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The many faces of China (5 imgs) · 10:50 AM

Some more shots from my recent trip to China.
K100D + DA 50-200mm

I desaturated the colors of this one - I didn't like the original colors.

Damn Brit · 05-16-2008, 11:27 AM

Nice shots Frank, you've proved you weren't in Chinatown.

I like number 2 best.
Gary

maxwell1295 · 05-16-2008, 11:32 AM

Good stuff!

mingdie · 05-16-2008, 03:16 PM

Nice. You have caught their expressions well. Great serie.

Cheers
Eddie

**xs400** · 05-16-2008, 03:31 PM

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Below is #1 without desaturating the colors.

Which do you like better?

shahnavaz · 05-16-2008, 04:18 PM

Wonderful. I like them all.

G M Fude · 05-16-2008, 04:32 PM

I prefer the desaturated one, Frank.

Great photos. The third one is my favourite.

Damn Brit · 05-16-2008, 05:07 PM

Originally posted by xs400

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Below is #1 without desaturating the colors.

Which do you like better?

Did you emboss her face?

Gary

cupic · 05-17-2008, 07:28 AM

Originally posted by xs400

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Below is #1 without desaturating the colors.

Which do you like better?

I like this version,he look 100 in the shade

cheers

k100d · 05-17-2008, 08:15 AM

nice photos frank, good job getting everybody to pose for your photo

**xs400** · 05-17-2008, 03:34 PM

Thanks for all the comments, everyone.

Originally posted by k100d

nice photos frank, good job getting everybody to pose for your photo

It is actually difficult to get photos of people in China. I had 3 methods of getting my shots without people getting mad or asking me for money. First of all, most of my shots were with the DA 50-200mm, so I could be some distance from my subject. In some cases, I would sort of pan the camera right to left and take the shot just as I got to the scene I wanted. Alternatively, I would put my wife between me and the subject, and take the shot with my wife just out of the frame. My last technique was to take shots through the bus window - this was my most used method.

ftpaddict · 05-17-2008, 04:16 PM

Wrinkly and tired faces they are, Frank. Well done. The last picture posted (of the post processing) reminds me of a stamp, for some reason.

gawan · 05-18-2008, 06:11 AM

Originally posted by xs400

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Below is #1 without desaturating the colors.

Which do you like better?

Nice series! I like the desaturated version better, strange how the original looks like her face was cast in bronze...

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05-16-2008, 03:31 PM	#5
xs400 Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,940 Original Poster	Thanks for the comments everyone. Below is #1 without desaturating the colors. Which do you like better? Last edited by xs400; 08-22-2009 at 11:14 AM.

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05-16-2008, 11:27 AM	#2
Damn Brit Guest	Nice shots Frank, you've proved you weren't in Chinatown. I like number 2 best. Gary

05-16-2008, 11:32 AM	#3
maxwell1295 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Long Island, New York Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,703	Good stuff!

05-16-2008, 03:16 PM	#4
mingdie Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Photos: Gallery Posts: 630	Nice. You have caught their expressions well. Great serie. Cheers Eddie

05-16-2008, 04:18 PM	#6
shahnavaz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Santa Clara, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 136	Wonderful. I like them all.

05-16-2008, 04:32 PM	#7
G M Fude Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 439	I prefer the desaturated one, Frank. Great photos. The third one is my favourite.

05-16-2008, 05:07 PM	#8
Damn Brit Guest	Originally posted by xs400 Thanks for the comments everyone. Below is #1 without desaturating the colors. Which do you like better? Did you emboss her face? Gary

05-17-2008, 07:28 AM	#9
cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824	Originally posted by xs400 Thanks for the comments everyone. Below is #1 without desaturating the colors. Which do you like better? I like this version,he look 100 in the shade cheers

05-17-2008, 08:15 AM	#10
k100d Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,911	nice photos frank, good job getting everybody to pose for your photo

05-17-2008, 03:34 PM	#11
xs400 Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,940 Original Poster	Thanks for all the comments, everyone. Originally posted by k100d nice photos frank, good job getting everybody to pose for your photo It is actually difficult to get photos of people in China. I had 3 methods of getting my shots without people getting mad or asking me for money. First of all, most of my shots were with the DA 50-200mm, so I could be some distance from my subject. In some cases, I would sort of pan the camera right to left and take the shot just as I got to the scene I wanted. Alternatively, I would put my wife between me and the subject, and take the shot with my wife just out of the frame. My last technique was to take shots through the bus window - this was my most used method.

05-17-2008, 04:16 PM	#12
ftpaddict Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Yurp Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,666	Wrinkly and tired faces they are, Frank. Well done. The last picture posted (of the post processing) reminds me of a stamp, for some reason.

05-18-2008, 06:11 AM	#13
gawan Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Helsinki Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,400	Originally posted by xs400 Thanks for the comments everyone. Below is #1 without desaturating the colors. Which do you like better? Nice series! I like the desaturated version better, strange how the original looks like her face was cast in bronze...

The many faces of China (5 imgs)

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