Union Square Wedding Party
Nikon FM, Nikkor 35mm f2.8, Ilford XP2 Super
How about a street shot for a change?
One of our city walks led us to have coffee at Union Square and I saw this wedding party walk up for some pictures.
--Warren
Labels: Black and White, Ilford XP2, Nikon FM, Photojournalism, Street
posted by Warren T. at 6:53 AM
8 comments
8 Comments:
Something about this picture works for me. Would anyone care to say what it is about this photo that works, or doesn't work for them?
I would like to discuss/critique this one, if anyone cares to join in.
Thanks,
Warren
Damn Warren, that looks like something out of a magazine! Good shot. Critique? The upper right corner is a little washed out and it's a little distracting. Other than that, it's nice.
Eric
Thanks Eric. Just for clarification, when you say "washed out", do you mean that the area is too bright? (I had already burned that corner a bit to reduce brightness, and I thought I actually might have darkened it too much).
--WT
Warren,
It is a wonderful picture. Everyplace on the photo is clear and has a story except for that upper corner. The corner is a little fuzzy. The shot is just great, we seem to be picking on a little less than perfect.
Right, Warren. Too bright.
Eric
I agree with Eric, looks like a photo out of a magazine, and a good photo! I like how lots of things are going on in the photo, it's not a simple photo, it's busy, but in every section, there's a story of its own. It appears that you took your photo probably at the same time the wedding photographer took his, so it's in interesting different angle and good timing, and the lady with cell phone or hand to her ear is interesting, as are the dad and kid in the very middle looking on.
Hi Folks,
Thanks for the comments, all very interesting observations.
What works for me is the combination of balanced grouping of the main subject, which is the wedding party. The party is split into two groups that fan out into a semim-bowtie shape, bridged in the middle by the groom gazing at the photographer's subject. So you have several sets of converging lines and several interesting sight lines: The woman on the right with the cell phone gazing to the right, the bride engaged in a conversation with the woman next to her, the groom and photographer looking at the 2nd group. All in the second group looking to the left. And smack dab in the middle of the whole thing is the father and child, almost at the focal point of the converging lines.
Yes, it's a very complicated image, but I'm pleased with it.
It's another one of those situations where there was not very much time to think and compose. It was an instinctive capture, and with manual equipment (Nikon FM, 35mm f2.8). I mentioned this before, where my mind is almost on autopilot when it composes a shot. It's at once exhilirating, fun, and satisfying when the shot is successful.
--WT
Hey folks, my last two posts just suggested a new theme! How about "Photographers in Action"?
What do you think?
--WT
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