Last batch of "Images La Sauvette"

[rokkstar]

Ok, I can imagine this is getting quite boring for everyone now so this will be the last post of "Matts B&W street shots" I promise.

Would appreciate critique on these puppies:





Cheers

[embi]

I like them a lot....number 3 is very interesting.

[famish]

Hi Matt, As i am way too inexperienced to suggest improvements, I can only tell you what I do and don't like. And i like No. 1 A LOT. The movement and the impression of feral seagulls appeals to me!

Thanks for sharing. Bring 'em on. They aren't boring me in the slightest.

Fiona

[Matt. K]

1 and 3 work very well for me. I have always liked images of people being followed by their shadows. No 3 would improve if it were printed very large. The middle image is too static to keep me involved.

[nat]

Hi Matt, I agree with Fiona. Seeing seagulls going crazy is brilliant. I also think that seagulls were created with B&W photography in mind!
Number 1 for me.

[WadeM]

I find 1&2 lacking in contrast and 'punch'. The main lesson I learnt with black and white is there has to be absolute black and white. Shot 1 and 2 are far to middle of the road. (Obviously it's like the rule of 1/3's...some follow, some don't)

Shot 3 stands out due to the contrasting.

--Wadem

[rokkstar]

Thank you for the comments people.

I find 1&2 lacking in contrast and 'punch'. The main lesson I learnt with black and white is there has to be absolute black and white. Shot 1 and 2 are far to middle of the road. (Obviously it's like the rule of 1/3's...some follow, some don't)

Shot 3 stands out due to the contrasting.

--Wadem

This is the problem I face all the time. I don't really know of a great B&W conversion which gives the contrast and punch that I'm after. I agree these are lacking in it. I can do a curves adjustment on top of the channel mixer and see how that works I guess.

[ozczecho]

rokkstar, I am a big fan of your B&W street series, so keep them coming. Like everyone else #1 is my fave from this series, just for the fact that there is a lot of movement and the seagull attack is well framed....

[Willy wombat]

The guy in #3 obviously has sensitive hearing... Nice centering of the subject for this shot, with the shadow distraction.

Urgh - seagulls are gross.

[sirhc55]

Matt - believe it or not my choice would be #2. The evident pathos in an old man feeding the pigeons is overwhelming and beautifully caught

[rokkstar]

Thanks for the comments guys, I appreciate them all.

Chris, that guy was great, he was getting really uptight with the birds, and then all of a sudden just stood there. He didnt see that bird hovering in front of him and then they all flew off and he remained motionless - the light on his face i like in this one:

[tarotastic]

I love the pic above this post. He looks like some old assasin who has been forced out of retirement to do one last job!!

"No women, no children" - Leon

[Alpha_7]

Really like number 3, not sure how I missed this post earlier, but number 4 is cool. The power socket in the wall almost looks photoshopped in, definitely doesn't seem to "belong" but it makes it all the more interesting.

[rokkstar]

THanks guys.
Wow, didnt think this post would see the light of day again.
The light socket is weird isnt it - but it's all real bro.
I really love the light on the guys face too - like old film noir photography - cept with a bloke not a hot woman.

[rebel]

I hope you don't mind, a bit of contrast really helps the image out

Before

After


If you have photoshop just go to Image>Adjustment>Brightness/Contrast, and bump up the contrast (35 is what I did for htis photo)

Again hope you don't mind, really cool shots, I like your city shots!

[Jonesy]

Hey Matt... I missed this first time round as well...

No.1 is great, No.2 didn't do much for me and No.3 is my pick. Perhaps a slight adjustment in the B&W conversion fro greater contrast

nice images once again!!

[marcotrov]

Terrific shots MAtt my picks are #2 and #3. Try cropping the top of #2 a little to remove the distracting ca top of image , almost panorama shot and I think it looks even more effective. Like 'em Matt Back to scanning photos for my wife's 50th, it's getting bigger than Ben Hur!
cheers
marco