Men at work through the year

**Rense** · 04-12-2009, 04:26 AM

This fellow was serving coffee at the information day of the university a week ago. I find it quite hard to make interresting pictures of this kind of work. There is hardly any action, there is nothing special to it. So in this one I tried a different composition, slightly from behind. Don't know if the result is acceptable. Besides this, there is some strange lighting in right hand down corner. No idea what it is....

SMC-Takumar 135/3.5
@ f/3.5, ISO400, 1/60"

Last edited by Rense; 04-16-2009 at 06:04 AM.

drmartin · 04-12-2009, 05:04 AM

Two last pictures very pleased. And my wife is surprised that it just sits after a sewing typewriter. It passes to your wife enormous hello and hopes that you no longer will grow from the pantaloons

Excellent photo!

**Rense** · 04-12-2009, 05:18 AM

Drmartin, greeting from me and my wife, also to your wife. I will try not to eat to much

. Well, to be honest, I ruined my trousers in barbed wire when I was doing field work for my research....

Thanks for the positive feedback!

**Rense** · 04-15-2009, 01:05 AM

It's getting harder to make photos for my Man at work project, because I feel I made pictures of all the obvious people. So, I have to find other sources, and I started to make some appointments to make photos in the next weeks. Another reason that holds me back from photographing workers is my own time schedule: my field season has started more or less, and that leaves me less time to look around freely for photo opportunities. However.... there are allways my collegues, who are willing subjects (still). Yesterday, we visited a beautifull old forest remnant, where we did some field work. This is one of my collegues, doing some plant determination.

Pentax-DA 70/2.4
@ f/2.4, ISO200, 1/350"

Last edited by Rense; 04-15-2009 at 08:37 AM. Reason: Changed the title

**Rense** · 04-15-2009, 08:07 AM

I told you before in this thread that they are working on a new bridge at the river. Today the first pier of this new bridge was placed, and the place was full of crowd. Among them this film team, and I couldn't resist.....

Pentax-DA 70/2.4
@ f/5.6, ISO100, 1/250"

Dale · 04-16-2009, 05:15 AM

I've been lurking, enjoying this series so much. #81 Botanist is a wonderful shot, and much like those illustrations in the books of my grandfather.

Drmartin is so right, it is hard to step into street photography without apprehension. I think I appreciate these images all the more so for knowing that fear.

**Rense** · 04-16-2009, 08:35 AM

Originally posted by Dale

I've been lurking, enjoying this series so much. #81 Botanist is a wonderful shot, and much like those illustrations in the books of my grandfather.

Drmartin is so right, it is hard to step into street photography without apprehension. I think I appreciate these images all the more so for knowing that fear.

Thank you Dale for your interest and comments!

**Rense** · 04-16-2009, 08:40 AM

I had an appointment with my collegues at a wayside restaurant early in the morning, but due to some trouble with the car of one of them they arrived a hour late. Had some coffees, and some opportunities to make photos. This young lady made fresh orange and grapefruit juice.

Pentax-DA 70/2.4
@ f/4.0, ISO200, 1/15"

**Rense** · 04-17-2009, 08:52 AM

Today I made some more photos at the new bridge they are building. There is so much to see, and now they are busy with heavy equipment, and that is what I like! However, it's hard job making good photos of it, where people are the core of the picture.... Since this project is mainly mentioned as learning project, I still keep trying, and hope you will forgive me with this returning topic

I had some other problem today concerning this project. I had three keepers, and it was quite hard to choose between them. Besides, I made several different post processings, which made it even harder to choose. In the end I chose this photo, in a somehow extreme B&W conversion, but I also loved the CS-CE conversion (one of Mithrandirs presets....). I will post that one in another thread....

To make things short: here is the one for today!

Pentax-DA 70/2.4 Ltd
@ f/5.6, ISO100, 1/750"

**Rense** · 04-20-2009, 10:07 AM

The last one is from Friday, so I have to post something here in order to keep myself satisfied. For tomorrow I've got totally different plans, but today I did some more 'bridge shooting', like Friday and before....

Pentax-M zoom 75-150/4
@ 150mm, f/8.0, ISO100, 1/500"

**Rense** · 04-20-2009, 10:10 AM

This one is a quite a crop of a larger one, with a distracting foreground.

Pentax-M zoom 75-150/4
@ 150mm, f/8.0, ISO100, 1/250"

jgredline · 04-20-2009, 08:39 PM

Rense, I was thinking of you when I took these shots. Not my cup of tea, but fun none the less.

Rescuing a seal.

**Rense** · 04-20-2009, 10:12 PM

Thanks Javier, they are nice shots, on a beautifull location!

drmartin · 04-21-2009, 05:02 AM

Rense, it is an excellent picture!!!

daacon · 04-21-2009, 05:29 AM

Rense I have popped in from time to time - man you could start a career portfolio with this thread - well done.

04-12-2009, 04:26 AM	#166
Rense Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zetten - The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,050 Original Poster	#80 Serving coffee This fellow was serving coffee at the information day of the university a week ago. I find it quite hard to make interresting pictures of this kind of work. There is hardly any action, there is nothing special to it. So in this one I tried a different composition, slightly from behind. Don't know if the result is acceptable. Besides this, there is some strange lighting in right hand down corner. No idea what it is.... SMC-Takumar 135/3.5 @ f/3.5, ISO400, 1/60" Last edited by Rense; 04-16-2009 at 06:04 AM.

04-15-2009, 01:05 AM	#169
Rense Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zetten - The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,050 Original Poster	#81 Botanist It's getting harder to make photos for my Man at work project, because I feel I made pictures of all the obvious people. So, I have to find other sources, and I started to make some appointments to make photos in the next weeks. Another reason that holds me back from photographing workers is my own time schedule: my field season has started more or less, and that leaves me less time to look around freely for photo opportunities. However.... there are allways my collegues, who are willing subjects (still). Yesterday, we visited a beautifull old forest remnant, where we did some field work. This is one of my collegues, doing some plant determination. Pentax-DA 70/2.4 @ f/2.4, ISO200, 1/350" Last edited by Rense; 04-15-2009 at 08:37 AM. Reason: Changed the title

04-15-2009, 08:07 AM	#170
Rense Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zetten - The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,050 Original Poster	#82 Film crew I told you before in this thread that they are working on a new bridge at the river. Today the first pier of this new bridge was placed, and the place was full of crowd. Among them this film team, and I couldn't resist..... Pentax-DA 70/2.4 @ f/5.6, ISO100, 1/250" Last edited by Rense; 04-15-2009 at 08:57 AM.

04-16-2009, 08:40 AM	#173
Rense Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zetten - The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,050 Original Poster	#83 Morning at the wayside restaurant I had an appointment with my collegues at a wayside restaurant early in the morning, but due to some trouble with the car of one of them they arrived a hour late. Had some coffees, and some opportunities to make photos. This young lady made fresh orange and grapefruit juice. Pentax-DA 70/2.4 @ f/4.0, ISO200, 1/15"

04-17-2009, 08:52 AM	#174
Rense Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zetten - The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,050 Original Poster	#84 At the bridge pier Today I made some more photos at the new bridge they are building. There is so much to see, and now they are busy with heavy equipment, and that is what I like! However, it's hard job making good photos of it, where people are the core of the picture.... Since this project is mainly mentioned as learning project, I still keep trying, and hope you will forgive me with this returning topic I had some other problem today concerning this project. I had three keepers, and it was quite hard to choose between them. Besides, I made several different post processings, which made it even harder to choose. In the end I chose this photo, in a somehow extreme B&W conversion, but I also loved the CS-CE conversion (one of Mithrandirs presets....). I will post that one in another thread.... To make things short: here is the one for today! Pentax-DA 70/2.4 Ltd @ f/5.6, ISO100, 1/750" Last edited by Rense; 04-17-2009 at 09:10 AM.

04-12-2009, 05:04 AM	#167
drmartin Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Izhevsk, Russia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 858	Two last pictures very pleased. And my wife is surprised that it just sits after a sewing typewriter. It passes to your wife enormous hello and hopes that you no longer will grow from the pantaloons Excellent photo!

04-12-2009, 05:18 AM	#168
Rense Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zetten - The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,050 Original Poster	Drmartin, greeting from me and my wife, also to your wife. I will try not to eat to much . Well, to be honest, I ruined my trousers in barbed wire when I was doing field work for my research.... Thanks for the positive feedback!

04-16-2009, 05:15 AM	#171
Dale Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Surfcoast Victoria Australia Posts: 560	I've been lurking, enjoying this series so much. #81 Botanist is a wonderful shot, and much like those illustrations in the books of my grandfather. Drmartin is so right, it is hard to step into street photography without apprehension. I think I appreciate these images all the more so for knowing that fear.

04-16-2009, 08:35 AM	#172
Rense Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zetten - The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,050 Original Poster	Originally posted by Dale I've been lurking, enjoying this series so much. #81 Botanist is a wonderful shot, and much like those illustrations in the books of my grandfather. Drmartin is so right, it is hard to step into street photography without apprehension. I think I appreciate these images all the more so for knowing that fear. Thank you Dale for your interest and comments!

04-20-2009, 10:07 AM	#175
Rense Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zetten - The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,050 Original Poster	#85 At the bridge The last one is from Friday, so I have to post something here in order to keep myself satisfied. For tomorrow I've got totally different plans, but today I did some more 'bridge shooting', like Friday and before.... Pentax-M zoom 75-150/4 @ 150mm, f/8.0, ISO100, 1/500" Last edited by Rense; 04-20-2009 at 11:24 AM.

04-20-2009, 10:10 AM	#176
Rense Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zetten - The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,050 Original Poster	#86 Levelling This one is a quite a crop of a larger one, with a distracting foreground. Pentax-M zoom 75-150/4 @ 150mm, f/8.0, ISO100, 1/250"

04-20-2009, 08:39 PM	#177
jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,628	Rense, I was thinking of you when I took these shots. Not my cup of tea, but fun none the less. Rescuing a seal.

04-20-2009, 10:12 PM	#178
Rense Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zetten - The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,050 Original Poster	Thanks Javier, they are nice shots, on a beautifull location!

04-21-2009, 05:02 AM	#179
drmartin Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Izhevsk, Russia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 858	Rense, it is an excellent picture!!!

04-21-2009, 05:29 AM	#180
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Rense I have popped in from time to time - man you could start a career portfolio with this thread - well done.

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