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Late Spring in Manhattan
« on: June 20, 2015, 11:39:04 PM »
After the worst of the winter recedes, and especially after a rough winter season, New Yorkers crawl out of their tiny, overpriced apartments, blink a few times, and proceed to live completely outdoors as much as humanly possible for the next several months. I don't live in the city, but I know it well enough to figure that there's photographic opportunities to be had while everyone is still transitioning into summer mode, so off I went.

I've been working on themes of negative space and isolation within urban settings for a while now, and I've also been increasingly interested in graphical compositions, all of which you'll see below. Everything shot with a Leica IIIc and Summitar on HP5+ developed in Caffenol C-H(RS).








« Last Edit: June 21, 2015, 12:50:35 AM by 02Pilot »
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Re: Late Spring in Manhattan
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2015, 11:41:17 PM »







Any man who can see what he wants to get on film will usually find some way to get it;
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Re: Late Spring in Manhattan
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2015, 11:42:57 PM »







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Re: Late Spring in Manhattan
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2015, 12:28:35 AM »
Fine series, thanks for showing.

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Re: Late Spring in Manhattan
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2015, 03:59:43 AM »
Excellent work! I love the theme!

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Re: Late Spring in Manhattan
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2015, 01:57:42 PM »
Thanks guys.
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Re: Late Spring in Manhattan
« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2015, 05:33:33 PM »
Some excellent work here. I love the shot of the legs sticking out and the perspective on the row of bicycles is a fresh take on a very familiar subject.

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Re: Late Spring in Manhattan
« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2015, 07:16:42 PM »
Thanks, Adam. I always try to shoot from unusual perspectives when I can - the High Line along the West Side (from which several of these shots were taken) is really good for this. Next time I'm there I want to take a longer lens.
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Re: Late Spring in Manhattan
« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2015, 08:51:34 PM »
I finally looked at these on a decent monitor and they're absolutely fantastic. Excellent theme and perfectly executed.

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Re: Late Spring in Manhattan
« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2015, 11:25:31 PM »
Thanks - I know from my own experience that a good screen can make a big difference. I'm going to order a set of prints to see how they look in that format - I'm hoping they translate well....
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Re: Late Spring in Manhattan
« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2016, 11:00:14 AM »
Very fine compositions  8)

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Re: Late Spring in Manhattan
« Reply #11 on: January 13, 2016, 09:13:31 PM »
It's always a great pleasure to look at your photographs - excellent in every way ... 
Composition, exposure, processing and presentation - great !
My favorites are the first and third from the second set ( people on the fire exit stairs and Artichoke Basille's Pizza) and the fourth from the last set (people in a park).
Thank you for sharing !

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Re: Late Spring in Manhattan
« Reply #12 on: January 13, 2016, 09:58:54 PM »
Thanks very much for your kind words. I've been actively working on composition in street shooting, so I was happy to see it noted; I was pleased with how this set came out.

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