Woman on St Charles, Mardi Gras 2010

[ronocnikral]

I was going through some old negatives hiding away by the besler. turns out, that is a good place to hide negatives.

I thought I would post this shot up to share and for C&C.

Mamiya c220, 80mm lens, no light meter, diafine.

[L Stegall]

Wow, that just brings me right back to my life in N.O., living blocks off St. Charles. Great memories.

[venchka]

Same here. 2-3 weeks of Street Photographer Nirvana.

I like it. You singled out an individual in a crowd. And she's looking into the lens. Well done.

[jeffclow]

Does bring back memories.....nicely done.

[RKEnnis]

Great candid! Her expression is perfect. I love that you shot it in b/w.

BTW, for the street candid fans, check out my urban candid series on Flickr:
Flickr: TXphotoblog's Photostream

[ronocnikral]

thanks guys/gal. i really like this picture. i'm thinking i may be sinful a crop a 66 negative. that blown sky drives me bonkers.

[venchka]

5x7 horizontal. I do it all the time. I also crop rectangular images square. Go figure?

[wclavey]

You got it, Wayne, a 5x7 ratio horizontal crop of the image excluding all or most of the sky.

[ronocnikral]

W & W nailed it. I wanted an 8x10, but 5x7 it was. I like this much better.

[venchka]

The Old Geezers Rule!
Love it. The top is within mm's of where I guessed it would be.

5x7 is a very pleasing aspect ratio. A zillion portrait studios back the Stone Age can't be wrong.

[ronocnikral]

was your guess made with or with out the bifocals?

[venchka]

No line tri-focals.

[venchka]

Whoa! Superior Grill in the backgound. My daughter lived not too far from there.

[DiskoJoe]

i like that you the woman looking directly into the camera here. but i think this would have worked better with a shallower depth of field. it would have brought more attention to her. this would have been a nice opportunity for a close up too since you had her attention.

[ronocnikral]

Originally Posted by venchka

Whoa! Superior Grill in the backgound. My daughter lived not too far from there.

one thing NOLA lacks is good mexican joint. Superior Grill is the best fill to that gap. mmmm....shrimp brushettas.

Originally Posted by DiskoJoe

i like that you the woman looking directly into the camera here. but i think this would have worked better with a shallower depth of field. it would have brought more attention to her. this would have been a nice opportunity for a close up too since you had her attention.

Thanks for the feedback. I would have lost this moment if I would have waited for another comp. also, there isn't much I could have done to change the DOF from my vantage point and still get this moment.