Lexington and 68th

what do we think of this one?

Both of us, Half girl and Half dream, think that this is quite nice :)

Great shot!

I like it, but would crop more tightly on the right. This image is certainly reminiscent of HCB, which is high praise to a Leicaphile.

I agree with Mr. Goldstein. that is what caught my eye, the HCB effect that is. very nice- the car headlights on the right are a bit distracting though.

Very nice

I hear what you guys are saying about the headlights, but if I cropped them out, I would lose the wedge formation of the people venturing into the street. It would just look like a shapeless crowd. It was the way they were lined up that caught my eye.

Maybe burn them in a bit?

The headlights are a good thing, they add contrast to the shot and fit in fine. Nice photo.

Hi,

I would love to know how you took this, and all your other shots. As in, F-stop, shutter speed, etc. Do you remember. Leica's are amazing.

And you are also shooting in my neighborhood.

August,

 

Thanks for stopping by.

 

I can't think of anything unusual that I do; I don't have any tricks, at least not consciously. I guess I do make choices in terms of exposing and printing -- a lot of times this means exposing a little more and then printing dark while dodging the darkest spots. More than anything the look of my pictures has to do with the kind of stuff I look for on the street -- this scene appeared pretty much exacly like you see it here -- there wasn't even any color to speak of.

Add more contrast to the scene and it will be a better picture. Regards Frank

I don't understand the comments. HCB would not crop this! Beau's work is among the most original and interesting on this site.