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R0018055 (Medium)What fun it is to wander around the street with a camera, bumping into people and asking for permission to shoot!  Here in Coventry, UK, I am working on a photographic project about people in the street.

I simply packed my cameras, two Ricoh GX200s, a CX1 to be exact plus converters and filters, and walked around town.  It is a shame to say so but Coventry is not really inspiring for its streetscape.  I worked around the boredom by asking people to be photographed.

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So here are some of my works.  I went into the boys near Coventry University and, with their permission, photographed them for the best of their skateboard stunts.

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I went into two young lovers and even got the chutzpah to do kisses for some photos.  The young lady was too shy to say yes.  The young lad, as you can imagine, was readily to accede to my shameless request.

What a shame, Nevin!

Comments

Frank said…
All your photos look so flat and dull and grey, maybe you should calibrate your monitor (mine is). Your photos should look much better.
Rob Leslie said…
Enlish Street photographer here.
Coventry is not one of the best Cities, post war planning did its worse!
I always find the English to be OK about being photographed, though a shot before or two before asking gives bette results as they will often insist on posing!
Keep up the good work I am enjoying your English experience.
Nevin said…
Thanks to both of you. I'm enjoying my time here too. Frank, thanks for being frank and the tips. If you do photos as well, you must have noticed that the weather is very dull and grey and uninspiring. Plus, Ricoh cameras give such characteristics to the photos, which I like. Have a good day!
Frank said…
Ok, if that is the way the photos should look. I would tune the levels and do an s-curve to bump the contrast a bit. But that is only my point of view, of course. There are no rules..
Nevin said…
Frank,
Thank you for the extra tip. Somehow this is a matter of preference, isn't it? Actually I wrote on the matter before
http://ricoh-gx.blogspot.com/2009/02/why-are-my-photos-so-hazy.html

Best,
Nevin

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