ladies passing while stuck in a traffic crawl

[marie]

thought you may like to see these also

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they were taken locally while the traffic was stopped and then moving slowly along the main street of the town
in the first shot the girl is wearing the local school uniform
(which my daughter had worn when she went to that school also..same sort, not exactly that one though )http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif

the shots were taken around the same time as the two girls in this url
(same hold up of traffic )

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=70713&goto=newpost (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=70713&goto=newpost)


all the arms are swinging in these alsohttp://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif
and the same lady caught up with the car as it was in a slow moving line
(last shot)

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http://www.pbase.com/image/43074402/original.jpg



http://www.pbase.com/image/43074391/original.jpg


http://www.pbase.com/image/43074836/original.jpg

[VesselinG]

Uh-oh, the lady on the 3rd photo seems really determined :lol:

Nice captures, Marie :)

[Vetteography]

Neat idea, but these look like you went way overboard on the unsharp mask.

[marie]

Uh-oh, the lady on the 3rd photo seems really determined :lol:

Nice captures, Marie :)


ha ha ha
you should be in bed :lol:

thanks Vesselin

[marie]

Neat idea, but these look like you went way overboard on the unsharp mask.

I agree I sharpened a little too much, especially on the middle shot
it seemed a bit 'funny 'while I was doing it (before sharpening)
and I was trying to make it better
thank you very much for saying

the girl's hand is moving in the first shot

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[Vetteography]

I agree I sharpened a little too much,

http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif

Look at it this way, the clouds in the second shot are awesome!

[John Trogdon]

Marie,

I like the first shot. Did you use the Poster Edges filter?

[marie]

Look at it this way, the clouds in the second shot are awesome!

jeezz you're right
what happened there :shock: ?
there was only a few seconds between the shots
:shock:

how could so many clouds roll by
and so quick
and what happened


:lol: :lol: :lol:



:( :confused:

[marie]

Marie,

I like the first shot. Did you use the Poster Edges filter?


no John, I used nothing at all
just a tiny bit of sharpening.
the car was moving with the second and last shots

thanks very much

[thomascanty]

I was going to ask if that first one is a school uniform, then I figured it would probably be smart to read your description first...

So, do all the women in Ireland walk with their right arm behind their back? :lol: :lol: :lol: :D

[marie]

I was going to ask if that first one is a school uniform, then I figured it would probably be smart to read your description first...

So, do all the women in Ireland walk with their right arm behind their back? :lol: :lol: :lol: :D

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

back handers ?
:lol:

you should see some of younger girls out in the evenings :shock:
heading towards the plains

absolutely flying along ................
what we all used to call 'out for a stroll' :lol: :lol:

yet I never actually see them when out there :confused:

I just see them..as though heading out
strange that
:confused:

:lol: :lol: :lol:
I'm going to bed, thanks Lonnie

it's near 3am here

[John Trogdon]

no John, I used nothing at all
just a tiny bit of sharpening.
the car was moving with the second and last shots

thanks very much

Ok, cool. It just seemed to have that effect, because it has very sharp edges. Glad it was natural. Thanks for sharing those shots.

[marie]

Ok, cool. It just seemed to have that effect, because it has very sharp edges. Glad it was natural. Thanks for sharing those shots.


I'll watch it in future
(the sharpening)

thanks again
:cool:

[John Trogdon]

I'll watch it in future
(the sharpening)

thanks again
:cool:

Sorry, I actually meant that as a compliment. Remember, I said I liked the first shot?

[roanjohn]

Nice bunch of candids Marie...............And I agree............that 3rd girl looks determined...........in a mad way.............hmmm..........

Ro1

[sixshot]

Great candids. Beware of turning into a stalker with #2 and 3!!!! She is very determined....maybe to get to the Penneys sale!?! Nice work again. I need to get stuck in traffic more often...best learn to drive first.

[trefor]

Interesting if not awesome shots.

However are there guidelines to say what is and isn't acceptable as a candid shot? As a parent I would not be over happy to find someone secretly photographing my child on her way to (or from) school. and then posting it on the world wide web. Adults are of course another matter but I think we should take care when possibly infringing the privacy of minors.

[BottomBracket]

Interesting if not awesome shots.

However are there guidelines to say what is and isn't acceptable as a candid shot? As a parent I would not be over happy to find someone secretly photographing my child on her way to (or from) school. and then posting it on the world wide web. Adults are of course another matter but I think we should take care when possibly infringing the privacy of minors.

I don't think Marie crossed the line here. The first shot looks anonymous enough. Great capture Marie!

[berto]

wow!! pure genius!! now, this is art at its finest! thanks for sharing

[stoneylonesome]

Great shots Marie, I can't get over how lovely and clean your streets are. just beautiful. I really love the colours in the first very nice. Say is that an AOL logo on that womens purse. :lol: :confused: :lol:

[marie]

http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif much appreciated . thank you all very much for your comments


thanks John
(I understand what you meant http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif )

Roanjohn
(she does looks angry alright http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif ) thanks

Ben,
thanks ( it's a different store to the Penny's in the states. kindof a cheaper versionhttp://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif )

Trefor (it's ok I understand. but the issue is much too big. this is just a shot showing people in their everyday lifestyle )
thanks

Berto (what are you on http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gifhttp://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif )
thanks though
much appreciated

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Bottom Bracket
thank you very much
http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif

and Sandy thank you
( not sure about the aol. you would know better as it's 'america on line' http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif
but the logo seems to be upside down http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif for those looking at her .
not from her viewpoint though.... when rooting in the bag )
the streets have their (clean) moments
http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif
this one is cleaned up very early every morning



thanks again everyone

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[txdude35]

Can someone explain to me what makes these and other like them "great shots"?? It looks like random people just walking down the street to me, with nothing spectacular in the way of composition, framing, etc.
I mean no offense, Marie, but as a beginner, I just don't see what makes shots like this anything but pedestrian (ok, bad pun).

[ProAc_Fan]

Cool shots Marie. Did you Lab Sharpen these or just apply the filter to the RGB photo? If its the latter, you should try lab sharpening to avoid affecting the colors in the picture.


Mike

[marie]

Can someone explain to me what makes these and other like them "great shots"?? It looks like random people just walking down the street to me, with nothing spectacular in the way of composition, framing, etc.
I mean no offense, Marie, but as a beginner, I just don't see what makes shots like this anything but pedestrian (ok, bad pun).

:)
no offence taken whatsoever txdude35

'great shots' is just an expression and it's very kind of people to say anything if they like a picture at all.
everything is taken with a pinch of salt , but appreciated

my reason for taking the shots
I guess it's just that we all are people and I love to take shots of them in a very casual way. everyday life kind of thing
also to show what's going on in this country
as we all love to see other countries ways, how things are different or how the people are represented
I try to get the best of them if I can.
sometimes funny sides or unusual things happen by accident
and the shots are more candid
but never taken with a lack of respect for anyone

thanks . no worries
I can understand.

it's all only fun
but it's not always as easy to get candid shots either

I love any of the shots I take of people (not in a wowy way )
but for me
and when I share them it's nice too........ that they are enjoyed, by people around here

thank you all
:cool:

[marie]

Cool shots Marie. Did you Lab Sharpen these or just apply the filter to the RGB photo? If its the latter, you should try lab sharpening to avoid affecting the colors in the picture.


Mike

thanks Mike

what's lab sharpening ?


as far as I remember I just usm and sharpen ( ps elements)
and levels for settling the colour

the lady was rushing past
I think the car had started to move when she dropped into the picture :shock: with the result I shook things (I think) when take off happened:lol:

:confused:
in the first place I started by taking a shot of the gates from the car
and the girl walked past :cool: as I was shooting the lovely painted entrance
and flowers .
( the company there always have the place kept beautiful )

the traffic delays are non stop and are causing people to get angry

no matter what we all feel there will always be traffic delays

there are new sets of traffic lights and crossings put along the town and onwards near the shopping centres and it is delaying things much more
but people are much much safer (especially with prams and babies ) when crossing the road
it's pointless getting mad or upsetting ourselves. go with the flo is best for our hearts..always
if we just can't do something about something , best to go with it
thanks again for the advice

:cool:

[ProAc_Fan]

Marie if you use Photoshop just open the photo,go to adustments and change mode from RGB to Lab Color. Now in the channels palette you'll find a "lightness' channel. Click on that channel and you'll see all the color removed from the photo. Apply Unsharp Mask as you normally would. After its nice and sharp go back to adjustments and change the mode back to RGB. Now you've sharpened the photo w/o affecting any of the colors and thereby introducing noise into the photo.

Mike

[MAD DOG]

Can we assume, given shot 1, that the school is situated somewhere to the left of the image?

If so, it would appear that the woman in image 2 has most probably dropped her child off at school, and, is a mad rush to get to the sales (Image 3) with her husbands credit card before he gets home. :rolleyes:

What we blokes have to suffer :lol:

[stoneylonesome]

Can someone explain to me what makes these and other like them "great shots"?? It looks like random people just walking down the street to me, with nothing spectacular in the way of composition, framing, etc.
I mean no offense, Marie, but as a beginner, I just don't see what makes shots like this anything but pedestrian (ok, bad pun).

What makes these great shots? I will analyzie the first one
1) the rule of thirds is applied very well here, but beyond that you have
2) the angle that which the photo was taken. Low not your usually eye level,
3)the colors are fantastic
4)The young girl is the primary subject and stands out quite well, she also makes the viewer ask themselves, What is she looking at? Did she see a fellow classmate across the street? Is she going to school or coming home? All great photos will leave something to the imagination of the viewer. And
5)The green bollards lead and draw your eye deeper into the photo to see what is going on in the background, Yet the stone pillers and gates stop your eye and bring you back to the girl which is the main subject of the photo.

Well Done Marie, hope you don’t mind my detailed interepration of one of your photos

[marie]

Marie if you use Photoshop just open the photo,go to adustments and change mode from RGB to Lab Color. Now in the channels palette you'll find a "lightness' channel. Click on that channel and you'll see all the color removed from the photo. Apply Unsharp Mask as you normally would. After its nice and sharp go back to adjustments and change the mode back to RGB. Now you've sharpened the photo w/o affecting any of the colors and thereby introducing noise into the photo. Mike


thank you very much Mike
I do have adobe photoshop
(elements )


http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_confused.gif
I hope I do it ok (whenever the situation comes up again )

I really appreciate the information and your kindness very much


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[marie]

Can we assume, given shot 1, that the school is situated somewhere to the left of the image?


correcthttp://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif

about a quarter of a mile back

If so, it would appear that the woman in image 2 has most probably dropped her child off at school,

maybe http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif

but late afternoon is a bit late to be leaving a kiddie in school ?http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif

and, is a mad rush to get to the sales (Image 3) with her husbands credit card before he gets home. http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif

http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif
she was gone past at that stage http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/tongue3.gif
and from where I had took the previous shot she had not had time to go in and browse even

I think she was rushing home to make dinner for yoo no hoo http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif

What we blokes have to suffer http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif


terrible isn't it http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif

and http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/tongue3.gif
if she had gone in , it would have been to get him a shirthttp://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/tongue3.gif http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/tongue3.gif http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/tongue3.gif

http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif


and you say you have an identical twin ?http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif
two mad dogs http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_eek.gif

http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif

[marie]

What makes these great shots? I will analyzie the first one
1) the rule of thirds is applied very well here, but beyond that you have
2) the angle that which the photo was taken. Low not your usually eye level,
3)the colors are fantastic
4)The young girl is the primary subject and stands out quite well, she also makes the viewer ask themselves, What is she looking at? Did she see a fellow classmate across the street? Is she going to school or coming home? All great photos will leave something to the imagination of the viewer. And
5)The green bollards lead and draw your eye deeper into the photo to see what is going on in the background, Yet the stone pillers and gates stop your eye and bring you back to the girl which is the main subject of the photo.

Well Done Marie, hope you don’t mind my detailed interepration of one of your photos


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thank you very, very much Sandy
you give a wonderful description
I am honoured to read it
'down on the ground ' kind of honoured
(I mean humble)
thank you.

I was so afraid that those who did comment (like you and others)who had maybe said 'great ' (and I didn't read it back to find out )
that they would be offended by my reply saying that the comments were just an expression.
it's hard to try and justify some things and not hurt someone somewhere.
even just a wrong word and it goes all screwy, somewhere along the line
I appreciate yours and others thoughts on the pictures very very much always
we all do , everywhere on the forum.
it all makes us get better and enjoy it better
thank you again
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[stoneylonesome]

No Marie it is I who am honored, I have gotten a lot from your photographic style. As I have from so many others on this forum. Yours is very unique and I enjoy it a lot. You certainly have a gift for looking at things and being able to capture it. Very reminescent to one of my favorite photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson, his whole style was based on capturing that desicive MOMENT and you do it well.

http://www.photo-seminars.com/Fame/bresson.htm

http://www.photology.com/bresson/

For me the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the master of the instant which, in visual terms, questions and decides simultaneously. In order to “give a meaning” to the world, one has to feel involved in what one frames through the viewfinder. This attitude requires concentration, discipline of mind, sensitivity, and a sense of geometry. It is by economy of means that one arrives at simplicity of expression.
To take a photograph is to hold one’s breath when all faculties converge in a face of fleeing reality. It is at that moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy.
To take a photograph means to recognize – simultaneously and within a fraction of a second– both the fact itself and the rigorous organisation of visually perceived forms that give it meaning.
It is putting one’s head, one’s eye, and one’s heart on the same axis
Henri Carier-Bresson

[txdude35]

Thanks Sandy and Marie. I did like the lines in the first shot, but the other two had me a little baffled. I love to "people watch", but I guess I just haven't been able to make the leap successfully to capturing the moment with my camera.
Thanks again.
Jeff

[dedalus-6]

Nice capture, Marie, I always contemplate the notion of sitting in a traffic jam and taking photos of other drivers and peole passing by. But since there is not much traffic in my part of the town and also I certainly don't want to cause some accidents (since most of time I am the driver),driving with my right hand, changing gear left, and so no extra hand some holding my camera, although it is always beside me. also I don't want other people to take note of my number plate and call the police. I would get polled over later.

hahaahaha, I will try tomorrow anyway, wait for my good news.

[marie]

No Marie it is I who am honored, I have gotten a lot from your photographic style. As I have from so many others on this forum. Yours is very unique and I enjoy it a lot. You certainly have a gift for looking at things and being able to capture it. Very reminescent to one of my favorite photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson, his whole style was based on capturing that desicive MOMENT and you do it well.

http://www.photo-seminars.com/Fame/bresson.htm

http://www.photology.com/bresson/


Henri Carier-Bresson


wow
thank you Sandy
I just saw and read that
it's very nice to read

maybe when I get a bit better at a lot of what it is all about , the pictures will look better
I will look at those url's later

thank you very much for your kind words always Sandy
they are much appreciated

[marie]

Thanks Sandy and Marie. I did like the lines in the first shot, but the other two had me a little baffled. I love to "people watch", but I guess I just haven't been able to make the leap successfully to capturing the moment with my camera.
Thanks again.
Jeff


Thanks Jeff

:cool: :)

[marie]

Nice capture, Marie, I always contemplate the notion of sitting in a traffic jam and taking photos of other drivers and peole passing by. But since there is not much traffic in my part of the town and also I certainly don't want to cause some accidents (since most of time I am the driver),driving with my right hand, changing gear left, and so no extra hand some holding my camera, although it is always beside me. also I don't want other people to take note of my number plate and call the police. I would get polled over later.

hahaahaha, I will try tomorrow anyway, wait for my good news.


ha ha ha
thanks dedalus-6http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif