Photography Assignment - People

Submitted by stevej on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 12:36pm

People

Can be anything with a person or any number of people in it.
Any situation
Posed/candid
Head only (or any other body part for that matter)
Indoors or out
Funny or serious
Anything

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Submitted by stevej on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 12:38pm

And one color one

saphotography (1 of 1)-8_2.jpg

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Submitted by Sedna on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 10:06pm

Interesting

I like the light/shadow and textural contrasts - and that it's a close-up that still looks so candid.

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Submitted by stevej on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 8:42am

Thanks

This one was 'homework' for a workshop based project that I took awhile ago. I am still not sure how I feel about this shot tbh.

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Submitted by janis b on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 3:54pm

I almost got up the nerve to ask the man in the orange sweatshirt if I could photograph him more closely. Maybe next time. My friend whose passion is photographing people has no problem asking when she finds something interesting in someone. She's a very talented photographer and has taken some of the most interesting portraits I've seen.

Submitted by stevej on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 7:23pm

It is hard approaching strangers

I don't think I'll ever be comfortable doing it tbh. Really like the second one especially - strong composition, the rod/pole? leads the eye towards the distant rock.

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Submitted by janis b on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 7:36pm

tbh, I don't think I will either

Taking the time and enjoying what I photograph is so much a part of the pleasure.

Submitted by snoopydawg on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 5:27pm

This was taken from the area setup

At the back of the ballpark where people can watch the game for free.
I don't have many pictures with people in them because I focus on landscape photography.

The guy in the photo is Cruz who dropped a fly ball during the World Series when the Giants were on the verge of winning it.
But since he dropped it, the other team won that game and then the next one.
People were wondering if he did it on purpose.

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Submitted by stevej on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 7:30pm

Remember that well

and I don't even follow baseball. I wouldn't have liked to be in Cruz's shoes that day.

Didn't realize that it was possible to watch games for free.

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Submitted by snoopydawg on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 12:11am

I lived in the Central Valley

And had a doctor in Marin. The traffic was horrible so my copilot Bailey and I would find all types of places to go waiting to go home later. We'd go to Muir beach, Stinson beach or I'd take a road to somewhere and end up lost, but took a lot of great photos.
At the back of the park there was a place where people could watch the game. Pretty cool.
I'd give anything to be able to move back to the Bay Area or Marin country. But it's so expensive.
On my website I have a lot of photos from my time in California. I have two photos of the San Francisco skyline, but they were taken with my first camera that didn't have a good zoom. I'd love to go back with my digital SLR and the 29-300 lense. Plus I want to get a 2x television extender, but no $.
I am keeping my Pentax film camera because I have a 400 lense and a 3x telex tender. The photos of the day eagles were taken with it.
I'm enjoying your series but I don't do macros, buildings or people

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Submitted by stevej on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 9:00am

One of my hardest decisions

was to stay in the Midwest and not move out to the West Coast. A few years ago it was 50/50 but then (good) family stuff happened, money got a bit tight and we made a decision to stay put. We do have Lake Michigan and the dunes and there are some good landscape photos to be had there . I like it in winter, very alien looking but also very cold - like 30 seconds out of the car grab a few shots and back in again.

Regarding subject matter I am an generalist and in some ways the actual subject matter is not always the most important thing. To me photography is a way of seeing that can be applied to just about anything. Saying that, I am planning to do a post on landscape photography but I want to take some fresh pictures first - I don't spend much on photography equipment (relatively speaking) but I did treat my self to a new ultra wide Tokina efl 16 -24mm a few months back. I needed it for interiors and architecture but really want to try it out on some landscapes.

My longest lens currently is a 75mm - 300mm efl which means that if I am doing bird or nature photography I tend to have to crop in post production. Not ideal but with 20mp sensors high quality big prints can still be had. If a 5mp photo is good enough this gives me an effective reach of 600mm. Not as useful as your Pentax and 1200mm!

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Submitted by Bollox Ref on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 5:56pm

Here you go.

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Submitted by janis b on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 6:05pm

Fantastic photo Bollox

The light, the colours, the relationship of the three figures. And the place looks magical.

Submitted by Bollox Ref on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 6:11pm

Thanks!

I like your pescatore in silhouette.

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Submitted by janis b on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 6:19pm

You're welcome

And thanks for the title 'pescatore in silhouette' . It improves it.

Submitted by stevej on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 7:25pm

Agree with Janis

re color and compostiion - The orange and greens really pop. Great pic.

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Submitted by janis b on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 6:01pm

My favourite portrait

I have done very few portraits in my time as a photographer. This one of my daughter, ten years ago, is my favourite. It was hand held at low light, and I have always thought it captures the questioning, and uncertain state of adolescence.

Submitted by snoopydawg on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 7:12pm

Beautiful, janis

I love the softness of the photo. And it does capture both of those things.

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Submitted by janis b on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 7:15pm

Thanks snoopydawg

I appreciate you saying so. Isn't being a photographer a wonderful thing!

Submitted by snoopydawg on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 9:22pm

Absolutely! I going on 41 years

doing photography. Started with my boss's used Yashica and then got a Pentax ME and different lenses.
I wrote about how I felt about digital cameras in yesterday's photo diary if you're interested.
I have done a few weddings, but I am more interested in scenic photography, not people.
The picture I put in here is one of the few I have with people in it.

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Submitted by janis b on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 4:51am

I'm not far behind you in the number of years photographing,

and my experience has been similar. I worked for some time as a custom b&w printer and had my own makeshift darkroom until 5 years ago. I resisted digital at first, but then grew to appreciate it. I think it's also a great teaching tool, sort of like polaroid was in its immediacy. I loved the SX70, and learned a lot from it, and those SX70s are still as vibrant as ever. It's great to see what you're doing as you go. It was also very exciting to expose a roll, take it home to develop, the whole time anticipating what will be there. It's like magic.

Submitted by Bollox Ref on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 7:22pm

Reminds me of a Velazquez, or Goya

along those lines.

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Submitted by janis b on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 7:29pm

True

Thank you for pointing that out. I never saw it so before. I will keep that thought in mind when I take another portrait.

Submitted by Sedna on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 10:13pm

I agree

It does remind me of a Goya especially, the simplicity that conveys emotion - lovely.

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Submitted by janis b on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 4:51am

Thanks Sedna

Submitted by stevej on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 7:38pm

This is compelling

works all the better for not being sharp imo

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Submitted by Terry Hutchinson on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 6:22pm

looking back

the look back 229.jpg

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Submitted by janis b on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 6:33pm

That's a very powerful

and dramatic image. Thank you.

Submitted by stevej on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 7:36pm

Every picture tells a story

-love the noir/ movie still feel of this.

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Submitted by Bollox Ref on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 7:14pm

I did some rummaging...

and found this.

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Submitted by janis b on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 7:24pm

That's a really arresting photo

The narratives it lends itself to are many and fascinating.

Submitted by Bisbonian on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 7:35pm

One from me.

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Submitted by stevej on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 9:18am

Nicely done

I like the low angle approach.

Where was this taken? - curious about the rocks.

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Submitted by Bisbonian on Mon, 05/16/2016 - 8:12am

This is at Bean Hollow State Beach

on the California coast, south of Half Moon Bay. The hole-riddled rock is called 'tafoni' https://www.google.com/search?q=tafoni&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&v... There is also a swath of southern California granite there that migrated up the coast along the San Andreas, polished glassy smooth by the waves. It's a heck of an interesting beach. Hardly any people. Usually kind of cold.

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"I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.” —Malcolm X

Submitted by Knucklehead on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 2:29pm

Your Avatar

Magic Flute

Accompanies the Banjo.

Great pic you posted

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Submitted by Bisbonian on Mon, 05/16/2016 - 8:13am

Thanks Knucklehead,

that's where I took the inspiration.

Hey, I love your sig line!

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"I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.” —Malcolm X

Submitted by janis b on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 7:39pm

Monumentally beautiful, Bisbonian!

Submitted by Bisbonian on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 7:44pm

Well, thanks!

I'm no photographer, but once in a while I think I get a good one, and that is a favorite.

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Submitted by janis b on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 7:49pm

You're welcome, I'm glad you showed it.

Submitted by Muddy Boots on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 7:55pm

Golden Gate from Berkeley -

Golden Gate from Berkeley - yeah - I haven't a clue how to size these things. It is in my photobucket.

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Submitted by stevej on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 9:13am

Looks great big

Another image that makes me want to move to the west coast. Beautiful.

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Submitted by Unabashed Liberal on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 9:52pm

Wonderful variety of shots--such a treat!

Thank you, Guys.

Mollie

"The obstacle is the path."--Zen Proverb

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Submitted by Sedna on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 10:00pm

My Dad

on Tor Hill in Glastonbury, England - an old 35mm shot but still one of my favorites. Captured him feeling like king of the hill, shot with an Olympus OM2. Still using an Olympus these days, but it's a Stylus SP-100EE that I've enjoyed shooting macro with lately while crawling around my backyard.

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"So it goes."
Kurt Vonnegut

Submitted by janis b on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 4:56am

You're lucky to have

such a resonant photo of your dad.

Submitted by stevej on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 9:11am

Wow that's stunning

on every level.

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Submitted by Sedna on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 12:38pm

Thanks

Thanks for the kind words, guys - and for the fun and informative photography assignments.

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"So it goes."
Kurt Vonnegut

Submitted by Knucklehead on Sat, 05/14/2016 - 10:46pm

Photos

I`ll be back next Friday to post some photos.
Great that we have a great crowd here.

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Submitted by stevej on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 9:05am

Agree totally :)

You used to post the really cool fish photographs in Dkos IIRC? - apologies if I'm thinking of someone else.

Looking forward to Friday.

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Submitted by Knucklehead on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 11:03am

Friday it is

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Submitted by stevej on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 12:25pm

That brings back memories

of TOP in happier times

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Submitted by Knucklehead on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 2:36pm

Happier Times

From Shutterbug at TOP

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/12/08/1260958/-Sunday-Shutterbugs-Deb...

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Submitted by stevej on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 3:52pm

Thanks for the link

I have just spent half an hour on the page and am only about half way through the comments - some fantastic work. Also like the walnut table a lot.

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Submitted by lotlizard on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 1:05pm

Oooh, Knuck, me likey.

All dakine tropical fish remind me humuhumunukunukuapuaʻa.

Submitted by Knucklehead on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 2:33pm

Marine Betta

AKA

Comet

Beyond the Gold Rush

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Submitted by elenacarlena on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 4:43am

Great photos all! Interesting how most chose the lone figure

and there are still so many variations.

Knucklehead, I think your avatar is an interesting black and white photo of a person. It fits right in!

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Submitted by Muddy Boots on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 9:31am

Says something about us?

Socialising through our machinery.

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Submitted by Knucklehead on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 11:18am

Lone Figure

One of my granddaughters taken by one of my stepsons.

Looking Forward ( A la Obama )

Looking Back (As one occasionally should do )

My Avatar is a self portrait

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Submitted by stevej on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 12:40pm

Looking back

leads to no good -and even worse - finger pointing and the blame game.
Pity O decided to carry on with that tradition as opposed to the quaint learning from history tradition.

Grandkids are always a good thing. -Don't know if you saw my post here -featuring mine. She looks a little younger than yours.

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Submitted by Knucklehead on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 5:32pm

She looks a little younger than yours.

The more time to enjoy her.

Here`s one of my other granddaughters
We went for ice-cream & stopped at a 911 flag display .

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Submitted by Knucklehead on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 6:26pm

Granddaughter

My other granddaughter from the same daughter at the same display.

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Submitted by Knucklehead on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 6:32pm

My daughter, the mother of those granddaughters,

She`s almost three years old with her mother & an image with her mother & me, before she died a week or so later.

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Submitted by stevej on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 9:20pm

That must have been hard

can't even begin to imagine what you went through.

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Submitted by Knucklehead on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 9:51pm

Breakfast

Try going out to have something to eat & have the pigs show up while my meal order for my daughter & I wait for our food order till they show up after having been called by the restauranteur because there`s a long haired crazy looking dude with a little girl that must have been abducted or is being abused.
Try going clothes shopping for/with her.
She was three goddamn years old for fuck`s sake.
Do you think I didn`t have some major scenes go down.

In the link I provided, check out the link to "Dichotomy", for example.
Thank you very much for your vision of what it may have been like.
It could not come near to the reality, I`m sure.

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Submitted by Bisbonian on Mon, 05/16/2016 - 8:17am

Got tears in my eyes, Knucklehead

I know all too well.

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Submitted by elenacarlena on Sun, 05/15/2016 - 5:32am

Just for fun, as an experiment, I took one of the color photos

(hope that's okay, Bollox Ref!) and changed it to black and white. The ground was surprisingly dark and increased contrast made it worse, plus made the sky too light. But it really made the figures pop, brought out the shapes and made them the most important subjects in the field, IMO. I still like the color better, I think, but maybe this is interesting?

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