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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/13/2008
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Thanks a lot for the detailed information, Antonio! It makes it probable that a hard-contrast B&W film could also go into this direction, like for example Kodak BW 400 CN, which according to the available data has characteristics that lead to such results.
Thank you very very much!
Nick
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Antonio Torkio
{K:5592} 7/12/2008
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Nick simply, I started by color photos
1) channel mixer: choice red channel this values 30-59-11 - allowed box moonochromatic
2) USM this value: 150 - 0.3 to 0
3) more USM this value from 20 to 30 - 0 (necessary for macrocontrast)
best regards my friend
Antonio
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/12/2008
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There is absolutely nothing to excuse and much to thank you for, Antonio! Thanks a lot for regaining the lost contrast! It's much stronger now!
Do you remember what you did? This could be of great help when I try it another time, since many things could be mapped to settings, film choise, etc.
Cheers!
Nick
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Antonio Torkio
{K:5592} 7/11/2008
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Hello Nick
Excuse me if I am allowed to do my version
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/11/2008
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Thanks a lot Antonio!
Well, though a real B&W film is absolutely not the same as turning the color image to greyscale, I try a conversion for getting an idea what a B&W might look like. (Attachment)
Some contrast was lost and the main person seems too dark now. Which seems to be saying that in case of a B&W film some more exposure would be needed.
Thanks a lot and cheers!
Nick
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Antonio Torkio
{K:5592} 7/10/2008
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excellent street ... try also in BW ;)
Antonio
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/10/2008
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Thank you very much, Burim, for yet another good, detailed, in depth going comment. It was exactly the elements you mentioned that made me try the shot.
Indeed also, that kind of disinterested attitude toward many things that happen around seems to be dominating the behavior in general. Perhaps another result of the permanent lack of time you also talked about. And perhaps also a good situation for taking images many times, but in general I am a bit uncomfortable with that. Society turns more and more from living *with* each other to living beside each other, without real connections but rather as many individuals that just happen to physically reside in small distance from each other. The awareness gets less and less as everybody seems to be really under such a pressure from the own troubles that no time remains for any interest for other people around. We turn to some kind of robots, interacting mechanically.
Still, thanks heavens, there are also more "human" individuals. The fine lady on the image was positively surprised when I took it. She asked many things about what I found so good for an image there, and also why. She was rather astonished to hear that many times the capture of the "everyday running person" also includes much admiration for the courage to keep up trying to get along, despite all the troubles and hopelessness one might encounter. Much like making a small dedication to the unknown human being somewhere in the streets. She didn't understand that completely but she found the idea surprising that somebody "stands and shoots people coming home after a long day at work".
Anyway, I'll be shooting such images for a long time, and let's hope that some few of them will be OK forposting too.
Cheers and thanks again!
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/8/2008
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Thank you very much, Dave!
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/8/2008
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Thanks a lot for the comment and the hint, Vandi!
But I didn't quiet get that. What do you mean with "reflection of the cell of the station"? And about the lamps, they are already on the image, or do you mean something else?? :-/
Cheers!
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/8/2008
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Thanks once more, Ben!
Cheers!
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/8/2008
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Thanks a lot for the nice comment, Vincenzo!
Cheers!
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/8/2008
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Thank you very much for the nice comment and generous rating, Hussam!
Cheers!
Nick
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Nick Karagiaouroglou
{K:127263} 7/8/2008
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Thanks a lot again, Joggie!
Well, the sharpness on her face could be also a bit better, I guess, but the sharpness difference to the rest of moving persons is high enough. It was indeed about what you say, namely that extreme running and being busy day by day, which at the end brings *things* at the total expence of *life*. At the end one gathers so much and has no time to use the gathered things too. Strange thing to me. It could have to do with an extreme importance that was given to "having". And also with an extreme fear for "losing".
Cheers!
Nick
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Burim Luta
{K:5255} 7/8/2008
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Great shot Nick with great atmosphere, perspective, light and details.
I really love these "in motion" shots, if I can call it that, where the photographer shows the dynamic of todays life where everyone is on the hurry and no one pays attention to anyone else, even a photographer who is taking a shot of him or her.
A couple of years before it used to be a big thing to go out on the street and take a shot of a person or a group of persons, just walking down the street, today I can stay all day long in the street and no one pays attention to me anymore, even though I am sticking a camera lens on their face.
Another thing I like are the square tiles, both on ceiling and ground, combined by the pillars and the light bulbes which go across the big white clock on the end, giving the spectator a feel of infinity.
And the last but not the least details is the reflection of people on the ceiling tiles which adds even more atmosphere to the shot.
Cheers
Burim
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Dave Stacey
{K:150877} 7/7/2008
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Good "street" shot, Nick!
Dave.
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Vandy Neculae
{K:7990} 7/7/2008
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The reflection of the cell of the station and those lamps may be interesting to shot.
Nice work here.
Vandi
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Arben Mallaki
{K:10761} 7/7/2008
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Excellent picture!
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Vincenzo Larosa
{K:320} 7/7/2008
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Very Nice street shot, great composition
compliment
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Hussam AL_ Khoder
{K:79545} 7/7/2008
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I like your point of view.
What a beautyful shot you have here.
All the best.
7/7
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Joggie van Staden
{K:41700} 7/7/2008
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Hi Nick, you certainly suceeded in bringing us a slice of everyday life - I like the motion incorporated by using a slow shutterspeed while you still got the lady in sharp focus. We are often so busy with the normal THINGS of life that we totally forget to LIVE life! Regards.
Joggie
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