'Puddle-People'

It was one of those typical wet & windy day's in London with nothing

to shoot at except ducks, so I thought this might merit some

interest.

 

Hugh

Really enjoyed this one! Nice work.

Hi Hugh. This is an excellent photograph. The reflections and tones are great. A very original and interesting composition. Regards.

Have to be honest and admit that until five minutes ago, I had never noticed your name before. And you have been a member of photo.net longer than I have... Guess that's how this place works - there are so many of us!

Anyway, thanks for posting Jaffa's pic and supporting comments for Michael.

A quick check (as much as that is possible with a 56K modem connection), showed me that I have just discovered another highly accomplished member of this site. The quality of your work is truly outstanding!

Andy Eulass is a photo.net friend of mine from way back in 2002...

He has gone through various stages with his photography during the past year and has now settled into mainly doing street photography. Alas, as much as I admire this genre, I cannot bring myself to leaving any useful comments on much of his portfolio - I am not a "people photographer".

The quality of your street photography is outstanding and I hope you won't mind if I point Andy towards your portfolio for a look...

About the Puddle-People. It is an excellent capture and warrants a closer inspection. A couple of things that stand out, apart from the reflections in the water. The guy on the left seems to be just standing around, rather than walking towards us (sheltering from a passing shower perhaps?) and the person holding the umbrella must be involved in a conversation, because I wouldn't expect much in the way of rain, in the undercover walkway...

One thing that I would like to ask is about the square format. Can you explain why you have used this format and included other elements into this composition within this square crop (i.e. the sign at right, extra headroom at the top). I have attached another square cropped version and would like to know why your original is better than my suggested version. Have I made it too tight? Why is the illuminated sign a distraction to my eye? Am I asking questions that can really only be answered by myself?

Thank you Carey & David for both you comments and your time which I value dearly.

 

Peter, your comment is very well founded and I do like your interpretation as the tunnel and it's reflection sit better.

I am trying something out on my images with new borders (with great difficulty may I add!)

I was told by a friend that an overall resolution of 1000x1000 works best which means that I have to crop my images to pieces to get it.

See example of original picture.

 

Please by all means tell Andy about me as I would like to meet/share with others who work with/on the street theme.

 

Regards & best wishes.

 

Hugh

 

Hugh, ditto Peter's first part, second comment (about not being a "people" photographer), but nonetheless most enjoy these images and often wish I had something intelligent to say - such as I prefer the uncropped version for some highly intellectual reason. The last (hooded) fellow with the backpack is my eye's focal point. He gives me the feeling of going through the paces in a mundane and mechanized world.

 

I received your E-mail, Hugh, and best of luck with the exhibit that hopefully includes this image. And by the way, your portrait does show a man with a great artist's flair regardless of attire.

Hi Michael, thanks for commenting on 'Puddle-People' I Just can't see how resizing my images so that they end up framed as a 1000X1000 pixels when I have to throw out a large chunk of the image that then leaves it rather vague? He told me that I should do this with all of my images???

That way my PN portfolio would look much more pleasing to the viewers. (I just don't know)

 

As for my portrait, (Arghh!) I am wearing the sack that ordinarily covers my face.

 

Regards

 

Hugh

 

The ice rink melted!

Thanks Hugh, for the additional info and the original image. After another look, I have decided that your square 1000x1000 pixels version above is definitely the best possible outcome within those constraints. It made me wonder if your friend shoots with 6x6 equipment... Discarding so much from your original D60 frames seems wasteful and awkward to use a camera like that, whilst thinking square compositions.

I would have been very tempted to include the security camera at top left. Especially so, if it had pointed in the direction of the pedestrians...

very good!

Hello Hugh - A beautiful photograph. The procession of people walking away from us and the procession of lights in the tunnel are so beautifully reflected in the mundane puddle. I do like Peter's square crop, as it really focuses on the most beautiful elements of your photo. Best regards,

SteveR

Hugh, it might ruin the mood, but you can print on a square canvas but keep the image within its border. Something akin to what I've attached to create an aspect ratio of 1.25:1 from a wide image so it can be fitted on an 8x10 print. (image attachment deleted)

Great photo. Not only the reflection, but all the composition and the tones are nice.

A farasto, Nikos calor?

 

I was in greece for one month this year on the Island, 'Aegina' I love Greece and everything about it, my friends have told me that I am to return at once and leave England for good,,,(The thought is tempting!)

I find this very appealing and I wish I could tell you why! I can't see the faces, there is no color, but yet it still holds interest for me. If I go with what it DOES have - detail, depth, and strong lines - maybe that explains it.

"Thought that the prosession of pedestians passing a large puddle reflecting them passing was interesting enough to shoot. What do you think?"

 

Of course it's interesting. You've managed to capture one of the kind of interesting things that photography is meant for. Showing off an impecable composition, this picture is a powerful candidate to POW.

Surfing on the net, I have found your folders and read your biography.

In a rainy day, you did real nice with that one, which I think is very special in photography aspects.I like what you do for the disabled with donated computers, I do it as well.

I like many of your works. Best Wishes. Pnina

Nothing so much to add to the comments above, Hugh. Well seen and depicted. The charm of it, imo, is that you could shoot it in every city in the world. Everyone of us could be a character of you. As if I see myself hurrying for home in a nasty weather. And you've managed to transform this common and usually not very pleasant passage into a nice and moody scene. Beautiful photo. Regards. Blago

spectacular!

I took a long walk into your gallery hust to find out how much I miss your way of seen the world.

Your street scenes are one of the best, so far, cause they portrait life as it is.

However, I had to start with one.

So, I choosed this one.

For me, it is the essential of your work. People driven to a destiny without even knowing why.

This image is perfect in every single detail.

Regards,

Marí¬©a