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This woman busker was packing up for the day and you can just about see a few coins which had spilt onto the ground. I liked the people passing by, one quite well-dressed older woman and a rather louche-looking lad.
Taken from the walkway above Embankment Station looking down.
I've not been out much lately so this is a reworking of an image from 2008.
Thank you for looking.
Chris 
And many thanks to Bill for his UA on my previous image. Much appreciated.
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| Brand: | Canon |
| Camera: | Canon Powershot G9 |
| Lens: | 0.0-0.3 mm |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 13 Aug 2008 - 6:14 PM |
| Focal Length: | 44.4mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/4.8 |
| Aperture: | f/4.8 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/80sec |
| Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
| ISO: | 200 |
| Metering Mode: | Multi-segment |
| Flash: | Off, Did not fire |
| White Balance: | As Shot |
| Title: | Street Violinist |
| Username: | 
SlowSong |
| Uploaded: | 27 Nov 2012 - 11:22 AM |
| Tags: | Candid, Digitally manipulated, General, Photo journalism, Portraits / people, Street |
| Votes: | 52 |
Comments
You can always tell who's on the fiddle..............
. Hope she did well. Carol
A fine candid, Chris.
Looks as if she is changing a broken A String - even braver to tackle that in public than playing the instrument!
To support and enlarge on Francesco's comment, the long stride of the louche lad effectively give you a triangular element to the composition: his two feet to the passing lady's hand, with the kneeling violinist neatly enclosed.
Quote: this is a reworking of an image from 2008.
There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle . . .
Regards
Bill
I've appreciated for a long time the way an overhead view can create a detached, analytical feel, like putting human life under a giant microscope. This is how I see this - we are just very large ants, going about our routines.
And then the hint of individual character creeps in - the gait top right is wonderfully louche, as you say.
I'm hesitating about putting my UA on this as it would look like award-swapping, the Forums' darkest nightmare, but this is the best upload I've seen so far today... Hmmmm...
Moira
Thank you. I've very heartened by your reception of this image. And special thanks to Moira for her UA. You realise we're part of a clique now don't you?
And I think you're right Bill. I think she was changing a string but it was so long ago that I took it and I can't even remember what I did last week these days.
Like the processing Chris, and the cropped humans on either side of the violin player - makes for a nice diagonal composition. The fact that the violin is also on the diagonal works a treat too - I think you captured this perfectly.
Anne
(Thanks so much for your UA on my Flameleaf Sumac)
A great viewpoint Chris, from above gives a different perspective. I also like the two parts of people on either side, showing humanity rushing on by!
Maggie
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