Girl in Oslo

Girl in Oslo · 05:44 AM

I recently bought a second hand *ist DS. I'm still early in a long learning process.

After shooting macro's for a while I decided to give street photography a try. I like to capture "slices of life" and find street photographe very rewarding.

When it comes to street photos I'm fond of high contrast B/W. I think I might have "over-processed" this picture, but I'm fumbling around in PS to get the look I want.

Critique and comments are more than welcome.

Here is a link to the photo gallery: https://www.pentaxforums.com/gallery/photo-2790.html

Thank you for looking.

Larsen.

Peter Zack · 07-19-2007, 05:47 AM

Hard to tell very much with the small size of the shot. Could you post a larger version?

Frakkas · 07-19-2007, 05:56 AM

Originally posted by Peter Zack

Hard to tell very much with the small size of the shot. Could you post a larger version?

Hi Peter.

It is larger in the gallery. I don't know why it appear here in thumb-nail size?

Here is a link to the photo in the gallery:

https://www.pentaxforums.com/gallery/photo-2790.html

Larsen.

nycxaro · 07-19-2007, 04:29 PM

Hey Larsen,
I like the high contrast very much. Nice composition and great photo!

Frakkas · 07-20-2007, 12:18 AM

Thank you nycxaro.

I finally managed to embed the picture in a larger size.

When I used the Pentax-forums gallery the picture was thumb-nail sized. But now, linking from flickr, the size is retained. It might even be too large now...

bc_the_path · 07-20-2007, 01:45 AM

Would you like to try it with the rightmost figure cropped?

Keep sending other pictures too...

J.Scott · 07-20-2007, 03:11 AM

I like the grainy and contrast look to it. The DOF is good too. Like bc_the_path suggested try cropping out the lady on the far right and if I could be so bold as to suggest you might want to do the same with the tower on the left. They are both distracting elements IMHO. The side walk area looks over exposed, maybe it could be toned down just a bit.

Funny that not one person objected to her head being ... well ... cut off;

- it doesn't bother me either.

She has other 'assets' that draw my attention.

Frakkas · 07-20-2007, 03:44 AM

Hi.

Thanks for all the replies, which I appreciate.

Here is another version of the picture. It is a vertical crop to remove some people on the right and the tower on the left (suggestion from bc_the_path and J.Scott).

I also toned the picture down a bit to reduce the over-exposed look.

This time the girl kept her head. I'm not sure if that is an advantage to the overall impression of the picture.

davek · 07-20-2007, 06:06 AM

The crop makes these 2 completely different shots. Personally, I like the first one far better. b

Geyst · 07-20-2007, 06:29 AM

Good shot, Th BW conversion is indeed overdone but in this case it suits the subject.

This is a filter for photoshop for BW concersions and its free

http://www.optikvervelabs.com/

Guido

Jonson PL · 07-22-2007, 07:16 PM

A very fine street photo, I like that the contrast is harsh. And B&W has always worked great for Street Photography.
I like that there is DOF to see a lot, I don’t know if that is normal in Street shooting, to use a smaller aperture.
Great work, looking forward to future images.

I found the first version more interesting. Funny panorama wide angle shot

Kingsofronin · 07-22-2007, 07:32 PM

first was a lot better.

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07-19-2007, 05:56 AM	#3
Frakkas Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Oslo, Norway Photos: Gallery Posts: 27 Original Poster	Originally posted by Peter Zack Hard to tell very much with the small size of the shot. Could you post a larger version? Hi Peter. It is larger in the gallery. I don't know why it appear here in thumb-nail size? Here is a link to the photo in the gallery: https://www.pentaxforums.com/gallery/photo-2790.html Larsen. Last edited by Frakkas; 07-19-2007 at 06:48 AM.

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Peter Zack Pentaxian Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2007 Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 10,643	Hard to tell very much with the small size of the shot. Could you post a larger version?

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nycxaro Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 95	Hey Larsen, I like the high contrast very much. Nice composition and great photo!

07-20-2007, 12:18 AM	#5
Frakkas Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Oslo, Norway Photos: Gallery Posts: 27 Original Poster	Thank you nycxaro. I finally managed to embed the picture in a larger size. When I used the Pentax-forums gallery the picture was thumb-nail sized. But now, linking from flickr, the size is retained. It might even be too large now...

07-20-2007, 01:45 AM	#6
bc_the_path Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ankara, Turkey Photos: Gallery Posts: 401	Would you like to try it with the rightmost figure cropped? Keep sending other pictures too...

07-20-2007, 03:11 AM	#7
J.Scott Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,675	I like the grainy and contrast look to it. The DOF is good too. Like bc_the_path suggested try cropping out the lady on the far right and if I could be so bold as to suggest you might want to do the same with the tower on the left. They are both distracting elements IMHO. The side walk area looks over exposed, maybe it could be toned down just a bit. Funny that not one person objected to her head being ... well ... cut off; - it doesn't bother me either. She has other 'assets' that draw my attention.

07-20-2007, 03:44 AM	#8
Frakkas Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Oslo, Norway Photos: Gallery Posts: 27 Original Poster	Hi. Thanks for all the replies, which I appreciate. Here is another version of the picture. It is a vertical crop to remove some people on the right and the tower on the left (suggestion from bc_the_path and J.Scott). I also toned the picture down a bit to reduce the over-exposed look. This time the girl kept her head. I'm not sure if that is an advantage to the overall impression of the picture.

07-20-2007, 06:06 AM	#9
davek Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Elmira, On, Canada Posts: 461	The crop makes these 2 completely different shots. Personally, I like the first one far better. b

07-20-2007, 06:29 AM	#10
Geyst Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Maaseik, Belgium Photos: Gallery Posts: 158	Good shot, Th BW conversion is indeed overdone but in this case it suits the subject. This is a filter for photoshop for BW concersions and its free http://www.optikvervelabs.com/ Guido

07-22-2007, 07:16 PM	#11
Jonson PL Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Copenhagen Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,842	A very fine street photo, I like that the contrast is harsh. And B&W has always worked great for Street Photography. I like that there is DOF to see a lot, I don’t know if that is normal in Street shooting, to use a smaller aperture. Great work, looking forward to future images. I found the first version more interesting. Funny panorama wide angle shot

07-22-2007, 07:32 PM	#12
Kingsofronin Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 150	first was a lot better.