I took up photography lately. Another one of those ideas I spent hours talking about from the bar stool, without ever taking a shot. Anyway I went out last saturday to a local market to take some portraits of the sellers. What do you think? Any good? It was so good (and strange) to be out on a fine saturday morning, talking to these wonderful people. The man with the cabbages was hilarious.
Hey Malcolm. Very nice! I especially love the girl with the mannequin in the window!!!! Was that on purpose? Their arms are even folded the same! Very artsy!!!! Your town looks awesome too! Thanks for sharing! Reminds me of the past summers...... Sitting on the deck, getting drunk, GOING on adventures.... Sitting on the deck, getting drunk, TALKING about going on adventures..... Sitting on the deck, getting drunk, getting drunk, getting drunk.......... Lani
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cool pictures. I liked the butcher's chalk board "beef today" with the ranchers name. Pay attention to the edges of your frame in the view finder. try not to have objects that are only partially in the frame (liKe the buchers scale or the trim around the tavern sign behind the man with the cabages or tops of buidings) Many man made backround objects are square and can be easily alligned with the corners of the picture frame. If the subject person in your photo is looking to the right, then include that area in the photo by moving them to the left. Even margins around the boarders and the rule of thirds (1/3 foreground, 1/3 subject, 1/3 backround) will help as well. I took a ton of photos in early sobriety and looking back it's probably because the world looked different to me without booze. It's great that you're out there in the moment feeling the pulse of life and nature. It's only there that we experience the gift of being alive each day brings.
Ahh yes, I am jealous of the Cheese muself. A particular weakness. :) I liked some of those pointers Dean gave. I'll have to try them myself. I like the Black and white too. Everybody does color but black and white can be cool. I like the alignment on the cabbage guy myself. There is near zero room for twisting. You really couldn't have lined it up any closer unless you posed the shot with a tripod. Thats a remarkable street. The perspective is dizzying. Dean I think what you are seeing is a crooked building :) I straightened it out in photochop and now Mr. cabbage patch has an almost drunken lean. Well perhaps you are right lol lo0l lol
The following wonderful work of art By Sir Malcom was chopped and chopped and twisted without express written consent of the artist extordinaire himself and is not meant to represent anything other than thats a darn crooked street or a darn crooked man. :)
Thanks folks. They are some great pointers Dean, it's a great lesson - we know artistry when we see it, but trying to come close to the act of creation is a different matter. All these photos were cropped by myself in Adobe Lightroom, I kind of play around until I get the image that pleases my sense of perspective. Your right, years of booze and tranquilizers have given me a bit of a skewed perspective (maybe no bad thing, makes for an interesting pic sometimes.) Anyway, it's great to get tips like yours. Lani, to be honest I never really thought of the mannequin, but now you point it out, it does kind of reflect the girls pose. She was a lovely woman, a recent Polish immigrant, making all her own delicious food. Thanks Joni, I'm in Ireland, not the UK. Never mix up the two! Could get you into trouble here. Ha, i'm only joking, thanks for your reply. As for tuggboat, my solicitor will be issuing a writ to see you in court for copyright infringement! Actually, your crop does give the cabbage man an unusual listing. Maybe he was drunk. I had to persuade him I wasn't from the Tax office, when he was convinced he was a very willing subject. The photos were taken in colour, but I used lightroom to play around with the tones until I was happy. For those interested in photography, Adobe Lightroom, which I'm only starting to learn, is a gift. It's a fantastic piece of software, I prefer it to photoshop. I'll put up more pics as I go along, and develop (hopefully).
Thanks for your lovely glimpse into Irish life there, Malcolm. I'm looking forward to your next efforts! Thanks for being here too. 4leafed clover luck wished to you, Danielle x
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