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I don't think I can say a single bad thing about this photo.

The composition is nice, I love the grain, the cobbles. I'm sure someone more experienced could offer something more. For me I just enjoy looking at it.

The sloping road against the strong vertical square window and horizontal wall features give an interesting shape to this shot. I would prefer if that metal barrier was not there though. I find myself being drawn to the surroundings as much as to the photographer and subject.
But it is a very good shot Tuna.

Is that 800 speed film grain? Great composition, did that take any cropping or did you shoot that as is? That window on the left does a great job adding dimension and a great sense of perpendicularity. Is this BW film? If you converted to BW, wow, great job on those tones.

Nice shot Tuna. Perfect.

Chris, Tom, Anbesol, Greg - thank you.

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Originally Posted by Anbesol

Is that 800 speed film grain? Great composition, did that take any cropping or did you shoot that as is? That window on the left does a great job adding dimension and a great sense of perpendicularity. Is this BW film? If you converted to BW, wow, great job on those tones.

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Yes, film (of course) - Neopan 400. About a 1/5 of image cropped away for aesthetic purposes (which presumes I know what I am doing so if you prefer: it is cropped because it is just what I did so there you have it...).

Tuna

What I like about the picture is all the different elements that I focus on- the apothecary type jars in the window, the graffiti behind the bus bench, the photographer, the subject of the photographer. . . I enjoy this photograph a lot.

Great shot. Made me a little dizzy lol

Fantastic composition (the tilting road for example) and perfect exposure. That's all a photographer could ask for but you threw in something even better... the beautiful grain of Neopan :D.

I have to ask as you seem to be the premiere street photographer here; do you just happen on these scenes ready to shoot or do you get the people to pose for you?
They always look like naturally unposed scenes but finding them is a real skill in itself.

What a great shot! I wouldn't be surprised if this ended up as a sticky!

I like the metal railing, the graffiti, the window, they all add to the people there.

Great stuff, Tuna. Bravo.
John

It's definitely a good shot - interesting geometry, expressions, situation, etc. To focus on what could be better, I also feel that it would be better w/o the railing. In general actually, there seems to be just too many objects in the scene competing for attention (if there were just one or two less, it would be OK). Problem is, not sure what could go as they are located at spots where cropping might hurt the geometry.

G

Folks, thank you for your continued comments.

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Originally Posted by Frog

I have to ask as you seem to be the premiere street photographer here; do you just happen on these scenes ready to shoot or do you get the people to pose for you?
They always look like naturally unposed scenes but finding them is a real skill in itself.

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All my street work is unposed or found but anyone can learn to anticipate situations or people behavior to the point of "seeing" the images before they actually appear. It requires an instictive knowledge of your camera including pre-focus and pre-exposure in many cases and just a lot of shooting (and silent, unobtrusive stalking) - practice, practice, practice - I've been doing this for years and I still go through long spells where I don't get any shots I am happy with but know that I eventually will. It also requires a strict editing sequence - starting in what to shoot and shooting film helps me a lot - I don't shoot a pile of shots as I do with digital and it results in a finer concentration in the scene or subject matter. Then, in post capture or post processing, I edit out many shots that don't meet certain parameters I set for myself including the just missed "moment" or cluttered backgrounds or missed exposure, etc. Finally, much of street shooting is based on a haphazard capture, often shot in "from the hip" style where the images may be askew or blurred, etc. and I've captured some and seen many successful shots in this fashion. However, I personally prefer establishing a certain attention to framing (or composition) into my instictive habits while shooting - I just think it makes for a more impactful image.

Tuna