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Every year, when I go to the lord mayor's show in London, there is the London Scottish Pipe military band, and this guy has been in front for several years. I was looking at some well known photographers, and one thing I never did before was single him out.
It wanted to miss out the fact that it was a dull day, so went for b and w.
I clipped his legs, but we know they are there,
| Brand: | Canon |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 40D |
| Lens: | EF-S18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 10 Nov 2012 - 11:23 AM |
| Focal Length: | 200mm |
| Aperture: | f/5.6 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/200sec |
| Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
| ISO: | 640 |
| Exposure Mode: | Aperture-priority AE |
| Metering Mode: | Multi-segment |
| Flash: | Off, Did not fire |
| White Balance: | Auto |
| Title: | Drum Major, London Scottish Pipe Band, Lord Mayor's show, 2012 |
| Username: | 
mgoldman |
| Uploaded: | 26 Dec 2012 - 9:32 PM |
| Tags: | Black & white, Portraits / people |
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Was this cropped off a bigger picture? I can't think of much to comment about except that I'm not yet convinced that the aspect ratio that this was presented in is the best option for the image you have here. I think I would have cropped off from slightly below his left hand, and try to position the eyes on a third, preferably the upper left third intersection. If this is a crop off a bigger picture, try fitting all the hat (i.e. feather part) in the image to add some spacing above the head (will also help with placing eyes on third).
Finally, the background is a bit busy but that's a bit inevitable when there's a parade. In such circumstances, I'd always try and pick the image with the least busy background - so if you have other pictures of this fellow, see if you find some without such a busy background. That said, the expression on his face is interesting and it still has impact, so don't trade that off just to get a picture with a less busy background but with a less interesting expression on the face.
Will try uploading a mod later.
I see a drum Major, marching at the front of a Parade of his musicians, a proud Scotsman and well he should be! I see a determined and strong willed person striding forth saying we are the best! and why not, I see a man with strong principles that he will adhere to until the end of his days, I see him port raid in mono which highlights the tones the strength and character of him, I see him! he is the central figure! dominating stern, clear cut! a leader! well done fabulous, I applaud your efforts in this grand photo, regards Leon.
Its a good shot, youve certainly captured the personality here. I would like to see the colour version also so I can get a sense of how good the conversion is.
There are lots of very bright areas with little detail that can be improved by toning down highlights (I used the highlight tool in CS6, you can also use the burn tool); nice if the background is just a little more out of focus.
I have uploaded a mod with highlights recovered; a little blur in the background, and a conversion to a duo tone which I think suits the shot.
regards
Willie
Well isolated from the background, and it doesn't intrude as much as maybe colour would, though its a shame to lose the colour of all that regalia.
His face is not quite as sharp as his chest and left hand on my screen, so maybe you focused in slightly the wrong place, otherwise, pretty good.
Nick
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