"Rainy Day in Chinatown"

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• machinelove (16007)
• [2008-03-20 6:20]

Appealing shot here Linda! The BW and the rainy urban setting is a great combo. You are spot on with this conversion.
It has a classic look to it, greta POV and clarity.
I really like it.
- Vincent

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• wenqing (11857)
• [2008-03-20 6:33]
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its the wet season here also :)
i like the choice of b/w here linda

you need a high shutter speed for shooting in the rain cause the rain drops appear as a blur veil at 1/60 :)
you need about 1/250 to freeze the rain drops, this will giv a clear focus photo and the rain can be seen
using flash also helps :)

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• abhi80 (207)
• [2008-03-20 6:55]

It's a great shot linda! The B&W seems so much perfect for the shot, as if the time has been frozen. TFS!

Regards,
Abhishek

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• Urfaust (13105)
• [2008-03-20 7:14]

i like it Linda.. i love this kind of images.. stolen to the real life!! scene and b&w choise are so effective.. i really breath the usa atmosfere here.. thanks
ciao Marco

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• Silke (23588)
• [2008-03-20 7:26]

Very gritty, big city and dismal!! Not the finest weather for NYC for sure.
Great composition
TFS
silke

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• chrisJ (42311)
• [2008-03-20 7:33]
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Hi Linda

I recently read a blog in 2007, by an American tourist, that my hometown, Brisbane (Au), reminded them of New York. The new highrise poking up from the older, European style architecture, the smell of cigarettes / cigars, & sugar coated almonds, were the reasons given. A good black & white shot here, with excellent sharpness & tonal range. Good result for a rainy day, with nice reflections in the wet streets & pavement. Tfs!

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• E_Balla (170)
• [2008-03-20 7:38]
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why not red ;)

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• Ramdan (5756)
• [2008-03-20 8:28]

Hi Linda,
A nice composition with interesting perspective, and reflection of light on wet road. Love to see the placement of a couple walking by, with an umbrella... rainy day.
B&W... just perfect. Nice shot, Linda.
TFS
Ramdan.

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• Achille06 (176)
• [2008-03-20 8:41]

Hello,

I think you made the right choice, B&W match much more with street photography.
Nice shot.

TFS

Harold

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• bucanas (15270)
• [2008-03-20 8:42]

Hi Linda,
Beautiful bw composition,good contrast and light.
Best regards,
Ralf

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• Tomek (16786)
• [2008-03-20 9:13]
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Very good presentation of urban life "stopped in frame" kind of photography.
I think that according to the weather - BW works the best way Linda, so that choice look like very smart and really good.
Thanks - Tom

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• norenastramus (23336)
• [2008-03-20 10:17]

Hi Linda,
Beautiful rainy daily life and B&W colours.
Great composition and well presented.
Well done.TFS
Greetings
H.Ayhan

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• gnc (1449)
• [2008-03-20 11:02]

Nice urban shot, BW is perfect here.
cheers,
Cristian

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• ttreen (15915)
• [2008-03-20 11:33]
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Hi Linda
I love how your photo shows us how life does not stop due to rain! Nice BW.. I do like the cold wet reflections you where able to get!

Tricia

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• c_rapp (7282)
• [2008-03-20 18:06]

Love the b/w choice love all the details here that would probably be overlooked in the color. Gorgeously worked. TFS
Christan

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• tjutjut (15948)
• [2008-03-21 0:07]

Hi Linda,

Interesting presentation in BW.. Looks very old picture . .
Great idea of composing it . .
Well done my dear friend

Tfs,
Tjutjut

Many thanks for your kind words on Wings of love .

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• dareco (15143)
• [2008-03-21 2:12]

I love the 'feel' of this picture. I love the rain! The streets look great! Very nice in b&w. TFS

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• Refugee (25542)
• [2008-03-21 13:51]
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Excellent conversion Linda. Well composed and lovely tones and details regardless of the weather. I wouldn't mind seeing a few days of that funny wet stuff down here. TFS,
David

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• jazmin (12)
• [2008-03-21 23:45]

Hi, Linda!

Moody and special! I like it!

jazmin

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• aslaets (860)
• [2008-03-23 10:46]
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Yes, B&W was a good choice.

It is not an extra-ordinary street picture, but not a bad one either.

Congrats for the choice of wide angle lens. It makes that you have to get close to your subject. 1/60 is a wee bit slow, for street my experience is that 1/125 is really a minimum to avoid motion blur (unless that is what you are after ofcourse), especially when I notice that the 30D was set at 100 ISO. At 400 ISO you can set to F/8 or F/11 and 1/125sec and prefocus if you want.

In postprocessing I could give the advice to dodge the subjects a little to make them lighter and stand out from the background.

Keep up the good work: street photography is very difficult but can be very rewarding.

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• tracer (7924)
• [2008-03-25 9:19]

i would say its more effective on BW so the choice is right. it emphasizes the mood of the rainy day.