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Which Board? => Photo Essays => : 02Pilot May 09, 2013, 05:01:07 PM
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As I'm sure you know, NYC offers a plethora of opportunities for street photography. I'm not particularly good it, not having had much practice, but it's fun to try in a place where there is bound to be something worthwhile every few blocks. While I was down there are few weeks ago for WPPD, I also ran a single roll of Tri-X through my new-to-me Canon P with Jupiter-8 attached. A few selections follow; many are cropped, and I've adjusted a few levels to compensate for some overexposure. I really like the glow the Sonnar-formula Jupiter-8 produces with Tri-X.
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y121/aegaspari/7May2013-1-05_Modified_Crop_zps087f84a1.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y121/aegaspari/7May2013-1-02_Large_Crop_zpsea301f3d.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y121/aegaspari/7May2013-1-01_Crop_zps4b1d6260.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y121/aegaspari/7May2013-1-12_Large_Crop_zps52e58d24.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y121/aegaspari/7May2013-1-19_Large_Crop_zpsec2d4e9b.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y121/aegaspari/7May2013-1-11_Modified_zpse7852b5f.jpg)
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y121/aegaspari/7May2013-1-26_Modified_Crop_zpse9f80574.jpg)
As you can see, the only one who seemed to notice the camera was the dog....
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Really nice snaps. You managed to capture a good amount of NYC characters. That place is a street photography paradise, when I lived there I always had a camera with me. I'm a big fan of the last two. Grand Central is one of the greatest spaces on earth. That glow you mention is most apparent on the Chrysler Building shot. Well done!
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Great series of shots and always remember "with practice comes perfect". Love the one of the cowboy on a bike.... :)
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Thanks, guys.
The "Sonnar glow" is clearest on the Chrysler Building for sure, but I also like the look it gives to the interior of Grand Central; the light through those huge windows is fantastic.
The real visual impact of the cowboy on the bike doesn't come across as clearly as I would have liked. He looked like someone who's been sprinkling heroin on their Corn Flakes in the morning for the last 20 years, and he was wearing a pink bikini. No one even looked at him twice. Just another day in NYC....