition of being film shooters, no means to verify the exposure (i.e. no "chimping"). For myself I would be out in the bush for weeks, so I would not know if my shots were expose correctly and the quandary was to take bracketing shots or conserve my limited film stock. It makes you consider your shots, but today while I don't have to, it means I have a lot less to filter through in the early stages of PP.

My first photo-mentor impressed upon me the need to learn about exposure and insisted that I use slide film as the only way to do that. I took his advice, and now am quite at ease even when I don't have a light meter or body with metering in it.
My Nikon F is meterless, as are my S3 and SP rangefinder bodies, and I use them most of the time basing my exposures on the f16 rule and experience, and while I sometimes get fooled on my exposures, most of the time I do quite well, despite the narrow exposure latitude of slide film.
Bracketing? Almost never.
Robert

[Tronhard]

I used my Nikon F3s and Canon A-1s for shooting landscape, wildlife and travel, and in those days you had to use transparency. I tried to make sure that the image in the slide was good 'out of the can' knowing there was a bit of competition and that first impressions are important when an editor is scanning through lots of images.

The crunch for me came when someone stole my car with 3 years' work in it and burned the slides on the roadside. It was unnecessary and devastating: not just for the lost revenue, but three years of my life's experiences were lost in that senseless act.

I went away from photography for a while, but when digital came along the concept of backups brought me back, but I still like that commitment to the final result as I take a shot. I don't do much PP, in fact I'm very unskilled at it.

[lovelife65]

Nice work on a heartbreaking shot.

[RBSinTo]

Nice work on a heartbreaking shot.

Sharon,
I think you may have misunderstood what's going on here.
They aren't picking at fruit being thrown out, but rather selecting fresh oranges that are stored in a large wooden combo.
It was their intensity, and single-mindedness of purpose that attracted me to the scene.
Robert

[lovelife65]

Okay that makes sense lol. Sorry. At least they are not dumpster diving. I've seen plenty of that

Sharon,
I think you may have misunderstood what's going on here.
They aren't picking at fruit being thrown out, but rather selecting fresh oranges that are stored in a large wooden combo.
It was their intensity, and single-mindedness of purpose that attracted me to the scene.
Robert

[RBSinTo]

Okay that makes sense lol. Sorry. At least they are not dumpster diving. I've seen plenty of that

Sharon,
Unfortunately it is an activity common in many places.
Robert