The Joy of It (II)

The other day, looking through several thousand photos, this one

jumped out from my browsers -- several of them -- as capturing 'the

spirit of the photo, despite obvious issues with focus, subject

movement, etc. However, it has one thing none of the several thousand

other photos had -- it embodies 'LIFE'-- at least to me. How about you?

Your ratings and critiques are invited and most welcome. If you rate

harshly or very critically, please submit a helpful and constructive

comment; please share your superior photographic knowledge to help

improve my photography. Thanks! Enjoy! John

What distracts me is that "somthing' orange in his mouth. I was looking at Greyhound Bus Driver. This reminds me of that but "that" is technically much better.

Technically, this photo is ploho (Russkij for 'bad' or at least 'not good') but when I was going through several thousand 'old' photos this one absolutely stood out for the life it portrayed.

 

I like it.

 

The color in his mouth may be gum, but I can't tell. I was troubled by it too, and perhaps I should have Photoshopped it to white so one could not tell it from teeth (white + yellow I guess, but not such great yellow/green). (It's not my teeth, which could be such colors ;~))

 

I will from time to time post something that is completely full of life but lacking in focus or blurred from subject movement (as this at 1/13th of a second as he wheeled from our left to our right (reverse for him of course), because of the framing and expression.

 

Greyhound bus driver was taken in midday under full sun; this at night in a restaurant, so big difference, but the comparison is a pro pos otherwise.

 

Sometimes damn the tehcnicalities and otherwise not. Viewer preference.

 

I only offer choices and do pay attention to ratings as they are vox populi, but do not necessarily speak for what is 'good' or what is 'right' or my own 'personal preference'.

 

I ask you again, aren't you a doppleganger for Meir Samel?

 

John (Crosley)

Hey John, nice moment. Not sure the lack of sharpness works for me though. Is that a jalapeno in his mouth?

I post a lot of photos that score in the 5 to 6 range, and if some weren't street, which is a rather misunderstood category, might score much much higher.

 

I don't really care; I have a very substantial audience and many regulars.

 

I also learned early to post what pleases me, or at least what I wish feedback on, particularly if I have any sort of question about whether a photo might be 'popular' or not.

 

I posted a photo the other day that overwhelmed all but two raters, and it was so badly Photoshopped, with glaring problems I never had even considered posting it at all, but at first and for a long time it scored above 6. I expected 3s.

 

This has 3s and I hoped for 6s, so it just goes to show you . . . .

 

This one is scoring low, but it is a standout in my captures. Yes, a standout, if one reviews my captures for the days and weeks around this capture, even the 'street' work.

 

His expression is original and lively. I have learned that focus is not everything -- at least not to all people all the time. This may or not be one such instance; the jury is still out as far as I'm concerned.

 

I think--if it were accompanied by a release -- it might be saleable. Or maybe I'm just wrong.

 

It's the sort of nondescript but general photo that one sees in 'stock agency' web sites that sell over and over and over.

 

And I love the expression.

 

Whether you love it or hate it is a personal thing, and I respect your take on it.

 

I have mine; you have yours, and I invited you to express yours, and greatly respect your expression, not just a lone rate.

 

And, for the first time, I think that I understand that green/yellow -- it might really be that jalapeno pepper (paprika) you've written me about.

 

Thanks -- it helps me a lot.

 

John (Crosley)