royall_berndt

LOL! So perfect.

 

I'm not old fashioned, and people can certainly do as they please IF they're not hurting anyone.

For the life of me, however, so-called "street" photos which are merely voyeuristic shots of girls' asses don't impart any sort of message, or hold any sort of social import that I can see/read/comprehend/understand.

 

 

 

 

In the above set of photos from our OP, which I am looking at pretty closely (am I obviously missing something here?)

 

I definitely see the humor in the woman fondling the Wall Street bull's testicles although it's not a perfect photo of the scene.

 

The photo of the kid leaning on the shopping cart thing is adorable and true to street photography.

(but maybe only to my own perhaps misguided, limited, or uneducated sense of what street photography is or should be) It's a lovely photo.

 

The shot of all the kids lined up against the wall seems about as typical a shot of kids of that age could maybe be. Maybe there's some socially significant thing here that you've presented, or period-specific documentational qualities to the photo?

 

Honestly, tho, a surreptitious, shot-from-the-hip phone pic of a chick's ass in an elevator says nothing. Except possibly, "wow love that ass"? The shot of a group of girls hanging out, comes off as only that and for the life of me, I cannot see anything much beyond just a pic of some girls.

 

SO, @royall_berndt instead of huffing off into a corner to "seek condescension elsewhere"... how about enlightening those of us who "don't get it" as to what exactly, your intentional subtext is, please? To further engage one who criticizes, IMO, better serves to bolster your position, but taking a dismissive stance feels more like a cop out.

 

Also, Not being a big proponent of "street" photography, I subsequently don't hang out in this forum group a lot, other than occasionally posting some documentational pics here & there. You'll of course forgive my not being familiar with your "earlier shots"- the allusion to which I assume indicates your intention to putting everything neatly into context??

 

I'm coming in 100% cold, man. Splain it all to me. Sell me on these shots.

I meant my reaction to him is sadness. I have no idea how he feels about his shoes or anything else.

He appeared autistic, but not well cared for. Look at the condition of his shoes.

Cute kids.

They will enjoy making up.

Overcast day, but decent colors.

 

with Sigma 28-70 variable aperture contemporary to the camera. The AF was consistently good, the sharpness just okay and contrast medium.

 

Moynihan Train Hall, NYC

Minolta SRT 102 with 28mm f2.8 MD Rokkor

 

About 15 years ago, we had a limerick competition here. Really funny, like this great parody

Interesting lens. Sure has a big butt.

This was Delta 400 in an M3

Unaltered scan

These were the most popular style of shorts. I have no idea what kind of underwear was called for.

 

My Plustek 8100 usually gives me 2" x4" images. I want larger images but can't find a method for getting them. I sometimes get a nice-size image, but by accident. WhAt am I missing?

Remember, Prince Phillip walked with the Kennedys in the JFK funeral procession (and de Gaulle).

 

French Sisters, Rockefeller Center

Keep the building, but make it small. It should be overwhelmed by the mountains.

BTW, that is a terrific lens