fahim mohammed
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John Angulat
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Hi Fahim,
That's a great capture, I truly like what's going on (or isn't) in the image.
The lone person in the background, seemingly about to disappear into the blackness.
The darting figure also about to vanish to the right.
I equally enjoy the processing/overall tone.
I think it fits this image perfectly.
My compliments!
That's a great capture, I truly like what's going on (or isn't) in the image.
The lone person in the background, seemingly about to disappear into the blackness.
The darting figure also about to vanish to the right.
I equally enjoy the processing/overall tone.
I think it fits this image perfectly.
My compliments!
fahim mohammed
Well-known member
Emptiness or empyting!
John, truly appreciate you stopping by and taking the time to provide your kind comments.
I, personally found this capture deeply satisfying. Let me explain a little.
So that I can learn from others, and maybe someone might benefit a little from my thought process,
let me share with you the reason I photographed it the way it is.
I stayed just across the corner from here. It is a busy square, a thoroughfare. It was raining this day
and the square and the church became almost empty as people hurried to shelter themselves.
The emptying, rather than the emptiness, of this instant was want I wanted to capture.
1. Break a rule which says generally people should be moving into the frame rather than out of it.
This, as you correctly identified, was appropriate for the 'emptying' aspect of the photo.
2. I had to wait for some time to get the right color combination of people in the frame. Black clothes
and umbrellas I did not want.
3. It was cloudy, weak light. Opened up the aperture and focussed on the designer shop. Also
Speed was selected to be slow to imply motion. Remember the closer horizontal movements across
the camera would be rendered with a more pronounced blur. exactly what I needed.
4. How to convey that it had or was raining? Obviously the umbrellas/raincoats etc. But also the
reflections provided on the ground. so that they might be a little more obvious. I would have to play
with simple levels in ps. no issue.
5. to balance the 2 opposing colors of the human figures, i included a small part of the reflection from
the light from the shop along with the shop window itself. Otherwise the photo would be right heavy, visually of course.
People, mostly passing tourists stopped a little to look at the display. Did not want them in the frame.
The would add distraction. The human brain has been conditioned to zoom in on human figures as
the moft important element in a frame. the face particularly. Another reason to keep the boy's face blurred!
Sharpness is not always required. Freezing action is not always required. Peoples faces do not have to be identifiable.
Most importantly, I always have an umbrella in my small backpack, and gloves, and scarf and an arctic head/ear wrap. Never forgetting my sublingual medication.
Thank you.
John, truly appreciate you stopping by and taking the time to provide your kind comments.
I, personally found this capture deeply satisfying. Let me explain a little.
So that I can learn from others, and maybe someone might benefit a little from my thought process,
let me share with you the reason I photographed it the way it is.
I stayed just across the corner from here. It is a busy square, a thoroughfare. It was raining this day
and the square and the church became almost empty as people hurried to shelter themselves.
The emptying, rather than the emptiness, of this instant was want I wanted to capture.
1. Break a rule which says generally people should be moving into the frame rather than out of it.
This, as you correctly identified, was appropriate for the 'emptying' aspect of the photo.
2. I had to wait for some time to get the right color combination of people in the frame. Black clothes
and umbrellas I did not want.
3. It was cloudy, weak light. Opened up the aperture and focussed on the designer shop. Also
Speed was selected to be slow to imply motion. Remember the closer horizontal movements across
the camera would be rendered with a more pronounced blur. exactly what I needed.
4. How to convey that it had or was raining? Obviously the umbrellas/raincoats etc. But also the
reflections provided on the ground. so that they might be a little more obvious. I would have to play
with simple levels in ps. no issue.
5. to balance the 2 opposing colors of the human figures, i included a small part of the reflection from
the light from the shop along with the shop window itself. Otherwise the photo would be right heavy, visually of course.
People, mostly passing tourists stopped a little to look at the display. Did not want them in the frame.
The would add distraction. The human brain has been conditioned to zoom in on human figures as
the moft important element in a frame. the face particularly. Another reason to keep the boy's face blurred!
Sharpness is not always required. Freezing action is not always required. Peoples faces do not have to be identifiable.
Most importantly, I always have an umbrella in my small backpack, and gloves, and scarf and an arctic head/ear wrap. Never forgetting my sublingual medication.
Thank you.