=Lets see those street shots=

[jgredline]

<p>Hi Folks...In speaking with ME, We felt it was time to have a street shot thread...Lets not be shy, the more the better. Lets see what yall cities look like or simply some scenes or people...Here are three from me to start us off...These are more like snap shots, but hey...they where out and about. :)</p>

<p><img src="http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/Street%203/hwk72.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p><img src="http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/Street%203/hwk71.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p><img src="http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/Street%203/hwk7.jpg" alt="" /></p>

[michael_elenko]

<p>Thanks for starting this Javier. Your prior thread inspired me to get out during the lunch hour and shoot. These shots are from Seattle's semi-touristy waterfront and then a bit east on 1st Avenue downtown.</p>

<p>I stayed with the K20D and the DA Ltd 21mm for all of these and would slap an oversize polarizer filter over when necessary.</p>

<p><strong>Break</strong></p>

<p><img src="http://brookselenko.smugmug.com/photos/598390455_cHQpZ-L.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p><strong>Head South</strong></p>

<p><img src="http://brookselenko.smugmug.com/photos/598398049_7DgxD-L.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p><strong>Below</strong></p>

<p><img src="http://brookselenko.smugmug.com/photos/598411716_Kq57t-M.jpg" alt="" width="299" height="450" /></p>

<p><strong>Opening</strong></p>

<p><img src="http://brookselenko.smugmug.com/photos/598404144_adBZN-M.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="399" /></p>

<p><strong>Crosswalk</strong></p>

<p><img src="http://brookselenko.smugmug.com/photos/598416340_2biZk-M.jpg" alt="" width="299" height="450" /></p>

<p><strong>Post Alley</strong></p>

<p><img src="http://brookselenko.smugmug.com/photos/598420440_nN2Cr-M.jpg" alt="" width="299" height="450" /></p>

<p>ME</p>

[andrewg_ny]

<p>Michael, I like 'Opening'. It seems to have a sort of surreal look to it--is that due to polarizer, or perhaps the lighting was reflected off other buildings...? </p>

<p>'Below' has sort of an HDR look to it--did you significantly bring up the shadows/reduce contrast somehow?</p>

<p>Javier, how are you liking that K-7 for this purpose? What lens were you shooting with, these are too long for your Sigma 10-20...looks like you were going with the f/8-and-be-there recipe, hyperfocal? The last one seems kind of soft--subjects kind of close for your zone focusing?</p>

[bob-c]

<p>Javier, your street photography seems to have a running theme to it. But hey, who am I to judge, I like it. Michael, I will someday make it to Seattle. Your pics are very nice especially Head South and Opening. I have several, all shot within the past week. The first is my favorite. I went into Philly to visit my daughter and we walked to the top of the Ben Franklin Bridge which connects Philly and Camden, NJ. I have never made that trek before and it is unfortunate that it was such a humid evening. But I like the way it came out. It was shot with the Sigma 17-35mm, bracketed at +/- 1.7 and HDR. </p>

[bob-c]

<p>try again</p><div></div>

[bob-c]

<p>William Penn atop City Hall</p><div></div>

[bob-c]

<p>a street in the city</p><div></div>

[bob-c]

<p>and lastly, Rittenhouse Sq. in Center City</p><div></div>

[wtlwdwgn]

<p>Great thread idea and good images so far! Here are a couple from my photowalk last weekend. I'll see if I can't get some more this weekend with my new DA 15mm f/4 Limited.<br>

<img src="http://wtlwdwgn.smugmug.com/photos/594950886_S9zer-O.jpg" alt="" width="533" height="800" /></p>

<p><img src="http://wtlwdwgn.smugmug.com/photos/594950912_Gsi4C-O.jpg" alt="" width="538" height="800" /></p>

<p><img src="http://wtlwdwgn.smugmug.com/photos/595716937_aokjZ-O.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="532" /></p>

<p><img src="http://wtlwdwgn.smugmug.com/photos/595718071_Bv3k6-O.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="367" /></p>

[jgredline]

<p>Nice contributions so far folks and the idea was Michael E's so thanks Michael..<br>

Andrew. Those images are not good examples as I noted. Those I took with my 17-35 F/2.8-4.0 TAMRON lens...This lens is usually tack sharp and becoming one of my favorites. That third shot is not soft, it is out of focus as where many of my K-7 shots...I was relying on AF.C and it resulted in 1/2 the images being out of focus..When doing street, I will go back to manual zone focusing. Atleast that way, they are all pretty much in focus...I will post some better pictures as soon as I take a look at what I have taken.</p>

[andrewg_ny]

<p>Javier, I guess I was using soft as a general "not sharp", not accusing the lens--thought it might be missed focus. Had you had better luck with AF.C on previous cameras? I have long had a feeling that some cameras from other makers--like a Nikon D200 for example--might actually work well enough with auto AF points to be at least somewhat effective at snap shooting in good light. I've never felt like Pentax bodies could lock fast enough to just squeeze & shoot. This may be a grass-is-greener scenario though. How does your D700 AF perform if you tried using it like this?</p>

<p>And Robert, that "street in the city" has a nice film-like look to it.</p>

[c_wyatt]

<p><img src="http://www.pentaxforums.com/gallery/images/18762/large/3_Image00002.jpg" alt="" /><br>

<em>'Kiss by James Cook memorial, Wellington'</em><br>

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<img src="http://www.pentaxforums.com/gallery/images/18762/large/3_Image00001.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>'Father and daughter, Wellington'</p>

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<p><img src="http://www.pentaxforums.com/gallery/images/18762/large/1_Image00024.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>'New Civic Square, Wellington'</p>

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<p><img src="http://www.pentaxforums.com/gallery/images/18762/large/1_Image00017.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>'Outside the Louvre, Paris'</p>

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<p><img src="http://www.pentaxforums.com/gallery/images/18762/large/1_Image00016.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>'On the waterfront, Wellington'</p>

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<p><img src="http://www.pentaxforums.com/gallery/images/18762/large/1_Image00012.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>'Defeated umbrella, Wellington'</p>

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<p><img src="http://www.pentaxforums.com/gallery/images/18762/large/2_Image00003.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>'In Mowbray Street, Wellington'</p>

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<p><img src="http://www.pentaxforums.com/gallery/images/18762/large/1_Image00004.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="600" /></p>

<p>'At Queen's Wharf, Wellington'</p>

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<p><img src="http://www.pentaxforums.com/gallery/images/18762/large/1_Image00006.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="316" /></p>

<p>'Outside the boatshed, Wellington'</p>

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<p><img src="http://www.pentaxforums.com/gallery/images/18762/large/2_Image00005.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="600" /></p>

<p>'On Queen Street, Auckland'</p>

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<p><img src="http://www.pentaxforums.com/gallery/images/18762/large/1_Image00028.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="401" /></p>

<p>'Streetfighter motorcycle, Wellington'</p>

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<p><img src="http://www.pentaxforums.com/gallery/images/18762/large/1_Image00015.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="400" /></p>

<p>'Midwinter sunshine, Wellington'</p>

[miserere_mei]

<p>Javier, when did you get that Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4? Did you get it because I've been raving about it? :-)</p>

<p>One thing I've noticed with mine is that if I want perfect focus at 17mm I need to zoom to 35mm, focus, then zoom out (unless I'm focusing <em>really</em> close to my subject).</p>

[miserere_mei]

<p align="center"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i6tc3TCyOTA/SmQBz7zRuJI/AAAAAAAACZ0/X7FCgWO7e5g/s640/IMGP5522-small.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="428" /></p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_i6tc3TCyOTA/SmQBtswU6YI/AAAAAAAACZQ/1JiaGBxANf4/IMGP5526-small.jpg" alt="" width="512" height="640" /></p>

<p align="center"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_i6tc3TCyOTA/SmQBnZhQKzI/AAAAAAAACY4/117WvjvHwa4/s640/IMGP5515-small.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="428" /></p>

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<p align="center"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_i6tc3TCyOTA/SmQBli201oI/AAAAAAAACYs/bRhzn-V8GXU/s640/IMGP5508-small.jpg" alt="" width="428" height="640" /></p>

[miserere_mei]

<p>I hope nobody is scared by my use of colour :-)</p>

 

[michael_elenko]

<p>Hi Andrew,<br>

Thanks for the feedback. <em>Opening</em> has a "Dragan" effect that stemmed from a Lightroom preset that I further modified. The effect can be dramatic when the light hits at a certain angle and intensity.</p>

<p><em>Below</em> is doped up considerably. Lots of fill light, selective saturation, negative clarity, overdose of highlight suppression, shadow reduction via curves, and then serious noise reduction. Lots of fun for me.</p>

<p>Andrew wrote:</p>

<blockquote>

<p>Michael, I like 'Opening'. It seems to have a sort of surreal look to it--is that due to polarizer, or perhaps the lighting was reflected off other buildings...?<br>

'Below' has sort of an HDR look to it--did you significantly bring up the shadows/reduce contrast somehow?</p>

</blockquote>

<p>ME</p>

[jgredline]

<p>Hi folks..<br>

Great stuff so far. Will comment on images tomorrow. I wanted to get a few more posted up before I hit the hay. More K-7 images but these are with my Sigma 10-20mmexif SHOULD be intact...I noticed that Photobucket has been striping the exif off for some reason..</p>

<p>A fellow just chilling in the 90 deg day.<br>

<img src="http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/Street%203/IMGP1339.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>I bought some delicious grapes from these folks...Yummy..<br>

<img src="http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/Street%203/IMGP1337.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>This lady was selling fish outside on a 90 deg day...Can I say food poisoning...<br>

<img src="http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/Street%203/IMGP1282.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>This lady tried to hide, but alas with the short focus distance of this lens, I still captured her...We had a great laugh afterward and was flattered I took her picture :)<br>

<img src="http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/Street%203/IMGP1318.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p><img src="http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/Street%203/IMGP1319.jpg" alt="" /></p>

 

[michael_elenko]

<p>Robert C,<br>

Thanks for your kind words. I like the geometry of Head South. Whenever you get around to planning a Seattle/NW trip, please give me a heads up.<br>

Your shot of the Ben Franklin Bridge triggered a memory of a photo essay from a Lenswork magazine issue no. 78 (last year). They had an outstanding portfolio of <a href="http://www.michaelpennphotography.com/">Michael Penn</a> that featured bridge shots. Are you familiar with his work? Lenswork is a slice of B&W heaven.</p>

<p>ME</p>

<p> </p>

[michael_elenko]

<p>Miserere Me</p>

<blockquote>

<p>I hope nobody is scared by my use of colour :-)</p>

</blockquote>

<p>No, but that guy's cherry ear mutation would spook me in B&W as well.</p>

<p>ME</p>

[sleahy73]

<p>Ok, I'll toss in some... late entry...<br>

Hope you enjoy.</p>

<p>Sean</p><div></div>

[sleahy73]

<p> One from London:</p><div></div>

[sleahy73]

<p>One from San Juan, PR</p><div></div>

[sleahy73]

<p>Another from San Juan</p><div></div>

[sleahy73]

<p>By the way, nice shots everybody! Pratically every one got me thinking differently about "street photography". </p>

<p>Sean</p>

[jgredline]

<blockquote>

<p>Javier, I guess I was using soft as a general "not sharp", not accusing the lens--thought it might be missed focus. Had you had better luck with AF.C on previous cameras?..</p>

</blockquote>

<p><strong>Andrew..Actually the K20D does very well in AF.C..I have not tried the K-7 there yet. The Nikon also does very well on AF.C</strong></p>

<blockquote>

<p>I have long had a feeling that some cameras from other makers--like a Nikon D200 for example--might actually work well enough with auto AF points to be at least somewhat effective at snap shooting in good light. <strong></strong></p>

</blockquote>

<p><strong>Yes, but still nothing like zone focusing...Nothing beats it...</strong></p>

<blockquote>

<p>I've never felt like Pentax bodies could lock fast enough to just squeeze & shoot. This may be a grass-is-greener scenario though. How does your D700 AF perform if you tried using it like this?.<strong>.</strong></p>

</blockquote>

<p><strong>I have tried it and it is better than the Pentax for sure, but not enough to make me drop zone focusing. I even have some of the canikon boys in the L.A. club zone focusing now...</strong></p>