Photograph and Camera talk

[Jett129]

Selective Color used on this picture of graffiti from the streets of Barcelona.

[Jett129]

A newsstand in Madrid.

[Jett129]

Used Selective Color on this shot of an old Harley on The Asbury Park Circuit. Had to use a screenshot.

[Jett129]

Reflections in Chrome on The Asbury Park Circuit.

[motojobobo]

I like both shots @Jett129 ! Especially the Harley one.

[Jett129]

@motojobobo Thank you,appreciate it!

[weftyarn]

[goosehd]

@weftyarn Love it!!

Edit: What did you use?

[weftyarn]

XT4 with the 90mm f2

[weftyarn]

Heidelberg people 03/2024
Which one is your favorite and why?

[Jett129]

@weftyarn It’s really tough for me to commit to a favorite, but I really enjoy the sequencing of the 3 images. Starting with the single person,in B&W,with the long shadow,then moving on to the shot in color of the person at the edge of the shadow and finally back to the 2 people walking by the person, at the edge of the shadow,back to B&W. When you present pictures like these to us,I always find them to be thought provoking. If that’s your goal,then Mission Accomplished. So while I probably would’ve liked any of these pictures on it’s own merits,had you shown it by itself,but since you chose to give me 3 pictures to choose from,I ultimately like the group better than any of the individual pictures. Hope this makes sense.

[ARNC]

@weftyarn really interesting how the feel is so different for each of these. I think the third has the strongest suggested narrative (which may or may not reflect the actual circumstances) and I like the strong diagonal lines.

[Jett129]

@weftyarn The email that I got alerting me to your post had a picture of 3 people on an elevated walkway. Had that picture still been here it would’ve been my favorite.

[pechelman]

@weftyarn definitely the second one for the stronger minimalist composition. I'd prefer this one even more if done in a similar b&w treatment to the other two photos personally.

[weftyarn]

@Jett129 I totally get what you mean! The individual pictures have such a different vibe in B&W vs color. It was a sunny and warm evening with a light breeze. The sun was low and shining right at him as you can see with the shadow. That warmth disappears in B&W making it look a lot more drastic / sad. In fact it was quite a peaceful and happy mood, everyone was just doing their thing and enjoying the days very last bits of the sun.

„thought provoking“ is a compliment in this case, thank you!

Here’s the pic i first included with the post but then swapped to make it a triplet of the same topic / scene.

@ARNC The third is also my favorite! I love to become more geometrically constructive with my shots. Faaaaar away from Siegfrid Hansen level, but I’m happy you mention the diagonal lines

@pechelman thanks mate! you mean something like this?

[pechelman]

Yeah!
I might continue playing with it a bit, maybe cropping the lower edge, crushing the black shadow a bit like koudelka, or even rotating it slightly. But it's great as is; Really dig this capture.

[Marc2706]

Hope you like it! Taken with the Leica Q2

[weftyarn]

[Jett129]

@weftyarn Just great,so much to like about this one. I recently saw a quote about photography and it had to do with seeing things that other people can’t. When I,initially,read it I thought about your photography.

[pechelman]

Great use of color on this one @weftyarn
I also like the abstraction from the head in the foreground matching the other circular forms on the tram.