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Always difficult, as people always smile for the camera.
A bleak night in what had already become a ghost town.
I'm not normally a fan of prime lenses, but the f1.4 was bought for those pitch dark events, and this was its first outing in anger. It will be off out tonight as a compare and contrast.
A bleak night in what had already become a ghost town.
I'm not normally a fan of prime lenses, but the f1.4 was bought for those pitch dark events, and this was its first outing in anger. It will be off out tonight as a compare and contrast.
A difficult subject to convey without the description. Is it primarily a portrait of the driver, or reportage on his situation? If the latter, I think a wider angle would serve better, for the empty street.
Good luck to him...
Moira
Good luck to him...
Moira
https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/18324091.one-last-night-bolton-town-centre-pubs-clubs-shut-wake-coronavirus-outbreak/
That's a good gallery, the sort of thing that local press excels at now. It does give the bigger picture, photos like this work better together than in isolation. Well done.
Eye contact is good as is the focus. The 1.4 has served you well here.
As a reportage image I would assume if this were published then there would be an accompanying description, which would be fine. Without one it would be difficult to guess the situation he is in.
He does look quite contented tbh, maybe not so much of a smile would help to understand his dilemma.
Nice gallery, thanks for the link.
As a reportage image I would assume if this were published then there would be an accompanying description, which would be fine. Without one it would be difficult to guess the situation he is in.
He does look quite contented tbh, maybe not so much of a smile would help to understand his dilemma.
Nice gallery, thanks for the link.
As a docu style street portrait this works very well. Find it actually a very good photo, showing both the taxi and the driver, and with all the light in the street providing the right mood. As a stand alone shot depicting the impact of the corona virus, it doesn't really work, but then it's part of a series (just had a look), and in that context it works better
On its own it doesn't say much about the situation - we can see the street is empty at that point but it's only a small section of street. So it could be a lull in the early hours.
It's one of those cases where a picture doesn't say a thousand words, perhaps asks a thoudand words, so a caption/supporting description is needed. I think a lot of news images need that in order to fully inform the viewer.
Then the question becomes does the image complement the story? Is it about the person per se or is the person a small cog in the whole? Does the image sit ok on its own or with others to give a fuller picture?
Thr article you link to does answer those questions of course, those are my thouights and how I see this as a single image.
It's one of those cases where a picture doesn't say a thousand words, perhaps asks a thoudand words, so a caption/supporting description is needed. I think a lot of news images need that in order to fully inform the viewer.
Then the question becomes does the image complement the story? Is it about the person per se or is the person a small cog in the whole? Does the image sit ok on its own or with others to give a fuller picture?
Thr article you link to does answer those questions of course, those are my thouights and how I see this as a single image.
Yep, as an image of.a taxi driver it works. Maybe not a good fit with the context until you add the copy in. Then, there's local knowledge, a Boltonian would be aware that on the lit side of the street would normally be people flocking into a bar, but outsiders wouldn't be aware.
Tonight, I had back for the aftermath, and the darkened streets. Social distancing might be easier.
Tonight, I had back for the aftermath, and the darkened streets. Social distancing might be easier.
Lovely capture in tough conditions, no distracting reflections, great eye contact and looks pin sharp.
Lovely narrative and a wonderfully intimate portrait. I read the other comments and while I do not agree with all them.
Given the Covis-10 context, the image makes perfect sense to me.
Regarding the wide-angle comment, yes, it could work (I love wide-angle and often shoot with a 10mm) but the image is tight, great colour saturation, sharp and grungy in all the right place -lovely shot!
Regards Bazil
Lovely narrative and a wonderfully intimate portrait. I read the other comments and while I do not agree with all them.
Given the Covis-10 context, the image makes perfect sense to me.
Regarding the wide-angle comment, yes, it could work (I love wide-angle and often shoot with a 10mm) but the image is tight, great colour saturation, sharp and grungy in all the right place -lovely shot!
Regards Bazil
Good comment Zilba.
I take your point about the 10mm, I've had to change my working technique recently, as my 16 to 35 was sort of becoming my standard lens on full frame. On this particular night I only took the 50, so it would force me to distance more than usual. As to those who talk enthusiastically about nifty 50s, and prime lenses I have gone through a change over the last 40 years, from carrying 5 fixed lenses to 3 high quality zooms. I do have a 50 and 85 1.8, but they are for ultra low light and studio portraits only.
It didn't last long, the next night when the streets were empty the 16 to 35 was on again.
I take your point about the 10mm, I've had to change my working technique recently, as my 16 to 35 was sort of becoming my standard lens on full frame. On this particular night I only took the 50, so it would force me to distance more than usual. As to those who talk enthusiastically about nifty 50s, and prime lenses I have gone through a change over the last 40 years, from carrying 5 fixed lenses to 3 high quality zooms. I do have a 50 and 85 1.8, but they are for ultra low light and studio portraits only.
It didn't last long, the next night when the streets were empty the 16 to 35 was on again.
