homeless guy at atrain station

[spicolli1976]

I posted this in Urban Life but I also thought it was fitting to get some critiques. Thanks in advance. TV 1/6" 30mm @ iso 100 F13

[BrandonSi]

Nice shot.. sidewalk is a bit blown out though.. looks like a very well dressed homeless person compared to the ones around here.

[Attic]

Nice show of speed, did you use a tripod with a slow shutter or was it done in PP?

[Robert_Lay]

I like this shot in spite of the overexposure and in spite of the subject being too centered, horizontally and in spite of his feet being too close to the bottom margin.

It's an attention-getter and it also makes a statement (that stimulates your emotions).

You can correct the composition and exposure problems with practice, but don't lose your sense of adventure. Congratulations.

[Dan-o]

Looks good. I'm guessing it was done in PP. With a shutter speed that slow seems the person would have a bit of motion blur. Been wrong before though :) .

[Attic]

Looks good. I'm guessing it was done in PP. With a shutter speed that slow seems the person would have a bit of motion blur. Been wrong before though :) .

Thats just what I though. That chap would have to stand pretty still because he is very sharp.

[spicolli1976]

Thanks for the comments everybody. It was actually a hand held shot with my 24-105L lens with the image stabilizer on. You are seeing how it looks straight out of my camera. He was standing very still. This lens is amazing!!!!!! I will work on the sidewalk and crop it a bit. Thanks!!!

[Attic]

Thanks for the comments everybody. It was actually a hand held shot with my 24-105L lens with the image stabilizer on. You are seeing how it looks straight out of my camera. He was standing very still. This lens is amazing!!!!!! I will work on the sidewalk and crop it a bit. Thanks!!!

Hand held straight out of the camera, you must be really pleased with the results, I would be. Well done, that makes this shot even more impressive.

[spicolli1976]

Attic, thank you. I think it's more the lens than me. This may be a dumb question, but I am still the novice at photography and I really love all the advice. What could I have done to make the platform not so overexposed?

[Attic]

Digital doesn't have the dynamic range of film and you can quite often get problems at one of the ends of the tonal range. It's a tough problem and you could try bracketing you exposures or using the EC facility. Some people use graduated filters which can also help. Hope some of this makes sense and if anyone else knows more or can correct what I've said please do. Knowledge is for sharing else it's becomes a secret. :confused:

[spicolli1976]

I was playing around in PP with the blown out platform. Does this look better?

[Attic]

Yes that looks much better.

[joegolf68]

Would a filter have been perfect for this shot? Nice job.

[Robert_Lay]

High Dynamic Range (HDR) scenes are handled pretty well by taking several shots from a tripod and combining parts of each shot - see "Merge to HDR" tool in PSCS2.

However, HDR combined with motion anywhere in the scene is not addressed by an technique that I know of. The world of Medical Imaging is spending a lot of money on research to improve that situation. I would expect some complex processing in the camera to become available within 2 years.

[Tee Why]

good concept and technically looks good.
The composition is a bit flat though, consider decentering the subject and also next time vary the angle rather than the eye level point of view.

[spicolli1976]

Thanks for all the input everybody!!!!!!