This is the first of two very similar shots, and I hesitated about putting both up as separate entries but a) I think that they have a different feel to one another, and hence are both worth seeing, and b) I'm trying to post more sequences of images rather than just stand-alone shots. Also, I really couldn't decide whether to post the monochrome or colour versions of these shots so have put up both. The colour version of this shot can be seen here:
Possibly, if I'd just intended to post this shot and not tomorrow's, I might have gone with the colour version, but I'm not sure. I like the vibrancy of the colour shot but, for some reason that I can't explain, the monochrome version seems more powerful (this may just be my reaction but it gives me a real feeling of claustrophobia). Anyway, the deciding factor was that I was putting both up, and as a pair I think they work much better in monochrome.
Oh, and if anyone's interested, both today's and tomorrow's shot were toned by using the Channel Mixer to extract the red channel and then the Curves tool to i) boost the shadows in the red channel, slightly decrease the shadows and boost the highlights in the green channel, and decrease the shadows in the blue channel. This warms/colorises the darker areas of the image while retaining a fairly neutral colour balance in the highlights.
And for those of you who like urban/people photography I'm pleased to be able to say that Travis Ruse has just re-launched his photoblog. Express Train (which replaces Here to There - recently mentioned at blog.photoblogs) is a chronicle of Travis's daily commute from Park Slope, Brooklyn to midtown Manhattan and features many wonderful shots. To get you started you might want to take a look at this portrait, or this one, this rather futuristic view of Grand Central Station, or a view from the N train somewhere in Brooklyn.
capture date camera lens aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO flash image quality RAW converter cropped?
8.25pm on 21/1/05
Canon 20D
EF 50mm f/1.8 II
f/1.8
1/100
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
800
no
RAW
C1 Pro
no
comment by Adrian Hudson at 09:15 PM (GMT) on 22 January, 2005
Yet another excellent shot. I like the out of focus bits at the sides. By the way, for us aspiring photoshop users, thanks for putting up the techniques you use.
comment by Sharla at 10:38 PM (GMT) on 22 January, 2005
Monochrome for me! I can't tell this wasn't a shot from the 20's. And I wish if I had been taking the shot that I wouldn't have worked so hard to get the perpendiculars right. Now maybe I won't!
comment by m at 11:31 PM (GMT) on 22 January, 2005
Very topical (in the UK anyway)
comment bynogger at 12:15 AM (GMT) on 23 January, 2005
Mono for me too. There again, I have a thing for mono.
And thanks for the link to Express Train.
comment byJerome at 12:33 AM (GMT) on 23 January, 2005
Sharla: just be sure that there is a specific intent behind any skew you introduce into the composition. Simply "not worrying about it" often leaves you with something that looks... well, unintentional. :)
comment byMexipickle at 12:49 AM (GMT) on 23 January, 2005
I definitely like the monochrome shot better. I agree...it has a real 'old' feel to it, lilke something from a Bogart movie. And thanks for your comments on each shot. I like that (almost) as much as the photos themselves.
At first I thought I'd say the black and white version, hands down; it feels very forties, and thus appropriately toned. Then I noticed the two all-male-revue ads, and decided the color version might be more on target, for its back-of-the-city-paper adult ad feel.
Either way, it's an impressive photo.
comment bytark at 01:52 PM (GMT) on 23 January, 2005
Nice theme.
comment bykyle at 02:54 PM (GMT) on 23 January, 2005
hey your photos are great. check some of mine out.. im only 17 but its a start.. how do u get such great color?
kyle
comment bydjn1 at 09:38 PM (GMT) on 23 January, 2005
Thanks everyone.
comment bytanner at 06:01 AM (GMT) on 24 January, 2005
Wow, this photo is amazing. I really enjoy the colors, and the clarity of the numbers in the back. The focus is totally clear.
This is the first of two very similar shots, and I hesitated about putting both up as separate entries but a) I think that they have a different feel to one another, and hence are both worth seeing, and b) I'm trying to post more sequences of images rather than just stand-alone shots. Also, I really couldn't decide whether to post the monochrome or colour versions of these shots so have put up both. The colour version of this shot can be seen here:
.../archives/evening_caberet_1.php
Possibly, if I'd just intended to post this shot and not tomorrow's, I might have gone with the colour version, but I'm not sure. I like the vibrancy of the colour shot but, for some reason that I can't explain, the monochrome version seems more powerful (this may just be my reaction but it gives me a real feeling of claustrophobia). Anyway, the deciding factor was that I was putting both up, and as a pair I think they work much better in monochrome.
Oh, and if anyone's interested, both today's and tomorrow's shot were toned by using the Channel Mixer to extract the red channel and then the Curves tool to i) boost the shadows in the red channel, slightly decrease the shadows and boost the highlights in the green channel, and decrease the shadows in the blue channel. This warms/colorises the darker areas of the image while retaining a fairly neutral colour balance in the highlights.
And for those of you who like urban/people photography I'm pleased to be able to say that Travis Ruse has just re-launched his photoblog. Express Train (which replaces Here to There - recently mentioned at blog.photoblogs) is a chronicle of Travis's daily commute from Park Slope, Brooklyn to midtown Manhattan and features many wonderful shots. To get you started you might want to take a look at this portrait, or this one, this rather futuristic view of Grand Central Station, or a view from the N train somewhere in Brooklyn.
camera
lens
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
Canon 20D
EF 50mm f/1.8 II
f/1.8
1/100
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
800
no
RAW
C1 Pro
no
Yet another excellent shot. I like the out of focus bits at the sides. By the way, for us aspiring photoshop users, thanks for putting up the techniques you use.
Monochrome for me! I can't tell this wasn't a shot from the 20's. And I wish if I had been taking the shot that I wouldn't have worked so hard to get the perpendiculars right. Now maybe I won't!
Very topical (in the UK anyway)
Mono for me too. There again, I have a thing for mono.
And thanks for the link to Express Train.
Sharla: just be sure that there is a specific intent behind any skew you introduce into the composition. Simply "not worrying about it" often leaves you with something that looks... well, unintentional. :)
I definitely like the monochrome shot better. I agree...it has a real 'old' feel to it, lilke something from a Bogart movie. And thanks for your comments on each shot. I like that (almost) as much as the photos themselves.
At first I thought I'd say the black and white version, hands down; it feels very forties, and thus appropriately toned. Then I noticed the two all-male-revue ads, and decided the color version might be more on target, for its back-of-the-city-paper adult ad feel.
Either way, it's an impressive photo.
Nice theme.
hey your photos are great. check some of mine out.. im only 17 but its a start.. how do u get such great color?
kyle
Thanks everyone.
Wow, this photo is amazing. I really enjoy the colors, and the clarity of the numbers in the back. The focus is totally clear.
Good work.