Couple of days in NYC

[maranelloboy05]

As my graduation present I wanted to go to NYC for a few days, everytime I had been there I wasn't really able to spend any time shooting pictures so this time I set a about 6 hours out so I can just walk around and shoot. I have never really shot any street photography before so this is more of a learning experience. I also still have a phobia of taking pictures of random people so that is why most people are turned away, I am just happy I took pictures of people at all. C&C please.

1.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2439/3632773392_bbb198a659_o.jpg
2.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3367/3631966033_c313b3d31f_o.jpg
3.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3319/3632842912_287dbf5195_o.jpg
4.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/3632020691_c095143d21_o.jpg
5.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2454/3632018847_2f41bd76fb_o.jpg
6.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2426/3632812020_642493c539_o.jpg
7.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3548/3632004273_9c43d042dc_o.jpg
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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3317/3632783416_734ae90451_o.jpg

The rest of the set are here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maranelloboy05/sets/72157619740391179/).

[fiorano94]

#4's oof/"bokeh" in forground is destracting IMO.

[obnoxiousmom]

^I like the bokeh in the forground so thats probably a personal preference. I think my fav shot is the one in central park?

[moeronn]

Nice series. 4 is my favorite. 5 is nice, too, but might work better if you cropped in from the bottom right to get rid of the shadow areas.

[chopper5654]

1 and 2 dont do much for me. especially, the puddle in 2.

3 is fine, but i wonder if it wouldnt be better as a vertical?

i love 4, foreground bokeh be damned. nice use of dof, imo.

i stared at 5 for a good while. it's a very capturing shot. maybe the best of the series.

but, i really like 6, too. the pillars really help the scene. and, the two guys just sitting do the same thing as the girl in 4. they give the shot a dose of "life." i would be disappointed in myself in the same opportunity because i would take the shot w/o the people and get home and toss it because it just looked "dead."

and, 7 doesnt do it for me, either. i like graffiti, but the two you have dont do much for me for some reason.

overall, a productive 6 hours, though. you have some talented shots in here.

[beano]

The girl is in 5 Chopper. ;)

I quite like this series, but you could do with putting spaces between the photo's, as they kinda merge together, which makes them more difficult to view. ;)

[maranelloboy05]

Sorry about that, I put in some spaces. I was very happy how they came out, with no real practice, I just wish I could justify an 85L.

[jgrussell]

I like this series -- captures the city's feel.