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TristanCardew
13th of July 2008 (Sun), 18:31
Hey guys and girls,

I was in Paris a couple of weeks ago before heading to the French Alps and used a friends (Noink) 70-200 f/2.8 for some street photography. It was my first turn at it - and jeez i'm in love with this genre of photography.

It was rather hard to choose my favourite 7.

Enjoy, just as I've enjoyed Paris.

Welcome to my first street series:

Beautiful women.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3096/2664950281_49f76e7781_o.jpg

Afternoon sunlight and a book.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3062/2664950345_d1eff26c44_o.jpg

The French love Vespa's.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3150/2664950349_39bd985dbf_o.jpg

Motorcyclist amongst scooters.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3062/2665780036_4a6ac214c3_o.jpg

Love amidst candles. Inside Notre Dame.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3214/2665780048_8077a2e1ca_o.jpg

The return home.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3081/2665780088_93203d0b27_o.jpg

Rollerblading infront of the town hall.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3256/2665786212_56097d4004_o.jpg

Tristan
izzy35
13th of July 2008 (Sun), 20:00
NIce!!! how did you like the 70-200??? I took my 1st shot at street photography/candids, last week and also LOVE IT!!! although need a lot of practice..HAHAA!!
Dave.H
13th of July 2008 (Sun), 20:04
I'm dying to buy that lens....

Photos are GREAT! Is that the IS version or non IS?
TristanCardew
13th of July 2008 (Sun), 20:25
Thanks for the comments guys. Street photography is great fun, especially with a long lens for added candidness.

I'm dying to buy that lens....

Photos are GREAT! Is that the IS version or non IS?

I'm actually a Nikon (Noink) user, and the Nikon version only comes in IS (It's called VR - Vibration Reduction - in Nikon terms), but i'm sure they work the same way. Inside the Notre Dame it worked excellently.

Definitely the best lens i've ever put on my camera (along with the 28mm f/1.4) - I HAVE to have one now.
Jim G
13th of July 2008 (Sun), 20:33
Nice work! Hard to pick out which ones I like best.. #5 or #8 maybe.
Tee Why
13th of July 2008 (Sun), 22:11
nice images.
Dave.H
14th of July 2008 (Mon), 08:47
Definitely the best lens i've ever put on my camera (along with the 28mm f/1.4) - I HAVE to have one now.


you just have to keep giving me the itch to go buy an L.... :rolleyes:
Yogesh Sarkar
14th of July 2008 (Mon), 08:54
Lovely photographs, especially of the biker. Loved the way the visor shows the reflection of the road.
CartoonBear
14th of July 2008 (Mon), 11:20
These are great, I'm gonna have to give this a go on my next trip.
BottomBracket
14th of July 2008 (Mon), 14:00
Very nice captures. I like #2 best.
TristanCardew
14th of July 2008 (Mon), 17:26
Thankyou for your comments:)
Denny G
14th of July 2008 (Mon), 21:40
Good work. I like all.
Mike-DT6
14th of July 2008 (Mon), 22:02
Very nice set of images. Good work!

Mike

:-)
CartoonBear
14th of July 2008 (Mon), 23:21
What time of day did you shoot these? Its hard to tell, but there doesn't seem to be too many harsh shadows.
sidx001
14th of July 2008 (Mon), 23:28
Great captures! Gotta love that 70-200 for the "discreet" shots it lets you take!
TristanCardew
15th of July 2008 (Tue), 06:29
What time of day did you shoot these? Its hard to tell, but there doesn't seem to be too many harsh shadows.

I took them over the course of an afternoon, between 1pm and 8pm. The day was overcast at times, so the lighting was quite even, but also I was learning to meter correctly, which I think I succeeded at (if I do say so myself..haha).

Great captures! Gotta love that 70-200 for the "discreet" shots it lets you take!

Thankyou!

A lot of people dislike the 70-200 for street shooting claiming it's too large, bulky and conspicuous, but I loved it for the fact the extra reach meant people didn't notice me until long after i'd taken the photo. Plus the IQ is unbeatable and I think almost every shot was taken at f/2.8.